La2RuSn4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are two inequivalent La sites. In the first La site, La(1) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one Ru(1), two equivalent Sn(1), two equivalent Sn(3), two equivalent Sn(4), and four equivalent Sn(2) atoms. In the second La site, La(2) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ru(1), two equivalent Sn(2), two equivalent Sn(3), two equivalent Sn(4), and four equivalent Sn(1) atoms. Ru(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one La(1), four equivalent La(2), one Sn(1), two equivalent Sn(3), and two equivalent Sn(4) atoms. There are four inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent La(1), four equivalent La(2), one Ru(1), and two equivalent Sn(2) atoms. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent La(2), four equivalent La(1), and two equivalent Sn(1) atoms. In the third Sn site, Sn(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent La(1), two equivalent La(2), and two equivalent Ru(1) atoms. In the fourth Sn site, Sn(4) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent La(1), two equivalent La(2), and two equivalent Ru(1) atoms.
La2RuSn4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are two inequivalent La sites. In the first La site, La(1) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one Ru(1), two equivalent Sn(1), two equivalent Sn(3), two equivalent Sn(4), and four equivalent Sn(2) atoms. The La(1)-Ru(1) bond length is 3.48 Å. There is one shorter (3.45 Å) and one longer (3.46 Å) La(1)-Sn(1) bond length. There is one shorter (3.32 Å) and one longer (3.35 Å) La(1)-Sn(3) bond length. There is one shorter (3.31 Å) and one longer (3.32 Å) La(1)-Sn(4) bond length. There are two shorter (3.37 Å) and two longer (3.38 Å) La(1)-Sn(2) bond lengths. In the second La site, La(2) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ru(1), two equivalent Sn(2), two equivalent Sn(3), two equivalent Sn(4), and four equivalent Sn(1) atoms. There are a spread of La(2)-Ru(1) bond distances ranging from 3.68-3.71 Å. There is one shorter (3.86 Å) and one longer (3.87 Å) La(2)-Sn(2) bond length. Both La(2)-Sn(3) bond lengths are 3.59 Å. Both La(2)-Sn(4) bond lengths are 3.61 Å. There are two shorter (3.48 Å) and two longer (3.51 Å) La(2)-Sn(1) bond lengths. Ru(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one La(1), four equivalent La(2), one Sn(1), two equivalent Sn(3), and two equivalent Sn(4) atoms. The Ru(1)-Sn(1) bond length is 2.59 Å. There is one shorter (2.64 Å) and one longer (2.65 Å) Ru(1)-Sn(3) bond length. Both Ru(1)-Sn(4) bond lengths are 2.61 Å. There are four inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent La(1), four equivalent La(2), one Ru(1), and two equivalent Sn(2) atoms. Both Sn(1)-Sn(2) bond lengths are 3.10 Å. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent La(2), four equivalent La(1), and two equivalent Sn(1) atoms. In the third Sn site, Sn(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent La(1), two equivalent La(2), and two equivalent Ru(1) atoms. In the fourth Sn site, Sn(4) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent La(1), two equivalent La(2), and two equivalent Ru(1) atoms.