La2Rh3Sn5 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. La(1) is bonded in a 13-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Rh(1); two equivalent Sn(2); four equivalent Sn(1); and four Sn(3,3) atoms. There are two inequivalent Rh sites. In the first Rh site, Rh(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two Sn(3,3) and four equivalent Sn(1) atoms. In the second Rh site, Rh(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three equivalent La(1); one Sn(1); two equivalent Sn(2); and two Sn(3,3) atoms. There are four inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent La(1); one Rh(1); two equivalent Rh(2); and two Sn(3,3) atoms. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent La(1) and four equivalent Rh(1) atoms. In the third Sn site, Sn(3) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to four equivalent La(1), one Rh(2), two equivalent Rh(1), two equivalent Sn(1), and two equivalent Sn(3) atoms. In the fourth Sn site, Sn(3) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to four equivalent La(1), one Rh(2), two equivalent Rh(1), two equivalent Sn(1), and two equivalent Sn(3) atoms.
La2Rh3Sn5 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. La(1) is bonded in a 13-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Rh(1); two equivalent Sn(2); four equivalent Sn(1); and four Sn(3,3) atoms. There is one shorter (3.33 Å) and two longer (3.49 Å) La(1)-Rh(1) bond lengths. Both La(1)-Sn(2) bond lengths are 3.50 Å. There are a spread of La(1)-Sn(1) bond distances ranging from 3.20-3.54 Å. There are two shorter (3.44 Å) and two longer (3.54 Å) La(1)-Sn(3,3) bond lengths. There are two inequivalent Rh sites. In the first Rh site, Rh(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two Sn(3,3) and four equivalent Sn(1) atoms. Both Rh(2)-Sn(3,3) bond lengths are 2.90 Å. All Rh(2)-Sn(1) bond lengths are 2.68 Å. In the second Rh site, Rh(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three equivalent La(1); one Sn(1); two equivalent Sn(2); and two Sn(3,3) atoms. The Rh(1)-Sn(1) bond length is 2.58 Å. Both Rh(1)-Sn(2) bond lengths are 2.70 Å. There is one shorter (2.65 Å) and one longer (2.66 Å) Rh(1)-Sn(3,3) bond length. There are four inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent La(1); one Rh(1); two equivalent Rh(2); and two Sn(3,3) atoms. There is one shorter (2.98 Å) and one longer (2.99 Å) Sn(1)-Sn(3,3) bond length. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent La(1) and four equivalent Rh(1) atoms. In the third Sn site, Sn(3) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to four equivalent La(1), one Rh(2), two equivalent Rh(1), two equivalent Sn(1), and two equivalent Sn(3) atoms. Both Sn(3)-Sn(3) bond lengths are 3.23 Å. In the fourth Sn site, Sn(3) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to four equivalent La(1), one Rh(2), two equivalent Rh(1), two equivalent Sn(1), and two equivalent Sn(3) atoms.