Ce2Ni2Zn crystallizes in the orthorhombic Immm space group. Ce(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Ni(1) and four equivalent Zn(1) atoms. Ni(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ni(1), and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms. Zn(1) is bonded to eight equivalent Ce(1) and four equivalent Ni(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face and edge-sharing ZnCe8Ni4 cuboctahedra.
Ce2Ni2Zn crystallizes in the orthorhombic Immm space group. Ce(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Ni(1) and four equivalent Zn(1) atoms. There are two shorter (2.76 Å) and four longer (2.99 Å) Ce(1)-Ni(1) bond lengths. There are two shorter (3.13 Å) and two longer (3.23 Å) Ce(1)-Zn(1) bond lengths. Ni(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ni(1), and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms. There is one shorter (2.63 Å) and one longer (2.80 Å) Ni(1)-Ni(1) bond length. Both Ni(1)-Zn(1) bond lengths are 2.60 Å. Zn(1) is bonded to eight equivalent Ce(1) and four equivalent Ni(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face and edge-sharing ZnCe8Ni4 cuboctahedra.