Nd5Ru2 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. There are three inequivalent Nd sites. In the first Nd site, Nd(1) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ru(1) atoms. In the second Nd site, Nd(3) is bonded to four equivalent Ru(1) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing NdRu4 tetrahedra. In the third Nd site, Nd(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ru(1) atoms. Ru(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(3), three equivalent Nd(1), and three equivalent Nd(2) atoms.
Nd5Ru2 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. There are three inequivalent Nd sites. In the first Nd site, Nd(1) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ru(1) atoms. There are a spread of Nd(1)-Ru(1) bond distances ranging from 2.76-3.56 Å. In the second Nd site, Nd(3) is bonded to four equivalent Ru(1) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing NdRu4 tetrahedra. There are two shorter (2.98 Å) and two longer (3.05 Å) Nd(3)-Ru(1) bond lengths. In the third Nd site, Nd(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ru(1) atoms. There are a spread of Nd(2)-Ru(1) bond distances ranging from 2.86-3.20 Å. Ru(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(3), three equivalent Nd(1), and three equivalent Nd(2) atoms.