Zr2AgN3 crystallizes in the trigonal P3_121 space group. Zr(1) is bonded to three equivalent N(1) and three equivalent N(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing ZrN6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra are not tilted. Ag(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent N(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(1) is bonded to six equivalent Zr(1) atoms to form NZr6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent N(2)Zr3Ag tetrahedra, edges with six equivalent N(1)Zr6 octahedra, and edges with six equivalent N(2)Zr3Ag tetrahedra. In the second N site, N(2) is bonded to three equivalent Zr(1) and one Ag(1) atom to form NZr3Ag tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent N(1)Zr6 octahedra, corners with seven equivalent N(2)Zr3Ag tetrahedra, and edges with three equivalent N(1)Zr6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 12°.
Zr2AgN3 crystallizes in the trigonal P3_121 space group. Zr(1) is bonded to three equivalent N(1) and three equivalent N(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing ZrN6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra are not tilted. All Zr(1)-N(1) bond lengths are 2.41 Å. All Zr(1)-N(2) bond lengths are 2.13 Å. Ag(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent N(2) atoms. Both Ag(1)-N(2) bond lengths are 2.11 Å. There are two inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(1) is bonded to six equivalent Zr(1) atoms to form NZr6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent N(2)Zr3Ag tetrahedra, edges with six equivalent N(1)Zr6 octahedra, and edges with six equivalent N(2)Zr3Ag tetrahedra. In the second N site, N(2) is bonded to three equivalent Zr(1) and one Ag(1) atom to form NZr3Ag tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent N(1)Zr6 octahedra, corners with seven equivalent N(2)Zr3Ag tetrahedra, and edges with three equivalent N(1)Zr6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 12°.