Ge2N2O crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are eight inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded to one N(2), one N(5), one O(1), and one O(4) atom to form corner-sharing GeN2O2 tetrahedra. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded to one N(1), one N(3), one N(6), and one O(1) atom to form GeN3O tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)N2O2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(5)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(8)N3O tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Ge(7)N3O tetrahedra. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded to one N(2), one N(4), one N(8), and one O(2) atom to form GeN3O tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)N2O2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(5)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(8)N3O tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Ge(6)N3O tetrahedra. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded to one N(2), one N(3), one N(5), and one O(4) atom to form GeN3O tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(2)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(6)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(7)N3O tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Ge(1)N2O2 tetrahedra. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded to one N(1), one N(4), one N(7), and one O(3) atom to form corner-sharing GeN3O tetrahedra. In the sixth Ge site, Ge(6) is bonded to one N(4), one N(5), one N(8), and one O(2) atom to form GeN3O tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)N2O2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(5)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(8)N3O tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Ge(3)N3O tetrahedra. In the seventh Ge site, Ge(7) is bonded to one N(3), one N(6), one N(7), and one O(1) atom to form GeN3O tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)N2O2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(5)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(8)N3O tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Ge(2)N3O tetrahedra. In the eighth Ge site, Ge(8) is bonded to one N(1), one N(7), one N(8), and one O(3) atom to form corner-sharing GeN3O tetrahedra. There are eight inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Ge(2), one Ge(5), and one Ge(8) atom. In the second N site, N(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Ge(1), one Ge(3), and one Ge(4) atom. In the third N site, N(3) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Ge(2), one Ge(4), and one Ge(7) atom. In the fourth N site, N(4) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Ge(3), one Ge(5), and one Ge(6) atom. In the fifth N site, N(5) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Ge(1), one Ge(4), and one Ge(6) atom. In the sixth N site, N(6) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(2) and one Ge(7) atom. In the seventh N site, N(7) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Ge(5), one Ge(7), and one Ge(8) atom. In the eighth N site, N(8) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Ge(3), one Ge(6), and one Ge(8) atom. There are four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Ge(1), one Ge(2), and one Ge(7) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(3) and one Ge(6) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(5) and one Ge(8) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(1) and one Ge(4) atom.
Ge2N2O crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are eight inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded to one N(2), one N(5), one O(1), and one O(4) atom to form corner-sharing GeN2O2 tetrahedra. The Ge(1)-N(2) bond length is 1.84 Å. The Ge(1)-N(5) bond length is 1.83 Å. The Ge(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.87 Å. The Ge(1)-O(4) bond length is 1.78 Å. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded to one N(1), one N(3), one N(6), and one O(1) atom to form GeN3O tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)N2O2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(5)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(8)N3O tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Ge(7)N3O tetrahedra. The Ge(2)-N(1) bond length is 1.84 Å. The Ge(2)-N(3) bond length is 1.85 Å. The Ge(2)-N(6) bond length is 1.77 Å. The Ge(2)-O(1) bond length is 1.96 Å. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded to one N(2), one N(4), one N(8), and one O(2) atom to form GeN3O tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)N2O2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(5)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(8)N3O tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Ge(6)N3O tetrahedra. The Ge(3)-N(2) bond length is 1.87 Å. The Ge(3)-N(4) bond length is 1.86 Å. The Ge(3)-N(8) bond length is 1.86 Å. The Ge(3)-O(2) bond length is 1.80 Å. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded to one N(2), one N(3), one N(5), and one O(4) atom to form GeN3O tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(2)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(6)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(7)N3O tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Ge(1)N2O2 tetrahedra. The Ge(4)-N(2) bond length is 1.85 Å. The Ge(4)-N(3) bond length is 1.83 Å. The Ge(4)-N(5) bond length is 1.84 Å. The Ge(4)-O(4) bond length is 1.79 Å. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded to one N(1), one N(4), one N(7), and one O(3) atom to form corner-sharing GeN3O tetrahedra. The Ge(5)-N(1) bond length is 1.86 Å. The Ge(5)-N(4) bond length is 1.87 Å. The Ge(5)-N(7) bond length is 1.86 Å. The Ge(5)-O(3) bond length is 1.79 Å. In the sixth Ge site, Ge(6) is bonded to one N(4), one N(5), one N(8), and one O(2) atom to form GeN3O tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)N2O2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(5)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(8)N3O tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Ge(3)N3O tetrahedra. The Ge(6)-N(4) bond length is 1.85 Å. The Ge(6)-N(5) bond length is 1.83 Å. The Ge(6)-N(8) bond length is 1.85 Å. The Ge(6)-O(2) bond length is 1.80 Å. In the seventh Ge site, Ge(7) is bonded to one N(3), one N(6), one N(7), and one O(1) atom to form GeN3O tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)N2O2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(5)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(8)N3O tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Ge(2)N3O tetrahedra. The Ge(7)-N(3) bond length is 1.84 Å. The Ge(7)-N(6) bond length is 1.77 Å. The Ge(7)-N(7) bond length is 1.87 Å. The Ge(7)-O(1) bond length is 2.02 Å. In the eighth Ge site, Ge(8) is bonded to one N(1), one N(7), one N(8), and one O(3) atom to form corner-sharing GeN3O tetrahedra. The Ge(8)-N(1) bond length is 1.85 Å. The Ge(8)-N(7) bond length is 1.86 Å. The Ge(8)-N(8) bond length is 1.84 Å. The Ge(8)-O(3) bond length is 1.79 Å. There are eight inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Ge(2), one Ge(5), and one Ge(8) atom. In the second N site, N(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Ge(1), one Ge(3), and one Ge(4) atom. In the third N site, N(3) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Ge(2), one Ge(4), and one Ge(7) atom. In the fourth N site, N(4) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Ge(3), one Ge(5), and one Ge(6) atom. In the fifth N site, N(5) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Ge(1), one Ge(4), and one Ge(6) atom. In the sixth N site, N(6) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(2) and one Ge(7) atom. In the seventh N site, N(7) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Ge(5), one Ge(7), and one Ge(8) atom. In the eighth N site, N(8) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Ge(3), one Ge(6), and one Ge(8) atom. There are four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Ge(1), one Ge(2), and one Ge(7) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(3) and one Ge(6) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(5) and one Ge(8) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(1) and one Ge(4) atom.