Lu2Mn12P7 crystallizes in the hexagonal P-6 space group. There are two inequivalent Lu sites. In the first Lu site, Lu(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent P(1) atoms. In the second Lu site, Lu(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent P(2) atoms. There are four inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn(1) is bonded to two equivalent P(1) and two equivalent P(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing MnP4 tetrahedra. In the second Mn site, Mn(2) is bonded to one P(2), one P(3), and two equivalent P(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing MnP4 tetrahedra. In the third Mn site, Mn(3) is bonded to two equivalent P(1) and two equivalent P(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing MnP4 tetrahedra. In the fourth Mn site, Mn(4) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one P(1), two equivalent P(2), and two equivalent P(3) atoms. There are three inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Lu(1), one Mn(4), two equivalent Mn(1), two equivalent Mn(2), and two equivalent Mn(3) atoms. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Lu(2), one Mn(2), two equivalent Mn(1), two equivalent Mn(3), and two equivalent Mn(4) atoms. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Mn(2) and six equivalent Mn(4) atoms.
Lu2Mn12P7 crystallizes in the hexagonal P-6 space group. There are two inequivalent Lu sites. In the first Lu site, Lu(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent P(1) atoms. All Lu(1)-P(1) bond lengths are 2.81 Å. In the second Lu site, Lu(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent P(2) atoms. All Lu(2)-P(2) bond lengths are 2.82 Å. There are four inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn(1) is bonded to two equivalent P(1) and two equivalent P(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing MnP4 tetrahedra. Both Mn(1)-P(1) bond lengths are 2.40 Å. There is one shorter (2.34 Å) and one longer (2.39 Å) Mn(1)-P(2) bond length. In the second Mn site, Mn(2) is bonded to one P(2), one P(3), and two equivalent P(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing MnP4 tetrahedra. The Mn(2)-P(2) bond length is 2.37 Å. The Mn(2)-P(3) bond length is 2.28 Å. Both Mn(2)-P(1) bond lengths are 2.33 Å. In the third Mn site, Mn(3) is bonded to two equivalent P(1) and two equivalent P(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing MnP4 tetrahedra. There is one shorter (2.32 Å) and one longer (2.40 Å) Mn(3)-P(1) bond length. Both Mn(3)-P(2) bond lengths are 2.35 Å. In the fourth Mn site, Mn(4) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one P(1), two equivalent P(2), and two equivalent P(3) atoms. The Mn(4)-P(1) bond length is 2.50 Å. Both Mn(4)-P(2) bond lengths are 2.50 Å. Both Mn(4)-P(3) bond lengths are 2.66 Å. There are three inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Lu(1), one Mn(4), two equivalent Mn(1), two equivalent Mn(2), and two equivalent Mn(3) atoms. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Lu(2), one Mn(2), two equivalent Mn(1), two equivalent Mn(3), and two equivalent Mn(4) atoms. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Mn(2) and six equivalent Mn(4) atoms.