Yb2Ru3Ge4 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. There are two inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb(1) is bonded in a 13-coordinate geometry to one Ru(3), two equivalent Ru(2), three equivalent Ru(1), one Ge(2), one Ge(3), one Ge(4), one Ge(5), and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the second Yb site, Yb(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ru(1), one Ru(2), one Ge(1), one Ge(3), one Ge(5), two equivalent Ge(4), and three equivalent Ge(2) atoms. There are three inequivalent Ru sites. In the first Ru site, Ru(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Yb(2), three equivalent Yb(1), one Ge(3), one Ge(4), one Ge(5), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the second Ru site, Ru(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Yb(2), two equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(2), and two equivalent Ge(4) atoms. In the third Ru site, Ru(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Yb(1), one Ge(1), one Ge(3), one Ge(4), one Ge(5), and two equivalent Ge(2) atoms. There are five inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Yb(2), three equivalent Yb(1), one Ru(3), two equivalent Ru(1), two equivalent Ru(2), and one Ge(4) atom. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Yb(1), three equivalent Yb(2), two equivalent Ru(2), two equivalent Ru(3), one Ge(2), and one Ge(4) atom. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(2), two equivalent Ru(1), and two equivalent Ru(3) atoms. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(2), one Ru(1), one Ru(3), two equivalent Ru(2), one Ge(1), and one Ge(2) atom. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(2), two equivalent Ru(1), and two equivalent Ru(3) atoms.
Yb2Ru3Ge4 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. There are two inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb(1) is bonded in a 13-coordinate geometry to one Ru(3), two equivalent Ru(2), three equivalent Ru(1), one Ge(2), one Ge(3), one Ge(4), one Ge(5), and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. The Yb(1)-Ru(3) bond length is 3.29 Å. There is one shorter (3.17 Å) and one longer (3.32 Å) Yb(1)-Ru(2) bond length. There are a spread of Yb(1)-Ru(1) bond distances ranging from 3.01-3.14 Å. The Yb(1)-Ge(2) bond length is 3.03 Å. The Yb(1)-Ge(3) bond length is 2.94 Å. The Yb(1)-Ge(4) bond length is 2.86 Å. The Yb(1)-Ge(5) bond length is 2.90 Å. There are a spread of Yb(1)-Ge(1) bond distances ranging from 2.96-3.25 Å. In the second Yb site, Yb(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ru(1), one Ru(2), one Ge(1), one Ge(3), one Ge(5), two equivalent Ge(4), and three equivalent Ge(2) atoms. The Yb(2)-Ru(1) bond length is 3.17 Å. The Yb(2)-Ru(2) bond length is 3.01 Å. The Yb(2)-Ge(1) bond length is 3.02 Å. The Yb(2)-Ge(3) bond length is 2.95 Å. The Yb(2)-Ge(5) bond length is 2.93 Å. There is one shorter (2.88 Å) and one longer (2.95 Å) Yb(2)-Ge(4) bond length. There are a spread of Yb(2)-Ge(2) bond distances ranging from 2.98-3.01 Å. There are three inequivalent Ru sites. In the first Ru site, Ru(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Yb(2), three equivalent Yb(1), one Ge(3), one Ge(4), one Ge(5), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. The Ru(1)-Ge(3) bond length is 2.49 Å. The Ru(1)-Ge(4) bond length is 2.50 Å. The Ru(1)-Ge(5) bond length is 2.46 Å. There is one shorter (2.45 Å) and one longer (2.54 Å) Ru(1)-Ge(1) bond length. In the second Ru site, Ru(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Yb(2), two equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(2), and two equivalent Ge(4) atoms. There is one shorter (2.47 Å) and one longer (2.77 Å) Ru(2)-Ge(1) bond length. There is one shorter (2.50 Å) and one longer (2.82 Å) Ru(2)-Ge(2) bond length. There is one shorter (2.46 Å) and one longer (2.56 Å) Ru(2)-Ge(4) bond length. In the third Ru site, Ru(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Yb(1), one Ge(1), one Ge(3), one Ge(4), one Ge(5), and two equivalent Ge(2) atoms. The Ru(3)-Ge(1) bond length is 2.76 Å. The Ru(3)-Ge(3) bond length is 2.61 Å. The Ru(3)-Ge(4) bond length is 2.46 Å. The Ru(3)-Ge(5) bond length is 2.59 Å. Both Ru(3)-Ge(2) bond lengths are 2.59 Å. There are five inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Yb(2), three equivalent Yb(1), one Ru(3), two equivalent Ru(1), two equivalent Ru(2), and one Ge(4) atom. The Ge(1)-Ge(4) bond length is 2.72 Å. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Yb(1), three equivalent Yb(2), two equivalent Ru(2), two equivalent Ru(3), one Ge(2), and one Ge(4) atom. The Ge(2)-Ge(2) bond length is 2.85 Å. The Ge(2)-Ge(4) bond length is 2.66 Å. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(2), two equivalent Ru(1), and two equivalent Ru(3) atoms. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(2), one Ru(1), one Ru(3), two equivalent Ru(2), one Ge(1), and one Ge(2) atom. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(2), two equivalent Ru(1), and two equivalent Ru(3) atoms.