BaLaZnRuO6 crystallizes in the tetragonal I-4 space group. Ba(1) is bonded to four equivalent O(1) and eight equivalent O(2) atoms to form distorted BaO12 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent Ba(1)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ru(1)O6 octahedra, and faces with four equivalent Zn(1)O6 octahedra. La(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent O(1) and four equivalent O(2) atoms. Ru(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1) and four equivalent O(2) atoms to form RuO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Zn(1)O6 octahedra and faces with four equivalent Ba(1)O12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-25°. Zn(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1) and four equivalent O(2) atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Ru(1)O6 octahedra and faces with four equivalent Ba(1)O12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-25°. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to two equivalent Ba(1), two equivalent La(1), one Ru(1), and one Zn(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OBa2La2ZnRu octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-2°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba(1), one La(1), one Ru(1), and one Zn(1) atom.
BaLaZnRuO6 crystallizes in the tetragonal I-4 space group. Ba(1) is bonded to four equivalent O(1) and eight equivalent O(2) atoms to form distorted BaO12 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent Ba(1)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ru(1)O6 octahedra, and faces with four equivalent Zn(1)O6 octahedra. All Ba(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.83 Å. There are four shorter (2.73 Å) and four longer (3.07 Å) Ba(1)-O(2) bond lengths. La(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent O(1) and four equivalent O(2) atoms. All La(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.83 Å. All La(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.47 Å. Ru(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1) and four equivalent O(2) atoms to form RuO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Zn(1)O6 octahedra and faces with four equivalent Ba(1)O12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-25°. Both Ru(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.00 Å. All Ru(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 1.99 Å. Zn(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1) and four equivalent O(2) atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Ru(1)O6 octahedra and faces with four equivalent Ba(1)O12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-25°. Both Zn(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.12 Å. All Zn(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.11 Å. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to two equivalent Ba(1), two equivalent La(1), one Ru(1), and one Zn(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OBa2La2ZnRu octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-2°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba(1), one La(1), one Ru(1), and one Zn(1) atom.