Cr3Mn3P2 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2 space group. There are three inequivalent Cr sites. In the first Cr site, Cr(1) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one P(1) and one P(2) atom. In the second Cr site, Cr(2) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Mn(1), one P(1), and one P(2) atom. In the third Cr site, Cr(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one P(2) and two equivalent P(1) atoms. There are three inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Cr(2), one P(1), and two equivalent P(2) atoms. In the second Mn site, Mn(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent P(1) and two equivalent P(2) atoms. In the third Mn site, Mn(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent P(1) and two equivalent P(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1), one Cr(2), two equivalent Cr(3), one Mn(1), two equivalent Mn(2), and two equivalent Mn(3) atoms. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1), one Cr(2), one Cr(3), two equivalent Mn(1), two equivalent Mn(2), and two equivalent Mn(3) atoms.
Cr3Mn3P2 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2 space group. There are three inequivalent Cr sites. In the first Cr site, Cr(1) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one P(1) and one P(2) atom. The Cr(1)-P(1) bond length is 2.35 Å. The Cr(1)-P(2) bond length is 2.38 Å. In the second Cr site, Cr(2) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Mn(1), one P(1), and one P(2) atom. The Cr(2)-Mn(1) bond length is 2.44 Å. The Cr(2)-P(1) bond length is 2.36 Å. The Cr(2)-P(2) bond length is 2.36 Å. In the third Cr site, Cr(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one P(2) and two equivalent P(1) atoms. The Cr(3)-P(2) bond length is 2.37 Å. There is one shorter (2.31 Å) and one longer (2.41 Å) Cr(3)-P(1) bond length. There are three inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Cr(2), one P(1), and two equivalent P(2) atoms. The Mn(1)-P(1) bond length is 2.30 Å. There is one shorter (2.26 Å) and one longer (2.34 Å) Mn(1)-P(2) bond length. In the second Mn site, Mn(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent P(1) and two equivalent P(2) atoms. There is one shorter (2.25 Å) and one longer (2.31 Å) Mn(2)-P(1) bond length. There is one shorter (2.32 Å) and one longer (2.34 Å) Mn(2)-P(2) bond length. In the third Mn site, Mn(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent P(1) and two equivalent P(2) atoms. There is one shorter (2.31 Å) and one longer (2.32 Å) Mn(3)-P(1) bond length. There is one shorter (2.25 Å) and one longer (2.31 Å) Mn(3)-P(2) bond length. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1), one Cr(2), two equivalent Cr(3), one Mn(1), two equivalent Mn(2), and two equivalent Mn(3) atoms. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1), one Cr(2), one Cr(3), two equivalent Mn(1), two equivalent Mn(2), and two equivalent Mn(3) atoms.