Cr3NiP4 is Modderite-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Pm space group. There are three inequivalent Cr sites. In the first Cr site, Cr(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one P(1), one P(2), two equivalent P(3), and two equivalent P(4) atoms. In the second Cr site, Cr(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one P(3), one P(4), two equivalent P(1), and two equivalent P(2) atoms. In the third Cr site, Cr(3) is bonded to one P(3), one P(4), two equivalent P(1), and two equivalent P(2) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing CrP6 octahedra. Ni(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one P(1), one P(2), two equivalent P(3), and two equivalent P(4) atoms. There are four inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1), two equivalent Cr(2), two equivalent Cr(3), and one Ni(1) atom. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1), two equivalent Cr(2), two equivalent Cr(3), and one Ni(1) atom. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Cr(2), one Cr(3), two equivalent Cr(1), and two equivalent Ni(1) atoms. In the fourth P site, P(4) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Cr(2), one Cr(3), two equivalent Cr(1), and two equivalent Ni(1) atoms.
Cr3NiP4 is Modderite-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Pm space group. There are three inequivalent Cr sites. In the first Cr site, Cr(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one P(1), one P(2), two equivalent P(3), and two equivalent P(4) atoms. The Cr(1)-P(1) bond length is 2.27 Å. The Cr(1)-P(2) bond length is 2.38 Å. Both Cr(1)-P(3) bond lengths are 2.33 Å. Both Cr(1)-P(4) bond lengths are 2.35 Å. In the second Cr site, Cr(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one P(3), one P(4), two equivalent P(1), and two equivalent P(2) atoms. The Cr(2)-P(3) bond length is 2.38 Å. The Cr(2)-P(4) bond length is 2.36 Å. Both Cr(2)-P(1) bond lengths are 2.31 Å. Both Cr(2)-P(2) bond lengths are 2.42 Å. In the third Cr site, Cr(3) is bonded to one P(3), one P(4), two equivalent P(1), and two equivalent P(2) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing CrP6 octahedra. The Cr(3)-P(3) bond length is 2.32 Å. The Cr(3)-P(4) bond length is 2.41 Å. Both Cr(3)-P(1) bond lengths are 2.36 Å. Both Cr(3)-P(2) bond lengths are 2.34 Å. Ni(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one P(1), one P(2), two equivalent P(3), and two equivalent P(4) atoms. The Ni(1)-P(1) bond length is 2.44 Å. The Ni(1)-P(2) bond length is 2.29 Å. Both Ni(1)-P(3) bond lengths are 2.34 Å. Both Ni(1)-P(4) bond lengths are 2.35 Å. There are four inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1), two equivalent Cr(2), two equivalent Cr(3), and one Ni(1) atom. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1), two equivalent Cr(2), two equivalent Cr(3), and one Ni(1) atom. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Cr(2), one Cr(3), two equivalent Cr(1), and two equivalent Ni(1) atoms. In the fourth P site, P(4) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Cr(2), one Cr(3), two equivalent Cr(1), and two equivalent Ni(1) atoms.