Ba3LaWReZnO12 crystallizes in the trigonal R3m space group. There are three inequivalent Ba sites. In the first Ba site, Ba(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(1), three equivalent O(3), and six equivalent O(4) atoms to form BaO12 cuboctahedra that share corners with three equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ba(1)O12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one La(1)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Ba(2)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Ba(3)O12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one W(1)O6 octahedra, faces with three equivalent Re(1)O6 octahedra, and faces with three equivalent Zn(1)O6 octahedra. In the second Ba site, Ba(2) is bonded to three equivalent O(2), three equivalent O(4), and six equivalent O(1) atoms to form BaO12 cuboctahedra that share corners with three equivalent Ba(3)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ba(2)O12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Ba(3)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Ba(1)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Re(1)O6 octahedra, faces with three equivalent W(1)O6 octahedra, and faces with three equivalent Zn(1)O6 octahedra. In the third Ba site, Ba(3) is bonded to three equivalent O(2), three equivalent O(4), and six equivalent O(3) atoms to form BaO12 cuboctahedra that share corners with three equivalent Ba(2)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ba(3)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent W(1)O6 octahedra,  a faceface with one Ba(2)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Ba(1)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Zn(1)O6 octahedra, and faces with three equivalent Re(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 21°. La(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(1), three equivalent O(3), and six equivalent O(2) atoms to form LaO12 cuboctahedra that share corners with three equivalent Ba(1)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent Re(1)O6 octahedra,  a faceface with one Ba(1)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Ba(2)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Ba(3)O12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Zn(1)O6 octahedra, and faces with three equivalent W(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 20°. W(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(1) and three equivalent O(2) atoms to form WO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Ba(3)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(1)O6 octahedra,  a faceface with one Ba(1)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Ba(2)O12 cuboctahedra, and faces with three equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 2°. Re(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(3) and three equivalent O(4) atoms to form ReO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(1)O6 octahedra,  a faceface with one Ba(2)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Ba(1)O12 cuboctahedra, and faces with three equivalent Ba(3)O12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 1°. Zn(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(1) and three equivalent O(4) atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent W(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Re(1)O6 octahedra,  a faceface with one Ba(3)O12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one La(1)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Ba(1)O12 cuboctahedra, and faces with three equivalent Ba(2)O12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-2°. There are four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Ba(1), two equivalent Ba(2), one La(1), one W(1), and one Zn(1) atom to form distorted OBa3LaZnW octahedra that share corners with six equivalent O(1)Ba3LaZnW octahedra, corners with five equivalent O(2)Ba2La2W trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent O(2)Ba2La2W trigonal bipyramids, faces with four equivalent O(1)Ba3LaZnW octahedra, and faces with two equivalent O(2)Ba2La2W trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-60°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Ba(2), one Ba(3), two equivalent La(1), and one W(1) atom to form distorted OBa2La2W trigonal bipyramids that share corners with five equivalent O(1)Ba3LaZnW octahedra, corners with six equivalent O(2)Ba2La2W trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent O(1)Ba3LaZnW octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Ba2La2W trigonal bipyramids, faces with two equivalent O(1)Ba3LaZnW octahedra, and faces with two equivalent O(2)Ba2La2W trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-61°. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Ba(1), two equivalent Ba(3), one La(1), and one Re(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one Ba(2), one Ba(3), two equivalent Ba(1), one Re(1), and one Zn(1) atom.
Ba3LaWReZnO12 crystallizes in the trigonal R3m space group. There are three inequivalent Ba sites. In the first Ba site, Ba(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(1), three equivalent O(3), and six equivalent O(4) atoms to form BaO12 cuboctahedra that share corners with three equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ba(1)O12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one La(1)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Ba(2)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Ba(3)O12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one W(1)O6 octahedra, faces with three equivalent Re(1)O6 octahedra, and faces with three equivalent Zn(1)O6 octahedra. All Ba(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.96 Å. All Ba(1)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.87 Å. All Ba(1)-O(4) bond lengths are 2.87 Å. In the second Ba site, Ba(2) is bonded to three equivalent O(2), three equivalent O(4), and six equivalent O(1) atoms to form BaO12 cuboctahedra that share corners with three equivalent Ba(3)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ba(2)O12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Ba(3)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Ba(1)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Re(1)O6 octahedra, faces with three equivalent W(1)O6 octahedra, and faces with three equivalent Zn(1)O6 octahedra. All Ba(2)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.84 Å. All Ba(2)-O(4) bond lengths are 2.90 Å. All Ba(2)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.87 Å. In the third Ba site, Ba(3) is bonded to three equivalent O(2), three equivalent O(4), and six equivalent O(3) atoms to form BaO12 cuboctahedra that share corners with three equivalent Ba(2)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ba(3)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent W(1)O6 octahedra,  a faceface with one Ba(2)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Ba(1)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Zn(1)O6 octahedra, and faces with three equivalent Re(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 21°. All Ba(3)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.75 Å. All Ba(3)-O(4) bond lengths are 2.94 Å. All Ba(3)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.88 Å. La(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(1), three equivalent O(3), and six equivalent O(2) atoms to form LaO12 cuboctahedra that share corners with three equivalent Ba(1)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent Re(1)O6 octahedra,  a faceface with one Ba(1)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Ba(2)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Ba(3)O12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Zn(1)O6 octahedra, and faces with three equivalent W(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 20°. All La(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.79 Å. All La(1)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.85 Å. All La(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.87 Å. W(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(1) and three equivalent O(2) atoms to form WO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Ba(3)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(1)O6 octahedra,  a faceface with one Ba(1)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Ba(2)O12 cuboctahedra, and faces with three equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 2°. All W(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.01 Å. All W(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 1.90 Å. Re(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(3) and three equivalent O(4) atoms to form ReO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(1)O6 octahedra,  a faceface with one Ba(2)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Ba(1)O12 cuboctahedra, and faces with three equivalent Ba(3)O12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 1°. All Re(1)-O(3) bond lengths are 1.86 Å. All Re(1)-O(4) bond lengths are 1.96 Å. Zn(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(1) and three equivalent O(4) atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent W(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Re(1)O6 octahedra,  a faceface with one Ba(3)O12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one La(1)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Ba(1)O12 cuboctahedra, and faces with three equivalent Ba(2)O12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-2°. All Zn(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.11 Å. All Zn(1)-O(4) bond lengths are 2.18 Å. There are four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Ba(1), two equivalent Ba(2), one La(1), one W(1), and one Zn(1) atom to form distorted OBa3LaZnW octahedra that share corners with six equivalent O(1)Ba3LaZnW octahedra, corners with five equivalent O(2)Ba2La2W trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent O(2)Ba2La2W trigonal bipyramids, faces with four equivalent O(1)Ba3LaZnW octahedra, and faces with two equivalent O(2)Ba2La2W trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-60°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Ba(2), one Ba(3), two equivalent La(1), and one W(1) atom to form distorted OBa2La2W trigonal bipyramids that share corners with five equivalent O(1)Ba3LaZnW octahedra, corners with six equivalent O(2)Ba2La2W trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent O(1)Ba3LaZnW octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Ba2La2W trigonal bipyramids, faces with two equivalent O(1)Ba3LaZnW octahedra, and faces with two equivalent O(2)Ba2La2W trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-61°. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Ba(1), two equivalent Ba(3), one La(1), and one Re(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one Ba(2), one Ba(3), two equivalent Ba(1), one Re(1), and one Zn(1) atom.