Ba2La2ZnW2O12 crystallizes in the trigonal R-3m space group. Ba(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(2) and nine equivalent O(1) atoms to form BaO12 cuboctahedra that share corners with three equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ba(1)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Ba(1)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Zn(1)O6 octahedra, and faces with four equivalent W(1)O6 octahedra. La(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(1) and nine equivalent O(2) atoms to form distorted LaO12 cuboctahedra that share corners with three equivalent Ba(1)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent W(1)O6 octahedra, faces with three equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ba(1)O12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Zn(1)O6 octahedra, and faces with three equivalent W(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 18°. W(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(1) and three equivalent O(2) atoms to form WO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(1)O6 octahedra, faces with three equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Ba(1)O12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 3°. Zn(1) is bonded to six equivalent O(1) atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent W(1)O6 octahedra, faces with two equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Ba(1)O12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 3°. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to three equivalent Ba(1), one La(1), one W(1), and one Zn(1) atom to form distorted OBa3LaZnW octahedra that share corners with eleven equivalent O(1)Ba3LaZnW octahedra, corners with eleven equivalent O(2)BaLa3W square pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(1)Ba3LaZnW octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)BaLa3W square pyramids, faces with six equivalent O(1)Ba3LaZnW octahedra, and faces with two equivalent O(2)BaLa3W square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-60°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Ba(1), three equivalent La(1), and one W(1) atom to form distorted OBaLa3W square pyramids that share corners with eleven equivalent O(1)Ba3LaZnW octahedra, corners with ten equivalent O(2)BaLa3W square pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(1)Ba3LaZnW octahedra, edges with six equivalent O(2)BaLa3W square pyramids, faces with two equivalent O(1)Ba3LaZnW octahedra, and faces with two equivalent O(2)BaLa3W square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-75°.
Ba2La2ZnW2O12 crystallizes in the trigonal R-3m space group. Ba(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(2) and nine equivalent O(1) atoms to form BaO12 cuboctahedra that share corners with three equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ba(1)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Ba(1)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Zn(1)O6 octahedra, and faces with four equivalent W(1)O6 octahedra. All Ba(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.83 Å. There are six shorter (2.85 Å) and three longer (2.97 Å) Ba(1)-O(1) bond lengths. La(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(1) and nine equivalent O(2) atoms to form distorted LaO12 cuboctahedra that share corners with three equivalent Ba(1)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent W(1)O6 octahedra, faces with three equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ba(1)O12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Zn(1)O6 octahedra, and faces with three equivalent W(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 18°. All La(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.91 Å. There are three shorter (2.55 Å) and six longer (2.85 Å) La(1)-O(2) bond lengths. W(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(1) and three equivalent O(2) atoms to form WO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(1)O6 octahedra, faces with three equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Ba(1)O12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 3°. All W(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 1.97 Å. All W(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 1.94 Å. Zn(1) is bonded to six equivalent O(1) atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent W(1)O6 octahedra, faces with two equivalent La(1)O12 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Ba(1)O12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 3°. All Zn(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.13 Å. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to three equivalent Ba(1), one La(1), one W(1), and one Zn(1) atom to form distorted OBa3LaZnW octahedra that share corners with eleven equivalent O(1)Ba3LaZnW octahedra, corners with eleven equivalent O(2)BaLa3W square pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(1)Ba3LaZnW octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)BaLa3W square pyramids, faces with six equivalent O(1)Ba3LaZnW octahedra, and faces with two equivalent O(2)BaLa3W square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-60°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Ba(1), three equivalent La(1), and one W(1) atom to form distorted OBaLa3W square pyramids that share corners with eleven equivalent O(1)Ba3LaZnW octahedra, corners with ten equivalent O(2)BaLa3W square pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(1)Ba3LaZnW octahedra, edges with six equivalent O(2)BaLa3W square pyramids, faces with two equivalent O(1)Ba3LaZnW octahedra, and faces with two equivalent O(2)BaLa3W square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-75°.