LaNi7In6 is Bergman Structure: Mg32(Al,Zn)49 Bergman-like structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Ibam space group. La(1) is bonded in a 16-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ni(1), four equivalent In(2), and eight equivalent In(1) atoms. There are three inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded in a cuboctahedral geometry to two equivalent Ni(3), four equivalent Ni(1), two equivalent In(2), and four equivalent In(1) atoms. In the second Ni site, Ni(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ni(2), two equivalent Ni(1), three equivalent In(2), and four equivalent In(1) atoms. In the third Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one La(1), one Ni(2), one Ni(3), three equivalent Ni(1), one In(2), and four equivalent In(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent In sites. In the first In site, In(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent La(1), one Ni(2), two equivalent Ni(3), four equivalent Ni(1), and two equivalent In(2) atoms. In the second In site, In(2) is bonded in a 13-coordinate geometry to two equivalent La(1), one Ni(2), two equivalent Ni(1), three equivalent Ni(3), one In(2), and four equivalent In(1) atoms.
LaNi7In6 is Bergman Structure: Mg32(Al,Zn)49 Bergman-like structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Ibam space group. La(1) is bonded in a 16-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ni(1), four equivalent In(2), and eight equivalent In(1) atoms. All La(1)-Ni(1) bond lengths are 3.28 Å. All La(1)-In(2) bond lengths are 3.48 Å. There are four shorter (3.49 Å) and four longer (3.50 Å) La(1)-In(1) bond lengths. There are three inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded in a cuboctahedral geometry to two equivalent Ni(3), four equivalent Ni(1), two equivalent In(2), and four equivalent In(1) atoms. Both Ni(2)-Ni(3) bond lengths are 2.52 Å. All Ni(2)-Ni(1) bond lengths are 2.53 Å. Both Ni(2)-In(2) bond lengths are 2.65 Å. All Ni(2)-In(1) bond lengths are 2.88 Å. In the second Ni site, Ni(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ni(2), two equivalent Ni(1), three equivalent In(2), and four equivalent In(1) atoms. Both Ni(3)-Ni(1) bond lengths are 2.74 Å. There are a spread of Ni(3)-In(2) bond distances ranging from 2.73-2.86 Å. There are two shorter (2.72 Å) and two longer (2.73 Å) Ni(3)-In(1) bond lengths. In the third Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one La(1), one Ni(2), one Ni(3), three equivalent Ni(1), one In(2), and four equivalent In(1) atoms. There are a spread of Ni(1)-Ni(1) bond distances ranging from 2.57-2.84 Å. The Ni(1)-In(2) bond length is 2.72 Å. There are a spread of Ni(1)-In(1) bond distances ranging from 2.61-2.69 Å. There are two inequivalent In sites. In the first In site, In(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent La(1), one Ni(2), two equivalent Ni(3), four equivalent Ni(1), and two equivalent In(2) atoms. There is one shorter (3.03 Å) and one longer (3.08 Å) In(1)-In(2) bond length. In the second In site, In(2) is bonded in a 13-coordinate geometry to two equivalent La(1), one Ni(2), two equivalent Ni(1), three equivalent Ni(3), one In(2), and four equivalent In(1) atoms. The In(2)-In(2) bond length is 2.97 Å.