ScZn3 is alpha bismuth trifluoride structured and crystallizes in the cubic Fm-3m space group. Sc(1) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to six equivalent Zn(2) and eight equivalent Zn(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent Sc(1) and four equivalent Zn(2) atoms. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Sc(1) and eight equivalent Zn(1) atoms.
ScZn3 is alpha bismuth trifluoride structured and crystallizes in the cubic Fm-3m space group. Sc(1) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to six equivalent Zn(2) and eight equivalent Zn(1) atoms. All Sc(1)-Zn(2) bond lengths are 3.16 Å. All Sc(1)-Zn(1) bond lengths are 2.73 Å. There are two inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent Sc(1) and four equivalent Zn(2) atoms. All Zn(1)-Zn(2) bond lengths are 2.73 Å. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Sc(1) and eight equivalent Zn(1) atoms.