Be(Zn)13 crystallizes in the cubic Fm-3c space group. The structure consists of eight 7440-41-7 atoms inside a Zn framework. In the Zn framework, there are two inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded in a cuboctahedral geometry to twelve equivalent Zn(2) atoms. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Zn(1) and nine equivalent Zn(2) atoms.
Be(Zn)13 crystallizes in the cubic Fm-3c space group. The structure consists of eight 7440-41-7 atoms inside a Zn framework. In the Zn framework, there are two inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded in a cuboctahedral geometry to twelve equivalent Zn(2) atoms. All Zn(1)-Zn(2) bond lengths are 2.66 Å. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Zn(1) and nine equivalent Zn(2) atoms. There are a spread of Zn(2)-Zn(2) bond distances ranging from 2.53-2.94 Å.