La5In3Br crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mcm space group. There are two inequivalent La sites. In the first La site, La(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to five equivalent In(1) and two equivalent Br(1) atoms. In the second La site, La(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent In(1) atoms. In(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent La(2) and five equivalent La(1) atoms. Br(1) is bonded to six equivalent La(1) atoms to form face-sharing BrLa6 octahedra.
La5In3Br crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mcm space group. There are two inequivalent La sites. In the first La site, La(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to five equivalent In(1) and two equivalent Br(1) atoms. There are a spread of La(1)-In(1) bond distances ranging from 3.37-3.68 Å. Both La(1)-Br(1) bond lengths are 3.14 Å. In the second La site, La(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent In(1) atoms. All La(2)-In(1) bond lengths are 3.49 Å. In(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent La(2) and five equivalent La(1) atoms. Br(1) is bonded to six equivalent La(1) atoms to form face-sharing BrLa6 octahedra.