ScOsGe2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbam space group. There are two inequivalent Sc sites. In the first Sc site, Sc(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Os(2), three equivalent Os(1), one Ge(4), one Ge(5), two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(2), and two equivalent Ge(3) atoms. In the second Sc site, Sc(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Os(2), four equivalent Os(1), two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(3), and three equivalent Ge(5) atoms. There are two inequivalent Os sites. In the first Os site, Os(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sc(2), three equivalent Sc(1), one Os(2), one Ge(2), one Ge(3), one Ge(4), one Ge(5), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the second Os site, Os(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sc(1), two equivalent Sc(2), two equivalent Os(1), two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(4), and two equivalent Ge(5) atoms. There are five inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sc(1), three equivalent Sc(2), two equivalent Os(1), and two equivalent Os(2) atoms. In the second Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Sc(2), two equivalent Sc(1), one Os(2), two equivalent Os(1), and one Ge(1) atom. In the third Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Sc(1), two equivalent Os(1), and one Ge(2) atom. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sc(2), four equivalent Sc(1), two equivalent Os(1), and one Ge(3) atom. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sc(1), two equivalent Os(1), and two equivalent Os(2) atoms.
ScOsGe2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbam space group. There are two inequivalent Sc sites. In the first Sc site, Sc(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Os(2), three equivalent Os(1), one Ge(4), one Ge(5), two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(2), and two equivalent Ge(3) atoms. The Sc(1)-Os(2) bond length is 3.08 Å. There are a spread of Sc(1)-Os(1) bond distances ranging from 3.10-3.17 Å. The Sc(1)-Ge(4) bond length is 2.80 Å. The Sc(1)-Ge(5) bond length is 2.71 Å. There is one shorter (2.93 Å) and one longer (2.99 Å) Sc(1)-Ge(1) bond length. Both Sc(1)-Ge(2) bond lengths are 3.02 Å. There is one shorter (2.89 Å) and one longer (2.95 Å) Sc(1)-Ge(3) bond length. In the second Sc site, Sc(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Os(2), four equivalent Os(1), two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(3), and three equivalent Ge(5) atoms. Both Sc(2)-Os(2) bond lengths are 3.16 Å. There are two shorter (3.14 Å) and two longer (3.27 Å) Sc(2)-Os(1) bond lengths. Both Sc(2)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 2.84 Å. There is one shorter (2.85 Å) and one longer (2.88 Å) Sc(2)-Ge(3) bond length. There are a spread of Sc(2)-Ge(5) bond distances ranging from 2.91-2.98 Å. There are two inequivalent Os sites. In the first Os site, Os(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sc(2), three equivalent Sc(1), one Os(2), one Ge(2), one Ge(3), one Ge(4), one Ge(5), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. The Os(1)-Os(2) bond length is 2.86 Å. The Os(1)-Ge(2) bond length is 2.46 Å. The Os(1)-Ge(3) bond length is 2.45 Å. The Os(1)-Ge(4) bond length is 2.72 Å. The Os(1)-Ge(5) bond length is 2.68 Å. There is one shorter (2.55 Å) and one longer (2.62 Å) Os(1)-Ge(1) bond length. In the second Os site, Os(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sc(1), two equivalent Sc(2), two equivalent Os(1), two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(4), and two equivalent Ge(5) atoms. Both Os(2)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 2.54 Å. Both Os(2)-Ge(4) bond lengths are 2.63 Å. Both Os(2)-Ge(5) bond lengths are 2.61 Å. There are five inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sc(1), three equivalent Sc(2), two equivalent Os(1), and two equivalent Os(2) atoms. In the second Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Sc(2), two equivalent Sc(1), one Os(2), two equivalent Os(1), and one Ge(1) atom. The Ge(1)-Ge(1) bond length is 2.52 Å. In the third Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Sc(1), two equivalent Os(1), and one Ge(2) atom. The Ge(2)-Ge(2) bond length is 2.52 Å. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sc(2), four equivalent Sc(1), two equivalent Os(1), and one Ge(3) atom. The Ge(3)-Ge(3) bond length is 2.54 Å. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sc(1), two equivalent Os(1), and two equivalent Os(2) atoms.