Pu2RuB6 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbam space group. There are two inequivalent Pu sites. In the first Pu site, Pu(1) is bonded in a 17-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ru(1), two equivalent B(2), two equivalent B(3), two equivalent B(4), two equivalent B(5), two equivalent B(6), and four equivalent B(1) atoms. In the second Pu site, Pu(2) is bonded in a 15-coordinate geometry to one Pu(2), two equivalent Ru(1), two equivalent B(2), two equivalent B(3), two equivalent B(4), two equivalent B(5), and four equivalent B(6) atoms. Ru(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pu(2), three equivalent Pu(1), two equivalent B(1), two equivalent B(2), two equivalent B(3), two equivalent B(4), and two equivalent B(5) atoms. There are six inequivalent B sites. In the first B site, B(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Pu(1), two equivalent Ru(1), one B(1), one B(2), and one B(5) atom. In the second B site, B(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pu(1), two equivalent Pu(2), two equivalent Ru(1), one B(1), one B(3), and one B(6) atom. In the third B site, B(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pu(1), two equivalent Pu(2), two equivalent Ru(1), one B(2), one B(4), and one B(5) atom. In the fourth B site, B(4) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pu(1), two equivalent Pu(2), two equivalent Ru(1), one B(3), one B(5), and one B(6) atom. In the fifth B site, B(5) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pu(1), two equivalent Pu(2), two equivalent Ru(1), one B(1), one B(3), and one B(4) atom. In the sixth B site, B(6) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pu(1), four equivalent Pu(2), one B(2), and one B(4) atom.
Pu2RuB6 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbam space group. There are two inequivalent Pu sites. In the first Pu site, Pu(1) is bonded in a 17-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ru(1), two equivalent B(2), two equivalent B(3), two equivalent B(4), two equivalent B(5), two equivalent B(6), and four equivalent B(1) atoms. There are a spread of Pu(1)-Ru(1) bond distances ranging from 3.07-3.19 Å. Both Pu(1)-B(2) bond lengths are 2.76 Å. Both Pu(1)-B(3) bond lengths are 2.78 Å. Both Pu(1)-B(4) bond lengths are 2.79 Å. Both Pu(1)-B(5) bond lengths are 2.71 Å. Both Pu(1)-B(6) bond lengths are 2.62 Å. There are two shorter (2.72 Å) and two longer (2.79 Å) Pu(1)-B(1) bond lengths. In the second Pu site, Pu(2) is bonded in a 15-coordinate geometry to one Pu(2), two equivalent Ru(1), two equivalent B(2), two equivalent B(3), two equivalent B(4), two equivalent B(5), and four equivalent B(6) atoms. The Pu(2)-Pu(2) bond length is 2.71 Å. There is one shorter (3.01 Å) and one longer (3.02 Å) Pu(2)-Ru(1) bond length. Both Pu(2)-B(2) bond lengths are 2.71 Å. Both Pu(2)-B(3) bond lengths are 2.66 Å. Both Pu(2)-B(4) bond lengths are 2.70 Å. Both Pu(2)-B(5) bond lengths are 2.69 Å. All Pu(2)-B(6) bond lengths are 2.68 Å. Ru(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pu(2), three equivalent Pu(1), two equivalent B(1), two equivalent B(2), two equivalent B(3), two equivalent B(4), and two equivalent B(5) atoms. Both Ru(1)-B(1) bond lengths are 2.37 Å. Both Ru(1)-B(2) bond lengths are 2.34 Å. Both Ru(1)-B(3) bond lengths are 2.38 Å. Both Ru(1)-B(4) bond lengths are 2.35 Å. Both Ru(1)-B(5) bond lengths are 2.36 Å. There are six inequivalent B sites. In the first B site, B(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Pu(1), two equivalent Ru(1), one B(1), one B(2), and one B(5) atom. The B(1)-B(1) bond length is 1.89 Å. The B(1)-B(2) bond length is 1.79 Å. The B(1)-B(5) bond length is 1.80 Å. In the second B site, B(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pu(1), two equivalent Pu(2), two equivalent Ru(1), one B(1), one B(3), and one B(6) atom. The B(2)-B(3) bond length is 1.80 Å. The B(2)-B(6) bond length is 1.72 Å. In the third B site, B(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pu(1), two equivalent Pu(2), two equivalent Ru(1), one B(2), one B(4), and one B(5) atom. The B(3)-B(4) bond length is 1.76 Å. The B(3)-B(5) bond length is 1.91 Å. In the fourth B site, B(4) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pu(1), two equivalent Pu(2), two equivalent Ru(1), one B(3), one B(5), and one B(6) atom. The B(4)-B(5) bond length is 1.81 Å. The B(4)-B(6) bond length is 1.72 Å. In the fifth B site, B(5) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pu(1), two equivalent Pu(2), two equivalent Ru(1), one B(1), one B(3), and one B(4) atom. In the sixth B site, B(6) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pu(1), four equivalent Pu(2), one B(2), and one B(4) atom.