Sn5(GeN3)2 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. There are three inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one N(2) and two equivalent N(3) atoms. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one N(2) and two equivalent N(1) atoms. In the third Sn site, Sn(3) is bonded in a water-like geometry to two equivalent N(2) atoms. Ge(1) is bonded to one N(1), one N(2), and two equivalent N(3) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing GeN4 tetrahedra. There are three inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(2) is bonded to one Sn(1), one Sn(2), one Sn(3), and one Ge(1) atom to form distorted corner-sharing NSn3Ge tetrahedra. In the second N site, N(3) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Sn(1) and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the third N site, N(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Sn(2) and one Ge(1) atom.
Sn5(GeN3)2 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. There are three inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one N(2) and two equivalent N(3) atoms. The Sn(1)-N(2) bond length is 2.33 Å. There is one shorter (2.32 Å) and one longer (2.38 Å) Sn(1)-N(3) bond length. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one N(2) and two equivalent N(1) atoms. The Sn(2)-N(2) bond length is 2.21 Å. There is one shorter (2.13 Å) and one longer (2.15 Å) Sn(2)-N(1) bond length. In the third Sn site, Sn(3) is bonded in a water-like geometry to two equivalent N(2) atoms. Both Sn(3)-N(2) bond lengths are 2.21 Å. Ge(1) is bonded to one N(1), one N(2), and two equivalent N(3) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing GeN4 tetrahedra. The Ge(1)-N(1) bond length is 1.79 Å. The Ge(1)-N(2) bond length is 1.88 Å. There is one shorter (1.94 Å) and one longer (1.97 Å) Ge(1)-N(3) bond length. There are three inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(2) is bonded to one Sn(1), one Sn(2), one Sn(3), and one Ge(1) atom to form distorted corner-sharing NSn3Ge tetrahedra. In the second N site, N(3) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Sn(1) and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the third N site, N(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Sn(2) and one Ge(1) atom.