Nd4LiGe4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Li(1) is bonded in a T-shaped geometry to one Ge(2) and two equivalent Ge(3) atoms. There are two inequivalent Nd sites. In the first Nd site, Nd(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(3), and four equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the second Nd site, Nd(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ge(3), two equivalent Ge(2), and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. There are three inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Nd(2), four equivalent Nd(1), and one Ge(2) atom. In the second Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Nd(2), four equivalent Nd(1), and one Ge(1) atom. In the third Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), two equivalent Nd(1), four equivalent Nd(2), and one Ge(3) atom.
Nd4LiGe4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Li(1) is bonded in a T-shaped geometry to one Ge(2) and two equivalent Ge(3) atoms. The Li(1)-Ge(2) bond length is 2.79 Å. There is one shorter (2.84 Å) and one longer (2.97 Å) Li(1)-Ge(3) bond length. There are two inequivalent Nd sites. In the first Nd site, Nd(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(3), and four equivalent Ge(1) atoms. The Nd(1)-Ge(2) bond length is 3.15 Å. There is one shorter (3.08 Å) and one longer (3.20 Å) Nd(1)-Ge(3) bond length. There are a spread of Nd(1)-Ge(1) bond distances ranging from 3.11-3.63 Å. In the second Nd site, Nd(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ge(3), two equivalent Ge(2), and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. The Nd(2)-Ge(3) bond length is 3.13 Å. There is one shorter (3.02 Å) and one longer (3.06 Å) Nd(2)-Ge(2) bond length. There are a spread of Nd(2)-Ge(1) bond distances ranging from 2.97-3.07 Å. There are three inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Nd(2), four equivalent Nd(1), and one Ge(2) atom. The Ge(3)-Ge(2) bond length is 2.57 Å. In the second Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Nd(2), four equivalent Nd(1), and one Ge(1) atom. The Ge(1)-Ge(1) bond length is 2.66 Å. In the third Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), two equivalent Nd(1), four equivalent Nd(2), and one Ge(3) atom.