Zr3P crystallizes in the tetragonal P4_2/n space group. There are three inequivalent Zr sites. In the first Zr site, Zr(1) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to four equivalent P(1) atoms. In the second Zr site, Zr(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent P(1) atoms. In the third Zr site, Zr(3) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent P(1) atoms. P(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Zr(3), three equivalent Zr(2), and four equivalent Zr(1) atoms.
Zr3P crystallizes in the tetragonal P4_2/n space group. There are three inequivalent Zr sites. In the first Zr site, Zr(1) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to four equivalent P(1) atoms. There are a spread of Zr(1)-P(1) bond distances ranging from 2.75-2.84 Å. In the second Zr site, Zr(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent P(1) atoms. There are a spread of Zr(2)-P(1) bond distances ranging from 2.69-2.86 Å. In the third Zr site, Zr(3) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent P(1) atoms. There is one shorter (2.73 Å) and one longer (2.78 Å) Zr(3)-P(1) bond length. P(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Zr(3), three equivalent Zr(2), and four equivalent Zr(1) atoms.