ScCrGe2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbam space group. There are two inequivalent Sc sites. In the first Sc site, Sc(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Ge(4), one Ge(5), two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(2), and two equivalent Ge(3) atoms. In the second Sc site, Sc(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(2), and three equivalent Ge(4) atoms. There are two inequivalent Cr sites. In the first Cr site, Cr(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ge(2), one Ge(3), one Ge(4), one Ge(5), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the second Cr site, Cr(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(4), and two equivalent Ge(5) atoms. There are five inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sc(2), four equivalent Sc(1), two equivalent Cr(1), and one Ge(2) atom. In the second Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Sc(1), two equivalent Cr(1), and one Ge(3) atom. In the third Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sc(1), three equivalent Sc(2), two equivalent Cr(1), and two equivalent Cr(2) atoms. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sc(1), two equivalent Cr(1), and two equivalent Cr(2) atoms. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Sc(2), two equivalent Sc(1), one Cr(2), two equivalent Cr(1), and one Ge(1) atom.
ScCrGe2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbam space group. There are two inequivalent Sc sites. In the first Sc site, Sc(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Ge(4), one Ge(5), two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(2), and two equivalent Ge(3) atoms. The Sc(1)-Ge(4) bond length is 2.78 Å. The Sc(1)-Ge(5) bond length is 2.88 Å. There is one shorter (2.86 Å) and one longer (2.88 Å) Sc(1)-Ge(1) bond length. There is one shorter (2.88 Å) and one longer (2.91 Å) Sc(1)-Ge(2) bond length. There is one shorter (2.96 Å) and one longer (2.99 Å) Sc(1)-Ge(3) bond length. In the second Sc site, Sc(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(2), and three equivalent Ge(4) atoms. Both Sc(2)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 2.78 Å. There is one shorter (2.80 Å) and one longer (2.84 Å) Sc(2)-Ge(2) bond length. There is one shorter (2.85 Å) and two longer (2.93 Å) Sc(2)-Ge(4) bond lengths. There are two inequivalent Cr sites. In the first Cr site, Cr(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ge(2), one Ge(3), one Ge(4), one Ge(5), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. The Cr(1)-Ge(2) bond length is 2.48 Å. The Cr(1)-Ge(3) bond length is 2.48 Å. The Cr(1)-Ge(4) bond length is 2.56 Å. The Cr(1)-Ge(5) bond length is 2.60 Å. There is one shorter (2.55 Å) and one longer (2.57 Å) Cr(1)-Ge(1) bond length. In the second Cr site, Cr(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(4), and two equivalent Ge(5) atoms. Both Cr(2)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 2.56 Å. Both Cr(2)-Ge(4) bond lengths are 2.57 Å. Both Cr(2)-Ge(5) bond lengths are 2.58 Å. There are five inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sc(2), four equivalent Sc(1), two equivalent Cr(1), and one Ge(2) atom. The Ge(2)-Ge(2) bond length is 2.56 Å. In the second Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Sc(1), two equivalent Cr(1), and one Ge(3) atom. The Ge(3)-Ge(3) bond length is 2.61 Å. In the third Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sc(1), three equivalent Sc(2), two equivalent Cr(1), and two equivalent Cr(2) atoms. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sc(1), two equivalent Cr(1), and two equivalent Cr(2) atoms. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Sc(2), two equivalent Sc(1), one Cr(2), two equivalent Cr(1), and one Ge(1) atom. The Ge(1)-Ge(1) bond length is 2.61 Å.