BaMgLaRuNiO6 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Ba(1) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one O(3), two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(4), two equivalent O(5), and two equivalent O(6) atoms. Mg(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(4) atom. La(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ni(1), one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. Ru(1) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. Ni(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one La(1), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. There are six inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba(1), one Mg(1), one La(1), and one Ru(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba(1), one Mg(1), one La(1), and one Ru(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ba(1), one Mg(1), one La(1), and one Ru(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba(1), one Mg(1), one La(1), one Ru(1), and one Ni(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba(1), one La(1), one Ru(1), and one Ni(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba(1), one La(1), one Ru(1), and one Ni(1) atom.
BaMgLaRuNiO6 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Ba(1) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one O(3), two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(4), two equivalent O(5), and two equivalent O(6) atoms. The Ba(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.84 Å. There is one shorter (2.96 Å) and one longer (3.07 Å) Ba(1)-O(1) bond length. There is one shorter (2.96 Å) and one longer (3.24 Å) Ba(1)-O(2) bond length. There is one shorter (2.65 Å) and one longer (3.28 Å) Ba(1)-O(4) bond length. There is one shorter (2.74 Å) and one longer (3.15 Å) Ba(1)-O(5) bond length. There is one shorter (2.67 Å) and one longer (3.28 Å) Ba(1)-O(6) bond length. Mg(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(4) atom. The Mg(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.96 Å. The Mg(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.97 Å. The Mg(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.98 Å. The Mg(1)-O(4) bond length is 2.43 Å. La(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ni(1), one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. The La(1)-Ni(1) bond length is 2.77 Å. The La(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.49 Å. The La(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.52 Å. The La(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.48 Å. The La(1)-O(4) bond length is 2.45 Å. The La(1)-O(5) bond length is 2.48 Å. The La(1)-O(6) bond length is 2.49 Å. Ru(1) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. The Ru(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.09 Å. The Ru(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.10 Å. The Ru(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.04 Å. The Ru(1)-O(4) bond length is 2.09 Å. The Ru(1)-O(5) bond length is 2.02 Å. The Ru(1)-O(6) bond length is 2.05 Å. Ni(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one La(1), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. The Ni(1)-O(4) bond length is 1.94 Å. The Ni(1)-O(5) bond length is 1.90 Å. The Ni(1)-O(6) bond length is 1.94 Å. There are six inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba(1), one Mg(1), one La(1), and one Ru(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba(1), one Mg(1), one La(1), and one Ru(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ba(1), one Mg(1), one La(1), and one Ru(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba(1), one Mg(1), one La(1), one Ru(1), and one Ni(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba(1), one La(1), one Ru(1), and one Ni(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba(1), one La(1), one Ru(1), and one Ni(1) atom.