BaMnGaF7 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. Ba(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one F(2), one F(4), one F(7), two equivalent F(1), two equivalent F(3), two equivalent F(6), and three equivalent F(5) atoms. There are two inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent F(2), two equivalent F(3), two equivalent F(4), and two equivalent F(6) atoms. In the second Mn site, Mn(2) is bonded to two equivalent F(1), two equivalent F(2), and two equivalent F(7) atoms to form MnF6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Ga(1)F6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 48-58°. Ga(1) is bonded to one F(1), one F(3), one F(4), one F(5), one F(6), and one F(7) atom to form GaF6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mn(2)F6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 48-58°. There are seven inequivalent F sites. In the first F site, F(6) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba(1), one Mn(1), and one Ga(1) atom. In the second F site, F(7) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ba(1), one Mn(2), and one Ga(1) atom. In the third F site, F(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent Ba(1), one Mn(2), and one Ga(1) atom. In the fourth F site, F(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Ba(1), one Mn(1), and one Mn(2) atom. In the fifth F site, F(3) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent Ba(1), one Mn(1), and one Ga(1) atom. In the sixth F site, F(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ba(1), one Mn(1), and one Ga(1) atom. In the seventh F site, F(5) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three equivalent Ba(1) and one Ga(1) atom.
BaMnGaF7 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. Ba(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one F(2), one F(4), one F(7), two equivalent F(1), two equivalent F(3), two equivalent F(6), and three equivalent F(5) atoms. The Ba(1)-F(2) bond length is 2.74 Å. The Ba(1)-F(4) bond length is 2.77 Å. The Ba(1)-F(7) bond length is 2.81 Å. There is one shorter (2.93 Å) and one longer (2.96 Å) Ba(1)-F(1) bond length. There is one shorter (2.75 Å) and one longer (2.83 Å) Ba(1)-F(3) bond length. There is one shorter (3.08 Å) and one longer (3.24 Å) Ba(1)-F(6) bond length. There are a spread of Ba(1)-F(5) bond distances ranging from 2.81-3.31 Å. There are two inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent F(2), two equivalent F(3), two equivalent F(4), and two equivalent F(6) atoms. Both Mn(1)-F(2) bond lengths are 2.11 Å. Both Mn(1)-F(3) bond lengths are 2.67 Å. Both Mn(1)-F(4) bond lengths are 2.30 Å. Both Mn(1)-F(6) bond lengths are 2.31 Å. In the second Mn site, Mn(2) is bonded to two equivalent F(1), two equivalent F(2), and two equivalent F(7) atoms to form MnF6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Ga(1)F6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 48-58°. Both Mn(2)-F(1) bond lengths are 2.23 Å. Both Mn(2)-F(2) bond lengths are 2.11 Å. Both Mn(2)-F(7) bond lengths are 2.13 Å. Ga(1) is bonded to one F(1), one F(3), one F(4), one F(5), one F(6), and one F(7) atom to form GaF6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mn(2)F6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 48-58°. The Ga(1)-F(1) bond length is 1.98 Å. The Ga(1)-F(3) bond length is 1.95 Å. The Ga(1)-F(4) bond length is 1.90 Å. The Ga(1)-F(5) bond length is 1.90 Å. The Ga(1)-F(6) bond length is 1.90 Å. The Ga(1)-F(7) bond length is 1.92 Å. There are seven inequivalent F sites. In the first F site, F(6) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba(1), one Mn(1), and one Ga(1) atom. In the second F site, F(7) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ba(1), one Mn(2), and one Ga(1) atom. In the third F site, F(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent Ba(1), one Mn(2), and one Ga(1) atom. In the fourth F site, F(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Ba(1), one Mn(1), and one Mn(2) atom. In the fifth F site, F(3) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent Ba(1), one Mn(1), and one Ga(1) atom. In the sixth F site, F(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ba(1), one Mn(1), and one Ga(1) atom. In the seventh F site, F(5) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three equivalent Ba(1) and one Ga(1) atom.