Dy3(Pt2Ge3)2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. There are three inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy(1) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Pt(2), three equivalent Pt(3), two equivalent Ge(2), three equivalent Ge(4), and three equivalent Ge(6) atoms. In the second Dy site, Dy(2) is bonded in a 15-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pt(1), two equivalent Pt(3), two equivalent Pt(4), one Ge(5), one Ge(6), two equivalent Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(3), and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the third Dy site, Dy(3) is bonded in a 15-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pt(1), two equivalent Pt(2), two equivalent Pt(4), one Ge(1), one Ge(4), two equivalent Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(3), and three equivalent Ge(5) atoms. There are four inequivalent Pt sites. In the first Pt site, Pt(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(2), two equivalent Dy(3), one Ge(3), one Ge(5), and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the second Pt site, Pt(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(3), three equivalent Dy(1), one Ge(2), one Ge(3), one Ge(6), and two equivalent Ge(4) atoms. In the third Pt site, Pt(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(2), three equivalent Dy(1), one Ge(2), one Ge(3), one Ge(4), and two equivalent Ge(6) atoms. In the fourth Pt site, Pt(4) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(2), two equivalent Dy(3), one Ge(1), one Ge(2), and three equivalent Ge(5) atoms. There are six inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Dy(3), three equivalent Dy(2), one Pt(4), and three equivalent Pt(1) atoms. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent Dy(2), two equivalent Dy(3), one Pt(2), one Pt(3), and one Pt(4) atom. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Dy(2), two equivalent Dy(3), one Pt(1), one Pt(2), and one Pt(3) atom. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Dy(3), three equivalent Dy(1), one Pt(3), two equivalent Pt(2), and one Ge(6) atom. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Dy(2), three equivalent Dy(3), one Pt(1), and three equivalent Pt(4) atoms. In the sixth Ge site, Ge(6) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Dy(2), three equivalent Dy(1), one Pt(2), two equivalent Pt(3), and one Ge(4) atom.
Dy3(Pt2Ge3)2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. There are three inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy(1) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Pt(2), three equivalent Pt(3), two equivalent Ge(2), three equivalent Ge(4), and three equivalent Ge(6) atoms. There are two shorter (3.19 Å) and one longer (3.30 Å) Dy(1)-Pt(2) bond length. There are two shorter (3.20 Å) and one longer (3.29 Å) Dy(1)-Pt(3) bond length. Both Dy(1)-Ge(2) bond lengths are 3.04 Å. There are two shorter (3.04 Å) and one longer (3.10 Å) Dy(1)-Ge(4) bond length. There are two shorter (3.04 Å) and one longer (3.10 Å) Dy(1)-Ge(6) bond length. In the second Dy site, Dy(2) is bonded in a 15-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pt(1), two equivalent Pt(3), two equivalent Pt(4), one Ge(5), one Ge(6), two equivalent Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(3), and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. Both Dy(2)-Pt(1) bond lengths are 3.34 Å. Both Dy(2)-Pt(3) bond lengths are 3.27 Å. Both Dy(2)-Pt(4) bond lengths are 3.27 Å. The Dy(2)-Ge(5) bond length is 3.29 Å. The Dy(2)-Ge(6) bond length is 3.36 Å. Both Dy(2)-Ge(2) bond lengths are 3.24 Å. Both Dy(2)-Ge(3) bond lengths are 3.42 Å. All Dy(2)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 3.32 Å. In the third Dy site, Dy(3) is bonded in a 15-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pt(1), two equivalent Pt(2), two equivalent Pt(4), one Ge(1), one Ge(4), two equivalent Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(3), and three equivalent Ge(5) atoms. Both Dy(3)-Pt(1) bond lengths are 3.38 Å. Both Dy(3)-Pt(2) bond lengths are 3.29 Å. Both Dy(3)-Pt(4) bond lengths are 3.30 Å. The Dy(3)-Ge(1) bond length is 3.35 Å. The Dy(3)-Ge(4) bond length is 3.38 Å. Both Dy(3)-Ge(2) bond lengths are 3.25 Å. Both Dy(3)-Ge(3) bond lengths are 3.41 Å. There are two shorter (3.21 Å) and one longer (3.30 Å) Dy(3)-Ge(5) bond length. There are four inequivalent Pt sites. In the first Pt site, Pt(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(2), two equivalent Dy(3), one Ge(3), one Ge(5), and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. The Pt(1)-Ge(3) bond length is 2.42 Å. The Pt(1)-Ge(5) bond length is 2.53 Å. There are two shorter (2.52 Å) and one longer (2.53 Å) Pt(1)-Ge(1) bond length. In the second Pt site, Pt(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(3), three equivalent Dy(1), one Ge(2), one Ge(3), one Ge(6), and two equivalent Ge(4) atoms. The Pt(2)-Ge(2) bond length is 2.53 Å. The Pt(2)-Ge(3) bond length is 2.50 Å. The Pt(2)-Ge(6) bond length is 2.67 Å. Both Pt(2)-Ge(4) bond lengths are 2.48 Å. In the third Pt site, Pt(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(2), three equivalent Dy(1), one Ge(2), one Ge(3), one Ge(4), and two equivalent Ge(6) atoms. The Pt(3)-Ge(2) bond length is 2.53 Å. The Pt(3)-Ge(3) bond length is 2.52 Å. The Pt(3)-Ge(4) bond length is 2.68 Å. Both Pt(3)-Ge(6) bond lengths are 2.48 Å. In the fourth Pt site, Pt(4) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(2), two equivalent Dy(3), one Ge(1), one Ge(2), and three equivalent Ge(5) atoms. The Pt(4)-Ge(1) bond length is 2.51 Å. The Pt(4)-Ge(2) bond length is 2.46 Å. There are two shorter (2.51 Å) and one longer (2.52 Å) Pt(4)-Ge(5) bond length. There are six inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Dy(3), three equivalent Dy(2), one Pt(4), and three equivalent Pt(1) atoms. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent Dy(2), two equivalent Dy(3), one Pt(2), one Pt(3), and one Pt(4) atom. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Dy(2), two equivalent Dy(3), one Pt(1), one Pt(2), and one Pt(3) atom. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Dy(3), three equivalent Dy(1), one Pt(3), two equivalent Pt(2), and one Ge(6) atom. The Ge(4)-Ge(6) bond length is 2.60 Å. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Dy(2), three equivalent Dy(3), one Pt(1), and three equivalent Pt(4) atoms. In the sixth Ge site, Ge(6) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Dy(2), three equivalent Dy(1), one Pt(2), two equivalent Pt(3), and one Ge(4) atom.