Ce2NiSn4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Amm2 space group. There are two inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sn(1), two equivalent Sn(2), two equivalent Sn(3), and four equivalent Sn(4) atoms. In the second Ce site, Ce(2) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ni(1), two equivalent Sn(1), two equivalent Sn(2), two equivalent Sn(4), and four equivalent Sn(3) atoms. Ni(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ce(2), one Sn(3), two equivalent Sn(1), and two equivalent Sn(2) atoms. There are four inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Ni(1), and four equivalent Sn(2) atoms. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Ni(1), and four equivalent Sn(1) atoms. In the third Sn site, Sn(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), four equivalent Ce(2), one Ni(1), and two equivalent Sn(4) atoms. In the fourth Sn site, Sn(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(2), four equivalent Ce(1), and two equivalent Sn(3) atoms.
Ce2NiSn4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Amm2 space group. There are two inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sn(1), two equivalent Sn(2), two equivalent Sn(3), and four equivalent Sn(4) atoms. Both Ce(1)-Sn(1) bond lengths are 3.30 Å. Both Ce(1)-Sn(2) bond lengths are 3.30 Å. Both Ce(1)-Sn(3) bond lengths are 3.51 Å. All Ce(1)-Sn(4) bond lengths are 3.29 Å. In the second Ce site, Ce(2) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ni(1), two equivalent Sn(1), two equivalent Sn(2), two equivalent Sn(4), and four equivalent Sn(3) atoms. All Ce(2)-Ni(1) bond lengths are 3.52 Å. Both Ce(2)-Sn(1) bond lengths are 3.50 Å. Both Ce(2)-Sn(2) bond lengths are 3.49 Å. Both Ce(2)-Sn(4) bond lengths are 3.66 Å. All Ce(2)-Sn(3) bond lengths are 3.35 Å. Ni(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ce(2), one Sn(3), two equivalent Sn(1), and two equivalent Sn(2) atoms. The Ni(1)-Sn(3) bond length is 2.50 Å. Both Ni(1)-Sn(1) bond lengths are 2.56 Å. Both Ni(1)-Sn(2) bond lengths are 2.54 Å. There are four inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Ni(1), and four equivalent Sn(2) atoms. All Sn(1)-Sn(2) bond lengths are 3.19 Å. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Ni(1), and four equivalent Sn(1) atoms. In the third Sn site, Sn(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), four equivalent Ce(2), one Ni(1), and two equivalent Sn(4) atoms. Both Sn(3)-Sn(4) bond lengths are 2.92 Å. In the fourth Sn site, Sn(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(2), four equivalent Ce(1), and two equivalent Sn(3) atoms.