ZnPb3 is beta-derived structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Zn(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Pb(1) atoms to form distorted ZnPb12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Zn(1)Pb12 cuboctahedra, corners with twelve equivalent Pb(1)Zn4Pb8 cuboctahedra, edges with eighteen equivalent Pb(1)Zn4Pb8 cuboctahedra, faces with eight equivalent Zn(1)Pb12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent Pb(1)Zn4Pb8 cuboctahedra. Pb(1) is bonded to four equivalent Zn(1) and eight equivalent Pb(1) atoms to form distorted PbZn4Pb8 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Zn(1)Pb12 cuboctahedra, corners with fourteen equivalent Pb(1)Zn4Pb8 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Zn(1)Pb12 cuboctahedra, edges with twelve equivalent Pb(1)Zn4Pb8 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Zn(1)Pb12 cuboctahedra, and faces with sixteen equivalent Pb(1)Zn4Pb8 cuboctahedra.
ZnPb3 is beta-derived structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Zn(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Pb(1) atoms to form distorted ZnPb12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Zn(1)Pb12 cuboctahedra, corners with twelve equivalent Pb(1)Zn4Pb8 cuboctahedra, edges with eighteen equivalent Pb(1)Zn4Pb8 cuboctahedra, faces with eight equivalent Zn(1)Pb12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent Pb(1)Zn4Pb8 cuboctahedra. There are six shorter (3.40 Å) and six longer (3.43 Å) Zn(1)-Pb(1) bond lengths. Pb(1) is bonded to four equivalent Zn(1) and eight equivalent Pb(1) atoms to form distorted PbZn4Pb8 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Zn(1)Pb12 cuboctahedra, corners with fourteen equivalent Pb(1)Zn4Pb8 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Zn(1)Pb12 cuboctahedra, edges with twelve equivalent Pb(1)Zn4Pb8 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Zn(1)Pb12 cuboctahedra, and faces with sixteen equivalent Pb(1)Zn4Pb8 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Pb(1)-Pb(1) bond distances ranging from 3.35-3.52 Å.