Ho4LiGe4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Li(1) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(1), and two equivalent Ge(3) atoms. There are two inequivalent Ho sites. In the first Ho site, Ho(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(3), and four equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the second Ho site, Ho(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ge(3), two equivalent Ge(2), and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. There are three inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Ho(2), four equivalent Ho(1), and one Ge(2) atom. In the second Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), three equivalent Ho(2), four equivalent Ho(1), and one Ge(1) atom. In the third Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), two equivalent Ho(1), four equivalent Ho(2), and one Ge(3) atom.
Ho4LiGe4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Li(1) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(1), and two equivalent Ge(3) atoms. The Li(1)-Ge(2) bond length is 2.67 Å. Both Li(1)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 3.15 Å. There is one shorter (2.71 Å) and one longer (2.82 Å) Li(1)-Ge(3) bond length. There are two inequivalent Ho sites. In the first Ho site, Ho(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(3), and four equivalent Ge(1) atoms. The Ho(1)-Ge(2) bond length is 3.05 Å. There is one shorter (2.96 Å) and one longer (3.09 Å) Ho(1)-Ge(3) bond length. There are a spread of Ho(1)-Ge(1) bond distances ranging from 2.95-3.38 Å. In the second Ho site, Ho(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ge(3), two equivalent Ge(2), and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. The Ho(2)-Ge(3) bond length is 3.00 Å. There is one shorter (2.87 Å) and one longer (2.92 Å) Ho(2)-Ge(2) bond length. There are a spread of Ho(2)-Ge(1) bond distances ranging from 2.83-2.95 Å. There are three inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Ho(2), four equivalent Ho(1), and one Ge(2) atom. The Ge(3)-Ge(2) bond length is 2.53 Å. In the second Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), three equivalent Ho(2), four equivalent Ho(1), and one Ge(1) atom. The Ge(1)-Ge(1) bond length is 2.64 Å. In the third Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), two equivalent Ho(1), four equivalent Ho(2), and one Ge(3) atom.