La(NiIn2)3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pmmn space group. La(1) is bonded in a 15-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ni(1), one In(4), two equivalent In(3), four equivalent In(1), and six equivalent In(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent La(1), one In(3), and six equivalent In(2) atoms. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Ni(2), one In(3), three equivalent In(1), and three equivalent In(4) atoms. There are four inequivalent In sites. In the first In site, In(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent La(1), three equivalent Ni(2), and one In(2) atom. In the second In site, In(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent La(1), three equivalent Ni(1), one In(1), two equivalent In(3), and three equivalent In(2) atoms. In the third In site, In(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent La(1), one Ni(1), two equivalent Ni(2), and four equivalent In(2) atoms. In the fourth In site, In(4) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one La(1) and six equivalent Ni(2) atoms.
La(NiIn2)3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pmmn space group. La(1) is bonded in a 15-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ni(1), one In(4), two equivalent In(3), four equivalent In(1), and six equivalent In(2) atoms. Both La(1)-Ni(1) bond lengths are 3.35 Å. The La(1)-In(4) bond length is 3.72 Å. Both La(1)-In(3) bond lengths are 3.92 Å. All La(1)-In(1) bond lengths are 3.33 Å. There are four shorter (3.39 Å) and two longer (3.48 Å) La(1)-In(2) bond lengths. There are two inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent La(1), one In(3), and six equivalent In(2) atoms. The Ni(1)-In(3) bond length is 2.58 Å. There are two shorter (2.70 Å) and four longer (2.75 Å) Ni(1)-In(2) bond lengths. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Ni(2), one In(3), three equivalent In(1), and three equivalent In(4) atoms. The Ni(2)-Ni(2) bond length is 2.63 Å. The Ni(2)-In(3) bond length is 2.60 Å. There are two shorter (2.67 Å) and one longer (2.73 Å) Ni(2)-In(1) bond length. There is one shorter (2.59 Å) and two longer (2.73 Å) Ni(2)-In(4) bond lengths. There are four inequivalent In sites. In the first In site, In(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent La(1), three equivalent Ni(2), and one In(2) atom. The In(1)-In(2) bond length is 3.12 Å. In the second In site, In(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent La(1), three equivalent Ni(1), one In(1), two equivalent In(3), and three equivalent In(2) atoms. Both In(2)-In(3) bond lengths are 3.33 Å. There is one shorter (3.04 Å) and two longer (3.09 Å) In(2)-In(2) bond lengths. In the third In site, In(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent La(1), one Ni(1), two equivalent Ni(2), and four equivalent In(2) atoms. In the fourth In site, In(4) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one La(1) and six equivalent Ni(2) atoms.