MgCuP4(RuO7)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Mg(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(10), one O(12), one O(13), one O(2), and one O(7) atom. There are two inequivalent Ru sites. In the first Ru site, Ru(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(13), one O(14), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(9) atom to form RuO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(3)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent P(4)O4 tetrahedra. In the second Ru site, Ru(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(12), one O(2), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form RuO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra. Cu(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to one O(13) and one O(14) atom. There are four inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ru(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ru(2)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-54°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(12), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ru(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ru(2)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 44-55°. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(14), one O(6), and one O(9) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ru(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ru(1)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 22-59°. In the fourth P site, P(4) is bonded to one O(10), one O(13), one O(2), and one O(5) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ru(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ru(1)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 26-63°. There are fourteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ru(2) and one P(3) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mg(1), one Ru(2), and one P(4) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ru(1) and one P(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ru(1) and one P(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one P(1) and one P(4) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one P(2) and one P(3) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mg(1), one Ru(2), and one P(1) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ru(2) and one P(2) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ru(1) and one P(3) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Mg(1), one Ru(1), and one P(4) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ru(2) and one P(1) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mg(1), one Ru(2), and one P(2) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to one Mg(1), one Ru(1), one Cu(1), and one P(4) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Ru(1), one Cu(1), and one P(3) atom.
MgCuP4(RuO7)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Mg(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(10), one O(12), one O(13), one O(2), and one O(7) atom. The Mg(1)-O(10) bond length is 2.16 Å. The Mg(1)-O(12) bond length is 2.00 Å. The Mg(1)-O(13) bond length is 2.38 Å. The Mg(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.07 Å. The Mg(1)-O(7) bond length is 2.02 Å. There are two inequivalent Ru sites. In the first Ru site, Ru(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(13), one O(14), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(9) atom to form RuO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(3)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent P(4)O4 tetrahedra. The Ru(1)-O(10) bond length is 2.10 Å. The Ru(1)-O(13) bond length is 2.25 Å. The Ru(1)-O(14) bond length is 2.12 Å. The Ru(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.06 Å. The Ru(1)-O(4) bond length is 2.06 Å. The Ru(1)-O(9) bond length is 2.01 Å. In the second Ru site, Ru(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(12), one O(2), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form RuO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra. The Ru(2)-O(1) bond length is 2.05 Å. The Ru(2)-O(11) bond length is 2.07 Å. The Ru(2)-O(12) bond length is 2.12 Å. The Ru(2)-O(2) bond length is 2.15 Å. The Ru(2)-O(7) bond length is 2.17 Å. The Ru(2)-O(8) bond length is 2.06 Å. Cu(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to one O(13) and one O(14) atom. The Cu(1)-O(13) bond length is 2.00 Å. The Cu(1)-O(14) bond length is 1.93 Å. There are four inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ru(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ru(2)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-54°. The P(1)-O(11) bond length is 1.51 Å. The P(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.53 Å. The P(1)-O(5) bond length is 1.66 Å. The P(1)-O(7) bond length is 1.56 Å. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(12), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ru(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ru(2)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 44-55°. The P(2)-O(12) bond length is 1.57 Å. The P(2)-O(4) bond length is 1.53 Å. The P(2)-O(6) bond length is 1.62 Å. The P(2)-O(8) bond length is 1.53 Å. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(14), one O(6), and one O(9) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ru(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ru(1)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 22-59°. The P(3)-O(1) bond length is 1.52 Å. The P(3)-O(14) bond length is 1.58 Å. The P(3)-O(6) bond length is 1.61 Å. The P(3)-O(9) bond length is 1.50 Å. In the fourth P site, P(4) is bonded to one O(10), one O(13), one O(2), and one O(5) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ru(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ru(1)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 26-63°. The P(4)-O(10) bond length is 1.52 Å. The P(4)-O(13) bond length is 1.57 Å. The P(4)-O(2) bond length is 1.54 Å. The P(4)-O(5) bond length is 1.59 Å. There are fourteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ru(2) and one P(3) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mg(1), one Ru(2), and one P(4) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ru(1) and one P(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ru(1) and one P(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one P(1) and one P(4) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one P(2) and one P(3) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mg(1), one Ru(2), and one P(1) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ru(2) and one P(2) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ru(1) and one P(3) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Mg(1), one Ru(1), and one P(4) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ru(2) and one P(1) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mg(1), one Ru(2), and one P(2) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to one Mg(1), one Ru(1), one Cu(1), and one P(4) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Ru(1), one Cu(1), and one P(3) atom.