BaRuN2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmce space group. Ba(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent N(2) and four equivalent N(1) atoms. Ru(1) is bonded to two equivalent N(1) and two equivalent N(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing RuN4 tetrahedra. There are two inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(2) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Ba(1) and two equivalent Ru(1) atoms. In the second N site, N(1) is bonded to four equivalent Ba(1) and two equivalent Ru(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing NBa4Ru2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 20-55°.
BaRuN2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmce space group. Ba(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent N(2) and four equivalent N(1) atoms. Both Ba(1)-N(2) bond lengths are 3.02 Å. There are a spread of Ba(1)-N(1) bond distances ranging from 2.77-3.10 Å. Ru(1) is bonded to two equivalent N(1) and two equivalent N(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing RuN4 tetrahedra. There is one shorter (1.94 Å) and one longer (2.14 Å) Ru(1)-N(1) bond length. Both Ru(1)-N(2) bond lengths are 1.85 Å. There are two inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(2) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Ba(1) and two equivalent Ru(1) atoms. In the second N site, N(1) is bonded to four equivalent Ba(1) and two equivalent Ru(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing NBa4Ru2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 20-55°.