Ni5Ga3Sn2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmcm space group. There are three inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one Ni(1), one Ni(3), two equivalent Ni(2), one Ga(2), three equivalent Ga(1), one Sn(2), and two equivalent Sn(1) atoms. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Ni(3), two equivalent Ni(1), two equivalent Ni(2), two equivalent Ga(1), two equivalent Ga(2), one Sn(1), and two equivalent Sn(2) atoms. In the third Ni site, Ni(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ni(1), two equivalent Ni(2), two equivalent Ga(1), two equivalent Sn(1), and two equivalent Sn(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ni(3), two equivalent Ni(2), and three equivalent Ni(1) atoms. In the second Ga site, Ga(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ni(1), four equivalent Ni(2), and two equivalent Sn(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ni(2), two equivalent Ni(3), and four equivalent Ni(1) atoms. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ni(1), two equivalent Ni(3), four equivalent Ni(2), and two equivalent Ga(2) atoms.
Ni5Ga3Sn2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmcm space group. There are three inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one Ni(1), one Ni(3), two equivalent Ni(2), one Ga(2), three equivalent Ga(1), one Sn(2), and two equivalent Sn(1) atoms. The Ni(1)-Ni(1) bond length is 2.94 Å. The Ni(1)-Ni(3) bond length is 2.67 Å. Both Ni(1)-Ni(2) bond lengths are 2.68 Å. The Ni(1)-Ga(2) bond length is 2.43 Å. There is one shorter (2.41 Å) and two longer (2.68 Å) Ni(1)-Ga(1) bond lengths. The Ni(1)-Sn(2) bond length is 2.79 Å. Both Ni(1)-Sn(1) bond lengths are 2.60 Å. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Ni(3), two equivalent Ni(1), two equivalent Ni(2), two equivalent Ga(1), two equivalent Ga(2), one Sn(1), and two equivalent Sn(2) atoms. The Ni(2)-Ni(3) bond length is 2.70 Å. There is one shorter (2.80 Å) and one longer (3.01 Å) Ni(2)-Ni(2) bond length. There is one shorter (2.50 Å) and one longer (2.57 Å) Ni(2)-Ga(1) bond length. Both Ni(2)-Ga(2) bond lengths are 2.49 Å. The Ni(2)-Sn(1) bond length is 2.77 Å. Both Ni(2)-Sn(2) bond lengths are 2.63 Å. In the third Ni site, Ni(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ni(1), two equivalent Ni(2), two equivalent Ga(1), two equivalent Sn(1), and two equivalent Sn(2) atoms. Both Ni(3)-Ga(1) bond lengths are 2.58 Å. Both Ni(3)-Sn(1) bond lengths are 2.62 Å. Both Ni(3)-Sn(2) bond lengths are 2.60 Å. There are two inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ni(3), two equivalent Ni(2), and three equivalent Ni(1) atoms. In the second Ga site, Ga(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ni(1), four equivalent Ni(2), and two equivalent Sn(2) atoms. Both Ga(2)-Sn(2) bond lengths are 2.91 Å. There are two inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ni(2), two equivalent Ni(3), and four equivalent Ni(1) atoms. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ni(1), two equivalent Ni(3), four equivalent Ni(2), and two equivalent Ga(2) atoms.