Nd2CuTe4 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1 space group. There are two inequivalent Nd sites. In the first Nd site, Nd(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Cu(1), two equivalent Te(1), two equivalent Te(2), two equivalent Te(3), and two equivalent Te(4) atoms. In the second Nd site, Nd(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Cu(1), two equivalent Te(1), two equivalent Te(2), two equivalent Te(3), and two equivalent Te(4) atoms. Cu(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Nd(2), two equivalent Nd(1), one Te(2), one Te(3), and two equivalent Te(1) atoms. There are four inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(1), two equivalent Nd(2), and two equivalent Cu(1) atoms. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(1), two equivalent Nd(2), and one Cu(1) atom. In the third Te site, Te(3) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(1), two equivalent Nd(2), and one Cu(1) atom. In the fourth Te site, Te(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(1) and two equivalent Nd(2) atoms.
Nd2CuTe4 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1 space group. There are two inequivalent Nd sites. In the first Nd site, Nd(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Cu(1), two equivalent Te(1), two equivalent Te(2), two equivalent Te(3), and two equivalent Te(4) atoms. There is one shorter (3.27 Å) and one longer (3.49 Å) Nd(1)-Cu(1) bond length. Both Nd(1)-Te(1) bond lengths are 3.23 Å. There is one shorter (3.38 Å) and one longer (3.61 Å) Nd(1)-Te(2) bond length. There is one shorter (3.23 Å) and one longer (3.30 Å) Nd(1)-Te(3) bond length. Both Nd(1)-Te(4) bond lengths are 3.27 Å. In the second Nd site, Nd(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Cu(1), two equivalent Te(1), two equivalent Te(2), two equivalent Te(3), and two equivalent Te(4) atoms. The Nd(2)-Cu(1) bond length is 3.32 Å. There is one shorter (3.33 Å) and one longer (3.58 Å) Nd(2)-Te(1) bond length. There is one shorter (3.15 Å) and one longer (3.18 Å) Nd(2)-Te(2) bond length. There is one shorter (3.29 Å) and one longer (3.35 Å) Nd(2)-Te(3) bond length. There is one shorter (3.27 Å) and one longer (3.31 Å) Nd(2)-Te(4) bond length. Cu(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Nd(2), two equivalent Nd(1), one Te(2), one Te(3), and two equivalent Te(1) atoms. The Cu(1)-Te(2) bond length is 2.65 Å. The Cu(1)-Te(3) bond length is 2.61 Å. There is one shorter (2.61 Å) and one longer (2.77 Å) Cu(1)-Te(1) bond length. There are four inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(1), two equivalent Nd(2), and two equivalent Cu(1) atoms. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(1), two equivalent Nd(2), and one Cu(1) atom. In the third Te site, Te(3) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(1), two equivalent Nd(2), and one Cu(1) atom. In the fourth Te site, Te(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(1) and two equivalent Nd(2) atoms.