Hf(Ni2P)2 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4_2/mnm space group. Hf(1) is bonded in a 18-coordinate geometry to twelve equivalent Ni(1) and six equivalent P(1) atoms. Ni(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Hf(1) and three equivalent P(1) atoms. P(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Hf(1) and six equivalent Ni(1) atoms.
Hf(Ni2P)2 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4_2/mnm space group. Hf(1) is bonded in a 18-coordinate geometry to twelve equivalent Ni(1) and six equivalent P(1) atoms. There are eight shorter (2.94 Å) and four longer (3.09 Å) Hf(1)-Ni(1) bond lengths. There are two shorter (2.73 Å) and four longer (2.76 Å) Hf(1)-P(1) bond lengths. Ni(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Hf(1) and three equivalent P(1) atoms. There is one shorter (2.22 Å) and two longer (2.25 Å) Ni(1)-P(1) bond lengths. P(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Hf(1) and six equivalent Ni(1) atoms.