Gd2Ni2Sn crystallizes in the orthorhombic Immm space group. Gd(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Ni(1) and four equivalent Sn(1) atoms. Ni(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Gd(1), one Ni(1), and two equivalent Sn(1) atoms. Sn(1) is bonded to eight equivalent Gd(1) and four equivalent Ni(1) atoms to form a mixture of edge and face-sharing SnGd8Ni4 cuboctahedra.
Gd2Ni2Sn crystallizes in the orthorhombic Immm space group. Gd(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Ni(1) and four equivalent Sn(1) atoms. There are four shorter (2.98 Å) and two longer (3.00 Å) Gd(1)-Ni(1) bond lengths. There are two shorter (3.29 Å) and two longer (3.31 Å) Gd(1)-Sn(1) bond lengths. Ni(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Gd(1), one Ni(1), and two equivalent Sn(1) atoms. The Ni(1)-Ni(1) bond length is 2.41 Å. Both Ni(1)-Sn(1) bond lengths are 2.66 Å. Sn(1) is bonded to eight equivalent Gd(1) and four equivalent Ni(1) atoms to form a mixture of edge and face-sharing SnGd8Ni4 cuboctahedra.