Hf2V3Ru crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Hf(1) is bonded in a 16-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Hf(1), nine equivalent V(1), and three equivalent Ru(1) atoms. V(1) is bonded to six equivalent Hf(1), four equivalent V(1), and two equivalent Ru(1) atoms to form distorted VHf6V4Ru2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Ru(1)Hf6V6 cuboctahedra, corners with fourteen equivalent V(1)Hf6V4Ru2 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent V(1)Hf6V4Ru2 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent Ru(1)Hf6V6 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent V(1)Hf6V4Ru2 cuboctahedra. Ru(1) is bonded to six equivalent Hf(1) and six equivalent V(1) atoms to form RuHf6V6 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent V(1)Hf6V4Ru2 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Ru(1)Hf6V6 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ru(1)Hf6V6 cuboctahedra, and faces with eighteen equivalent V(1)Hf6V4Ru2 cuboctahedra.
Hf2V3Ru crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Hf(1) is bonded in a 16-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Hf(1), nine equivalent V(1), and three equivalent Ru(1) atoms. There is one shorter (3.10 Å) and three longer (3.17 Å) Hf(1)-Hf(1) bond lengths. There are three shorter (2.94 Å) and six longer (3.04 Å) Hf(1)-V(1) bond lengths. All Hf(1)-Ru(1) bond lengths are 3.05 Å. V(1) is bonded to six equivalent Hf(1), four equivalent V(1), and two equivalent Ru(1) atoms to form distorted VHf6V4Ru2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Ru(1)Hf6V6 cuboctahedra, corners with fourteen equivalent V(1)Hf6V4Ru2 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent V(1)Hf6V4Ru2 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent Ru(1)Hf6V6 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent V(1)Hf6V4Ru2 cuboctahedra. There are two shorter (2.56 Å) and two longer (2.66 Å) V(1)-V(1) bond lengths. Both V(1)-Ru(1) bond lengths are 2.56 Å. Ru(1) is bonded to six equivalent Hf(1) and six equivalent V(1) atoms to form RuHf6V6 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent V(1)Hf6V4Ru2 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Ru(1)Hf6V6 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ru(1)Hf6V6 cuboctahedra, and faces with eighteen equivalent V(1)Hf6V4Ru2 cuboctahedra.