Ce2RuZn4 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/nmm space group. There are two inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Zn(1) atoms to form a mixture of face and edge-sharing CeZn12 cuboctahedra. In the second Ce site, Ce(2) is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to two equivalent Ru(1) and eight equivalent Zn(1) atoms. Ru(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(2) and eight equivalent Zn(1) atoms. Zn(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(2), three equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ru(1), and three equivalent Zn(1) atoms.
Ce2RuZn4 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/nmm space group. There are two inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Zn(1) atoms to form a mixture of face and edge-sharing CeZn12 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Ce(1)-Zn(1) bond distances ranging from 3.13-3.23 Å. In the second Ce site, Ce(2) is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to two equivalent Ru(1) and eight equivalent Zn(1) atoms. Both Ce(2)-Ru(1) bond lengths are 2.59 Å. All Ce(2)-Zn(1) bond lengths are 3.03 Å. Ru(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(2) and eight equivalent Zn(1) atoms. All Ru(1)-Zn(1) bond lengths are 2.82 Å. Zn(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(2), three equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ru(1), and three equivalent Zn(1) atoms. There is one shorter (2.51 Å) and two longer (2.62 Å) Zn(1)-Zn(1) bond lengths.