Ce2NiB10 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbam space group. Ce(1) is bonded in a 22-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ni(1), four equivalent B(1), four equivalent B(2), four equivalent B(4), and eight equivalent B(3) atoms. Ni(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent B(1), two equivalent B(4), and four equivalent B(3) atoms. There are four inequivalent B sites. In the first B site, B(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ce(1), one Ni(1), one B(1), one B(2), and two equivalent B(3) atoms. In the second B site, B(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ce(1), one B(1), two equivalent B(3), and two equivalent B(4) atoms. In the third B site, B(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ce(1), one Ni(1), one B(1), one B(2), one B(3), and one B(4) atom. In the fourth B site, B(4) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ce(1), one Ni(1), two equivalent B(2), and two equivalent B(3) atoms.
Ce2NiB10 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbam space group. Ce(1) is bonded in a 22-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ni(1), four equivalent B(1), four equivalent B(2), four equivalent B(4), and eight equivalent B(3) atoms. Both Ce(1)-Ni(1) bond lengths are 3.13 Å. There are two shorter (2.91 Å) and two longer (2.94 Å) Ce(1)-B(1) bond lengths. There are two shorter (2.92 Å) and two longer (2.93 Å) Ce(1)-B(2) bond lengths. There are two shorter (2.90 Å) and two longer (2.99 Å) Ce(1)-B(4) bond lengths. There are a spread of Ce(1)-B(3) bond distances ranging from 2.87-3.01 Å. Ni(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent B(1), two equivalent B(4), and four equivalent B(3) atoms. Both Ni(1)-B(1) bond lengths are 2.14 Å. Both Ni(1)-B(4) bond lengths are 2.10 Å. All Ni(1)-B(3) bond lengths are 2.11 Å. There are four inequivalent B sites. In the first B site, B(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ce(1), one Ni(1), one B(1), one B(2), and two equivalent B(3) atoms. The B(1)-B(1) bond length is 1.69 Å. The B(1)-B(2) bond length is 1.76 Å. Both B(1)-B(3) bond lengths are 1.78 Å. In the second B site, B(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ce(1), one B(1), two equivalent B(3), and two equivalent B(4) atoms. Both B(2)-B(3) bond lengths are 1.76 Å. There is one shorter (1.67 Å) and one longer (1.75 Å) B(2)-B(4) bond length. In the third B site, B(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ce(1), one Ni(1), one B(1), one B(2), one B(3), and one B(4) atom. The B(3)-B(3) bond length is 1.67 Å. The B(3)-B(4) bond length is 1.77 Å. In the fourth B site, B(4) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ce(1), one Ni(1), two equivalent B(2), and two equivalent B(3) atoms.