Y6Zn23 crystallizes in the cubic Fm-3m space group. Y(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Zn(2), four equivalent Zn(3), and four equivalent Zn(4) atoms. There are four inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(4) is bonded in a distorted q6 geometry to three equivalent Y(1), three equivalent Zn(2), three equivalent Zn(3), and three equivalent Zn(4) atoms. In the second Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Zn(3) atoms. In the third Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded to four equivalent Y(1), four equivalent Zn(3), and four equivalent Zn(4) atoms to form a mixture of face and corner-sharing ZnY4Zn8 cuboctahedra. In the fourth Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Y(1), one Zn(1), three equivalent Zn(2), and three equivalent Zn(4) atoms.
Y6Zn23 crystallizes in the cubic Fm-3m space group. Y(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Zn(2), four equivalent Zn(3), and four equivalent Zn(4) atoms. All Y(1)-Zn(2) bond lengths are 3.19 Å. All Y(1)-Zn(3) bond lengths are 3.05 Å. All Y(1)-Zn(4) bond lengths are 3.10 Å. There are four inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(4) is bonded in a distorted q6 geometry to three equivalent Y(1), three equivalent Zn(2), three equivalent Zn(3), and three equivalent Zn(4) atoms. All Zn(4)-Zn(2) bond lengths are 2.57 Å. All Zn(4)-Zn(3) bond lengths are 2.71 Å. All Zn(4)-Zn(4) bond lengths are 2.76 Å. In the second Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Zn(3) atoms. All Zn(1)-Zn(3) bond lengths are 2.69 Å. In the third Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded to four equivalent Y(1), four equivalent Zn(3), and four equivalent Zn(4) atoms to form a mixture of face and corner-sharing ZnY4Zn8 cuboctahedra. All Zn(2)-Zn(3) bond lengths are 2.73 Å. In the fourth Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Y(1), one Zn(1), three equivalent Zn(2), and three equivalent Zn(4) atoms.