La3(BWO9) crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3 space group. La(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(3), three equivalent O(1), and three equivalent O(2) atoms. W(1) is bonded in a distorted octahedral geometry to three equivalent O(1) and three equivalent O(3) atoms. B(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent O(2) atoms. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to three equivalent La(1) and one W(1) atom to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OLa3W tetrahedra. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three equivalent La(1) and one B(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent La(1) and one W(1) atom.
La3(BWO9) crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3 space group. La(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(3), three equivalent O(1), and three equivalent O(2) atoms. There is one shorter (2.39 Å) and one longer (2.41 Å) La(1)-O(3) bond length. There are a spread of La(1)-O(1) bond distances ranging from 2.50-2.63 Å. There are a spread of La(1)-O(2) bond distances ranging from 2.48-2.68 Å. W(1) is bonded in a distorted octahedral geometry to three equivalent O(1) and three equivalent O(3) atoms. All W(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 1.97 Å. All W(1)-O(3) bond lengths are 1.90 Å. B(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent O(2) atoms. All B(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 1.38 Å. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to three equivalent La(1) and one W(1) atom to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OLa3W tetrahedra. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three equivalent La(1) and one B(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent La(1) and one W(1) atom.