Ba5La3(GaO4)4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are five inequivalent Ba sites. In the first Ba site, Ba(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one O(11), one O(12), one O(13), one O(15), one O(4), one O(8), one O(9), and two equivalent O(3) atoms. In the second Ba site, Ba(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one O(10), one O(11), one O(12), one O(14), one O(16), one O(3), one O(7), and two equivalent O(4) atoms. In the third Ba site, Ba(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one O(10), one O(11), one O(13), one O(14), one O(15), one O(2), one O(6), one O(9), and two equivalent O(1) atoms. In the fourth Ba site, Ba(4) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(10), one O(12), one O(14), one O(16), one O(5), one O(9), and two equivalent O(2) atoms. In the fifth Ba site, Ba(5) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(10), one O(11), one O(14), one O(15), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. There are three inequivalent La sites. In the first La site, La(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(12), one O(13), one O(16), one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(9) atom. In the second La site, La(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(12), one O(13), one O(16), one O(2), one O(3), one O(7), one O(8), and one O(9) atom. In the third La site, La(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(10), one O(11), one O(14), one O(15), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(8) atom. There are four inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one O(1), one O(13), one O(5), and one O(9) atom. In the second Ga site, Ga(2) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one O(10), one O(14), one O(2), and one O(6) atom. In the third Ga site, Ga(3) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one O(11), one O(15), one O(3), and one O(7) atom. In the fourth Ga site, Ga(4) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one O(12), one O(16), one O(4), and one O(8) atom. There are sixteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Ba(4), one Ba(5), two equivalent Ba(3), one La(3), and one Ga(1) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OBa4LaGa octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 7-36°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ba(3), two equivalent Ba(4), one La(1), one La(2), and one Ga(2) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ba(2), two equivalent Ba(1), one La(1), one La(2), and one Ga(3) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Ba(1), one Ba(5), two equivalent Ba(2), one La(3), and one Ga(4) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OBa4LaGa octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-36°. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ba(4), one Ba(5), one La(1), and one Ga(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ba(3), one Ba(5), one La(1), and one Ga(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ba(2), one La(2), one La(3), and one Ga(3) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ba(1), one La(2), one La(3), and one Ga(4) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Ba(1), one Ba(3), one Ba(4), one La(1), one La(2), and one Ga(1) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ba(2), one Ba(3), one Ba(4), one Ba(5), one La(3), and one Ga(2) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Ba(1), one Ba(2), one Ba(3), one Ba(5), one La(3), and one Ga(3) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ba(1), one Ba(2), one Ba(4), one La(1), one La(2), and one Ga(4) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Ba(1), one Ba(3), one La(1), one La(2), and one Ga(1) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ba(2), one Ba(3), one Ba(4), one Ba(5), one La(3), and one Ga(2) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Ba(1), one Ba(3), one Ba(5), one La(3), and one Ga(3) atom. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Ba(2), one Ba(4), one La(1), one La(2), and one Ga(4) atom.
Ba5La3(GaO4)4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are five inequivalent Ba sites. In the first Ba site, Ba(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one O(11), one O(12), one O(13), one O(15), one O(4), one O(8), one O(9), and two equivalent O(3) atoms. The Ba(1)-O(11) bond length is 3.12 Å. The Ba(1)-O(12) bond length is 3.27 Å. The Ba(1)-O(13) bond length is 2.99 Å. The Ba(1)-O(15) bond length is 3.00 Å. The Ba(1)-O(4) bond length is 2.88 Å. The Ba(1)-O(8) bond length is 2.57 Å. The Ba(1)-O(9) bond length is 3.00 Å. There is one shorter (2.98 Å) and one longer (3.03 Å) Ba(1)-O(3) bond length. In the second Ba site, Ba(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one O(10), one O(11), one O(12), one O(14), one O(16), one O(3), one O(7), and two equivalent O(4) atoms. The Ba(2)-O(10) bond length is 3.01 Å. The Ba(2)-O(11) bond length is 3.33 Å. The Ba(2)-O(12) bond length is 3.23 Å. The Ba(2)-O(14) bond length is 3.02 Å. The Ba(2)-O(16) bond length is 3.04 Å. The Ba(2)-O(3) bond length is 2.88 Å. The Ba(2)-O(7) bond length is 2.55 Å. There is one shorter (2.96 Å) and one longer (3.05 Å) Ba(2)-O(4) bond length. In the third Ba site, Ba(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one O(10), one O(11), one O(13), one O(14), one O(15), one O(2), one O(6), one O(9), and two equivalent O(1) atoms. The Ba(3)-O(10) bond length is 3.11 Å. The Ba(3)-O(11) bond length is 2.93 Å. The Ba(3)-O(13) bond length is 3.06 Å. The Ba(3)-O(14) bond length is 3.31 Å. The Ba(3)-O(15) bond length is 2.95 Å. The Ba(3)-O(2) bond length is 2.85 Å. The Ba(3)-O(6) bond length is 2.61 Å. The Ba(3)-O(9) bond length is 3.27 