BaSnN2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmce space group. Ba(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent N(1) and four equivalent N(2) atoms. Sn(1) is bonded to two equivalent N(1) and two equivalent N(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing SnN4 tetrahedra. There are two inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(2) is bonded to four equivalent Ba(1) and two equivalent Sn(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing NBa4Sn2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 44°. In the second N site, N(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ba(1) and two equivalent Sn(1) atoms.
BaSnN2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmce space group. Ba(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent N(1) and four equivalent N(2) atoms. There are a spread of Ba(1)-N(1) bond distances ranging from 2.65-3.34 Å. There are two shorter (3.04 Å) and two longer (3.10 Å) Ba(1)-N(2) bond lengths. Sn(1) is bonded to two equivalent N(1) and two equivalent N(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing SnN4 tetrahedra. There is one shorter (2.12 Å) and one longer (2.14 Å) Sn(1)-N(1) bond length. Both Sn(1)-N(2) bond lengths are 2.08 Å. There are two inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(2) is bonded to four equivalent Ba(1) and two equivalent Sn(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing NBa4Sn2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 44°. In the second N site, N(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ba(1) and two equivalent Sn(1) atoms.