Ce3Au6Sn5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pmmn space group. There are two inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce(1) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Au(1), two equivalent Au(2), four equivalent Au(3), two equivalent Sn(1), and four equivalent Sn(2) atoms. In the second Ce site, Ce(2) is bonded in a 16-coordinate geometry to one Au(2), one Au(4), three equivalent Au(1), three equivalent Au(3), two equivalent Sn(3), three equivalent Sn(1), and three equivalent Sn(2) atoms. There are four inequivalent Au sites. In the first Au site, Au(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), three equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Au(2), one Sn(3), and three equivalent Sn(2) atoms. In the second Au site, Au(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), four equivalent Au(1), two equivalent Sn(2), and two equivalent Sn(3) atoms. In the third Au site, Au(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), three equivalent Ce(2), one Au(4), one Sn(2), and three equivalent Sn(1) atoms. In the fourth Au site, Au(4) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Au(3), two equivalent Sn(3), and four equivalent Sn(1) atoms. There are three inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), three equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Au(4), three equivalent Au(3), and one Sn(3) atom. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), three equivalent Ce(2), one Au(2), one Au(3), and three equivalent Au(1) atoms. In the third Sn site, Sn(3) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Au(1), two equivalent Au(2), two equivalent Au(4), and two equivalent Sn(1) atoms.
Ce3Au6Sn5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pmmn space group. There are two inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce(1) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Au(1), two equivalent Au(2), four equivalent Au(3), two equivalent Sn(1), and four equivalent Sn(2) atoms. Both Ce(1)-Au(1) bond lengths are 3.40 Å. Both Ce(1)-Au(2) bond lengths are 3.72 Å. All Ce(1)-Au(3) bond lengths are 3.53 Å. Both Ce(1)-Sn(1) bond lengths are 3.46 Å. All Ce(1)-Sn(2) bond lengths are 3.47 Å. In the second Ce site, Ce(2) is bonded in a 16-coordinate geometry to one Au(2), one Au(4), three equivalent Au(1), three equivalent Au(3), two equivalent Sn(3), three equivalent Sn(1), and three equivalent Sn(2) atoms. The Ce(2)-Au(2) bond length is 3.30 Å. The Ce(2)-Au(4) bond length is 3.22 Å. There are two shorter (3.30 Å) and one longer (3.62 Å) Ce(2)-Au(1) bond length. There are two shorter (3.44 Å) and one longer (3.84 Å) Ce(2)-Au(3) bond length. Both Ce(2)-Sn(3) bond lengths are 3.44 Å. There are two shorter (3.38 Å) and one longer (3.74 Å) Ce(2)-Sn(1) bond length. There are two shorter (3.40 Å) and one longer (3.77 Å) Ce(2)-Sn(2) bond length. There are four inequivalent Au sites. In the first Au site, Au(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), three equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Au(2), one Sn(3), and three equivalent Sn(2) atoms. Both Au(1)-Au(2) bond lengths are 3.09 Å. The Au(1)-Sn(3) bond length is 2.88 Å. There are two shorter (2.77 Å) and one longer (2.81 Å) Au(1)-Sn(2) bond length. In the second Au site, Au(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), four equivalent Au(1), two equivalent Sn(2), and two equivalent Sn(3) atoms. Both Au(2)-Sn(2) bond lengths are 2.78 Å. Both Au(2)-Sn(3) bond lengths are 3.00 Å. In the third Au site, Au(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), three equivalent Ce(2), one Au(4), one Sn(2), and three equivalent Sn(1) atoms. The Au(3)-Au(4) bond length is 2.90 Å. The Au(3)-Sn(2) bond length is 2.67 Å. There are two shorter (2.76 Å) and one longer (2.88 Å) Au(3)-Sn(1) bond length. In the fourth Au site, Au(4) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Au(3), two equivalent Sn(3), and four equivalent Sn(1) atoms. Both Au(4)-Sn(3) bond lengths are 3.22 Å. All Au(4)-Sn(1) bond lengths are 3.05 Å. There are three inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), three equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Au(4), three equivalent Au(3), and one Sn(3) atom. The Sn(1)-Sn(3) bond length is 3.25 Å. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), three equivalent Ce(2), one Au(2), one Au(3), and three equivalent Au(1) atoms. In the third Sn site, Sn(3) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Au(1), two equivalent Au(2), two equivalent Au(4), and two equivalent Sn(1) atoms.