Å. Both Ba(3)-O(1) bond lengths are 3.01 Å. In the fourth Ba site, Ba(4) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(10), one O(12), one O(14), one O(16), one O(5), one O(9), and two equivalent O(2) atoms. The Ba(4)-O(1) bond length is 2.78 Å. The Ba(4)-O(10) bond length is 3.17 Å. The Ba(4)-O(12) bond length is 2.95 Å. The Ba(4)-O(14) bond length is 3.00 Å. The Ba(4)-O(16) bond length is 2.94 Å. The Ba(4)-O(5) bond length is 2.57 Å. The Ba(4)-O(9) bond length is 3.18 Å. There is one shorter (3.00 Å) and one longer (3.02 Å) Ba(4)-O(2) bond length. In the fifth Ba site, Ba(5) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(10), one O(11), one O(14), one O(15), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. The Ba(5)-O(1) bond length is 2.89 Å. The Ba(5)-O(10) bond length is 2.88 Å. The Ba(5)-O(11) bond length is 2.60 Å. The Ba(5)-O(14) bond length is 2.75 Å. The Ba(5)-O(15) bond length is 2.69 Å. The Ba(5)-O(4) bond length is 2.68 Å. The Ba(5)-O(5) bond length is 2.80 Å. The Ba(5)-O(6) bond length is 2.85 Å. There are three inequivalent La sites. In the first La site, La(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(12), one O(13), one O(16), one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(9) atom. The La(1)-O(12) bond length is 2.38 Å. The La(1)-O(13) bond length is 2.55 Å. The La(1)-O(16) bond length is 2.55 Å. The La(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.87 Å. The La(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.53 Å. The La(1)-O(5) bond length is 2.56 Å. The La(1)-O(6) bond length is 2.51 Å. The La(1)-O(9) bond length is 2.83 Å. In the second La site, La(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(12), one O(13), one O(16), one O(2), one O(3), one O(7), one O(8), and one O(9) atom. The La(2)-O(12) bond length is 2.75 Å. The La(2)-O(13) bond length is 2.52 Å. The La(2)-O(16) bond length is 2.53 Å. The La(2)-O(2) bond length is 2.49 Å. The La(2)-O(3) bond length is 2.89 Å. The La(2)-O(7) bond length is 2.52 Å. The La(2)-O(8) bond length is 2.67 Å. The La(2)-O(9) bond length is 2.35 Å. In the third La site, La(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(10), one O(11), one O(14), one O(15), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(8) atom. The La(3)-O(1) bond length is 2.63 Å. The La(3)-O(10) bond length is 2.37 Å. The La(3)-O(11) bond length is 2.64 Å. The La(3)-O(14) bond length is 2.45 Å. The La(3)-O(15) bond length is 2.45 Å. The La(3)-O(4) bond length is 2.81 Å. The La(3)-O(7) bond length is 2.80 Å. The La(3)-O(8) bond length is 2.64 Å. There are four inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one O(1), one O(13), one O(5), and one O(9) atom. The Ga(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.88 Å. The Ga(1)-O(13) bond length is 1.87 Å. The Ga(1)-O(5) bond length is 1.86 Å. The Ga(1)-O(9) bond length is 1.88 Å. In the second Ga site, Ga(2) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one O(10), one O(14), one O(2), and one O(6) atom. The Ga(2)-O(10) bond length is 1.88 Å. The Ga(2)-O(14) bond length is 1.86 Å. The Ga(2)-O(2) bond length is 1.89 Å. The Ga(2)-O(6) bond length is 1.86 Å. In the third Ga site, Ga(3) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one O(11), one O(15), one O(3), and one O(7) atom. The Ga(3)-O(11) bond length is 1.86 Å. The Ga(3)-O(15) bond length is 1.84 Å. The Ga(3)-O(3) bond length is 1.89 Å. The Ga(3)-O(7) bond length is 1.87 Å. In the fourth Ga site, Ga(4) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one O(12), one O(16), one O(4), and one O(8) atom. The Ga(4)-O(12) bond length is 1.89 Å. The Ga(4)-O(16) bond length is 1.87 Å. The Ga(4)-O(4) bond length is 1.86 Å. The Ga(4)-O(8) bond length is 1.86 Å. There are sixteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Ba(4), one Ba(5), two equivalent Ba(3), one La(3), and one Ga(1) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OBa4LaGa octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 7-36°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ba(3), two equivalent Ba(4), one La(1), one La(2), and one Ga(2) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ba(2), two equivalent Ba(1), one La(1), one La(2), and one Ga(3) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Ba(1), one Ba(5), two equivalent Ba(2), one La(3), and one Ga(4) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OBa4LaGa octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-36°. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ba(4), one Ba(5), one La(1), and one Ga(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ba(3), one Ba(5), one La(1), and one Ga(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ba(2), one La(2), one La(3), and one Ga(3) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ba(1), one La(2), one La(3), and one Ga(4) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Ba(1), one Ba(3), one Ba(4), one La(1), one La(2), and one Ga(1) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ba(2), one Ba(3), one Ba(4), one Ba(5), one La(3), and one Ga(2) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Ba(1), one Ba(2), one Ba(3), one Ba(5), one La(3), and one Ga(3) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ba(1), one Ba(2), one Ba(4), one La(1), one La(2), and one Ga(4) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Ba(1), one Ba(3), one La(1), one La(2), and one Ga(1) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ba(2), one Ba(3), one Ba(4), one Ba(5), one La(3), and one Ga(2) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Ba(1), one Ba(3), one Ba(5), one La(3), and one Ga(3) atom. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Ba(2), one Ba(4), one La(1), one La(2), and one Ga(4) atom.