YbPtAl crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Pt(1) atoms. Pt(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Yb(1) and four equivalent Al(1) atoms. Al(1) is bonded to four equivalent Pt(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing AlPt4 tetrahedra.
YbPtAl crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Pt(1) atoms. There are a spread of Yb(1)-Pt(1) bond distances ranging from 2.90-3.04 Å. Pt(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Yb(1) and four equivalent Al(1) atoms. There are a spread of Pt(1)-Al(1) bond distances ranging from 2.57-2.65 Å. Al(1) is bonded to four equivalent Pt(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing AlPt4 tetrahedra.