YbNiIn4 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1 space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 15-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ni(1), three equivalent In(1), three equivalent In(2), three equivalent In(3), and four equivalent In(4) atoms. Ni(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1), one In(1), three equivalent In(2), and three equivalent In(3) atoms. There are four inequivalent In sites. In the first In site, In(1) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Yb(1), one Ni(1), two equivalent In(2), two equivalent In(3), and four equivalent In(4) atoms. In the second In site, In(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Yb(1), three equivalent Ni(1), one In(4), two equivalent In(1), and three equivalent In(3) atoms. In the third In site, In(3) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Yb(1), three equivalent Ni(1), one In(4), two equivalent In(1), and three equivalent In(2) atoms. In the fourth In site, In(4) is bonded in a distorted q6 geometry to four equivalent Yb(1), one In(2), one In(3), and four equivalent In(1) atoms.
YbNiIn4 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1 space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 15-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ni(1), three equivalent In(1), three equivalent In(2), three equivalent In(3), and four equivalent In(4) atoms. There is one shorter (3.23 Å) and one longer (3.24 Å) Yb(1)-Ni(1) bond length. There are a spread of Yb(1)-In(1) bond distances ranging from 3.27-3.77 Å. There are two shorter (3.23 Å) and one longer (3.38 Å) Yb(1)-In(2) bond length. There are two shorter (3.23 Å) and one longer (3.38 Å) Yb(1)-In(3) bond length. There are two shorter (3.54 Å) and two longer (3.56 Å) Yb(1)-In(4) bond lengths. Ni(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1), one In(1), three equivalent In(2), and three equivalent In(3) atoms. The Ni(1)-In(1) bond length is 2.57 Å. There are a spread of Ni(1)-In(2) bond distances ranging from 2.59-2.73 Å. There are a spread of Ni(1)-In(3) bond distances ranging from 2.59-2.73 Å. There are four inequivalent In sites. In the first In site, In(1) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Yb(1), one Ni(1), two equivalent In(2), two equivalent In(3), and four equivalent In(4) atoms. There is one shorter (3.26 Å) and one longer (3.27 Å) In(1)-In(2) bond length. There is one shorter (3.25 Å) and one longer (3.26 Å) In(1)-In(3) bond length. There is one shorter (3.07 Å) and three longer (3.08 Å) In(1)-In(4) bond lengths. In the second In site, In(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Yb(1), three equivalent Ni(1), one In(4), two equivalent In(1), and three equivalent In(3) atoms. The In(2)-In(4) bond length is 3.09 Å. There are a spread of In(2)-In(3) bond distances ranging from 2.95-3.11 Å. In the third In site, In(3) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Yb(1), three equivalent Ni(1), one In(4), two equivalent In(1), and three equivalent In(2) atoms. The In(3)-In(4) bond length is 3.09 Å. In the fourth In site, In(4) is bonded in a distorted q6 geometry to four equivalent Yb(1), one In(2), one In(3), and four equivalent In(1) atoms.