Yb5Pb3 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mcm space group. There are two inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Pb(1) atoms. In the second Yb site, Yb(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Pb(1) atoms. Pb(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Yb(2) and five equivalent Yb(1) atoms.
Yb5Pb3 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mcm space group. There are two inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Pb(1) atoms. There are three shorter (3.18 Å) and two longer (3.52 Å) Yb(1)-Pb(1) bond lengths. In the second Yb site, Yb(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Pb(1) atoms. All Yb(2)-Pb(1) bond lengths are 3.35 Å. Pb(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Yb(2) and five equivalent Yb(1) atoms.