Yb2Ni2Ga crystallizes in the orthorhombic Immm space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Ni(1) and four equivalent Ga(1) atoms. Ni(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Ni(1), and two equivalent Ga(1) atoms. Ga(1) is bonded to eight equivalent Yb(1) and four equivalent Ni(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face and edge-sharing GaYb8Ni4 cuboctahedra.
Yb2Ni2Ga crystallizes in the orthorhombic Immm space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Ni(1) and four equivalent Ga(1) atoms. There are two shorter (2.83 Å) and four longer (2.89 Å) Yb(1)-Ni(1) bond lengths. There are two shorter (3.10 Å) and two longer (3.19 Å) Yb(1)-Ga(1) bond lengths. Ni(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Ni(1), and two equivalent Ga(1) atoms. There is one shorter (2.55 Å) and one longer (2.70 Å) Ni(1)-Ni(1) bond length. Both Ni(1)-Ga(1) bond lengths are 2.42 Å. Ga(1) is bonded to eight equivalent Yb(1) and four equivalent Ni(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face and edge-sharing GaYb8Ni4 cuboctahedra.