CuBe2 is Cubic Laves structured and crystallizes in the cubic Fd-3m space group. Be(1) is bonded to six equivalent Be(1) and six equivalent Cu(1) atoms to form a mixture of edge, face, and corner-sharing BeBe6Cu6 cuboctahedra. Cu(1) is bonded in a 16-coordinate geometry to twelve equivalent Be(1) and four equivalent Cu(1) atoms.
CuBe2 is Cubic Laves structured and crystallizes in the cubic Fd-3m space group. Be(1) is bonded to six equivalent Be(1) and six equivalent Cu(1) atoms to form a mixture of edge, face, and corner-sharing BeBe6Cu6 cuboctahedra. All Be(1)-Be(1) bond lengths are 2.11 Å. All Be(1)-Cu(1) bond lengths are 2.47 Å. Cu(1) is bonded in a 16-coordinate geometry to twelve equivalent Be(1) and four equivalent Cu(1) atoms. All Cu(1)-Cu(1) bond lengths are 2.58 Å.