LaAsTe crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. La(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent As(1) and five equivalent Te(1) atoms. As(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to four equivalent La(1) and two equivalent As(1) atoms. Te(1) is bonded to five equivalent La(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing TeLa5 trigonal bipyramids.
LaAsTe crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. La(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent As(1) and five equivalent Te(1) atoms. There are a spread of La(1)-As(1) bond distances ranging from 3.13-3.36 Å. There are a spread of La(1)-Te(1) bond distances ranging from 3.25-3.36 Å. As(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to four equivalent La(1) and two equivalent As(1) atoms. Both As(1)-As(1) bond lengths are 2.64 Å. Te(1) is bonded to five equivalent La(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing TeLa5 trigonal bipyramids.