PbSn3 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Pb(1) is bonded to twelve Sn(1,1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and face-sharing PbSn12 cuboctahedra. There are two inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Pb(1) and eight Sn(1,1) atoms. In the second Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Pb(1) and eight equivalent Sn(1) atoms.
PbSn3 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Pb(1) is bonded to twelve Sn(1,1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and face-sharing PbSn12 cuboctahedra. There are six shorter (3.35 Å) and six longer (3.54 Å) Pb(1)-Sn(1,1) bond lengths. There are two inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Pb(1) and eight Sn(1,1) atoms. There are a spread of Sn(1)-Sn(1,1) bond distances ranging from 3.22-3.47 Å. In the second Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Pb(1) and eight equivalent Sn(1) atoms.