TaP3 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. Ta(1) is bonded to four equivalent P(2) and eight equivalent P(1) atoms to form a mixture of edge, face, and corner-sharing TaP12 cuboctahedra. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ta(1), four equivalent P(1), and four equivalent P(2) atoms. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to four equivalent Ta(1) and eight equivalent P(1) atoms.
TaP3 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. Ta(1) is bonded to four equivalent P(2) and eight equivalent P(1) atoms to form a mixture of edge, face, and corner-sharing TaP12 cuboctahedra. All Ta(1)-P(2) bond lengths are 2.63 Å. All Ta(1)-P(1) bond lengths are 2.82 Å. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ta(1), four equivalent P(1), and four equivalent P(2) atoms. All P(1)-P(1) bond lengths are 2.63 Å. All P(1)-P(2) bond lengths are 2.82 Å. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to four equivalent Ta(1) and eight equivalent P(1) atoms.