Eu2CuZn2P3 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Eu(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Cu(1), three equivalent P(1), and three equivalent P(2) atoms. Cu(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to six equivalent Eu(1) and three equivalent P(1) atoms. Zn(1) is bonded to four equivalent P(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing ZnP4 tetrahedra. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Eu(1) and three equivalent Cu(1) atoms. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to three equivalent Eu(1) and four equivalent Zn(1) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing PEu3Zn4 pentagonal bipyramids.
Eu2CuZn2P3 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Eu(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Cu(1), three equivalent P(1), and three equivalent P(2) atoms. All Eu(1)-Cu(1) bond lengths are 3.11 Å. All Eu(1)-P(1) bond lengths are 3.11 Å. All Eu(1)-P(2) bond lengths are 2.99 Å. Cu(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to six equivalent Eu(1) and three equivalent P(1) atoms. All Cu(1)-P(1) bond lengths are 2.36 Å. Zn(1) is bonded to four equivalent P(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing ZnP4 tetrahedra. There are three shorter (2.47 Å) and one longer (2.55 Å) Zn(1)-P(2) bond length. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Eu(1) and three equivalent Cu(1) atoms. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to three equivalent Eu(1) and four equivalent Zn(1) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing PEu3Zn4 pentagonal bipyramids.