LaMoN3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Ama2 space group. La(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one N(2), three equivalent N(1), and three equivalent N(3) atoms. Mo(1) is bonded to one N(1), one N(3), and three equivalent N(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing MoN5 trigonal bipyramids. There are three inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three equivalent La(1) and one Mo(1) atom. In the second N site, N(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one La(1) and three equivalent Mo(1) atoms. In the third N site, N(3) is bonded to three equivalent La(1) and one Mo(1) atom to form corner-sharing NLa3Mo tetrahedra.
LaMoN3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Ama2 space group. La(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one N(2), three equivalent N(1), and three equivalent N(3) atoms. The La(1)-N(2) bond length is 2.78 Å. There are two shorter (2.57 Å) and one longer (2.95 Å) La(1)-N(1) bond length. There are two shorter (2.44 Å) and one longer (2.47 Å) La(1)-N(3) bond length. Mo(1) is bonded to one N(1), one N(3), and three equivalent N(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing MoN5 trigonal bipyramids. The Mo(1)-N(1) bond length is 1.78 Å. The Mo(1)-N(3) bond length is 1.83 Å. There are two shorter (2.06 Å) and one longer (2.09 Å) Mo(1)-N(2) bond length. There are three inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three equivalent La(1) and one Mo(1) atom. In the second N site, N(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one La(1) and three equivalent Mo(1) atoms. In the third N site, N(3) is bonded to three equivalent La(1) and one Mo(1) atom to form corner-sharing NLa3Mo tetrahedra.