Nd4Au5Zn3 crystallizes in the monoclinic Pm space group. There are four inequivalent Nd sites. In the first Nd site, Nd(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Au(1), one Au(2), one Au(5), two equivalent Au(3), two equivalent Au(4), one Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(2), and two equivalent Zn(3) atoms. In the second Nd site, Nd(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Au(1), one Au(2), one Au(5), two equivalent Au(3), two equivalent Au(4), one Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(2), and two equivalent Zn(3) atoms. In the third Nd site, Nd(3) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Au(3), one Au(4), two equivalent Au(1), two equivalent Au(2), two equivalent Au(5), one Zn(2), one Zn(3), and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms. In the fourth Nd site, Nd(4) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Au(3), one Au(4), two equivalent Au(1), two equivalent Au(2), two equivalent Au(5), one Zn(2), one Zn(3), and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms. There are five inequivalent Au sites. In the first Au site, Au(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Nd(1), one Nd(2), two equivalent Nd(3), two equivalent Nd(4), one Au(5), one Zn(1), and two equivalent Zn(2) atoms. In the second Au site, Au(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Nd(1), one Nd(2), two equivalent Nd(3), two equivalent Nd(4), one Au(5), one Zn(1), and two equivalent Zn(3) atoms. In the third Au site, Au(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Nd(3), one Nd(4), two equivalent Nd(1), two equivalent Nd(2), two equivalent Au(5), one Zn(2), and one Zn(3) atom. In the fourth Au site, Au(4) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Nd(3), one Nd(4), two equivalent Nd(1), two equivalent Nd(2), one Zn(2), one Zn(3), and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms. In the fifth Au site, Au(5) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Nd(1), one Nd(2), two equivalent Nd(3), two equivalent Nd(4), one Au(1), one Au(2), and two equivalent Au(3) atoms. There are three inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Nd(1), one Nd(2), two equivalent Nd(3), two equivalent Nd(4), one Au(1), one Au(2), and two equivalent Au(4) atoms. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Nd(3), one Nd(4), two equivalent Nd(1), two equivalent Nd(2), one Au(3), one Au(4), and two equivalent Au(1) atoms. In the third Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Nd(3), one Nd(4), two equivalent Nd(1), two equivalent Nd(2), one Au(3), one Au(4), and two equivalent Au(2) atoms.
Nd4Au5Zn3 crystallizes in the monoclinic Pm space group. There are four inequivalent Nd sites. In the first Nd site, Nd(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Au(1), one Au(2), one Au(5), two equivalent Au(3), two equivalent Au(4), one Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(2), and two equivalent Zn(3) atoms. The Nd(1)-Au(1) bond length is 3.08 Å. The Nd(1)-Au(2) bond length is 3.25 Å. The Nd(1)-Au(5) bond length is 3.18 Å. Both Nd(1)-Au(3) bond lengths are 3.21 Å. Both Nd(1)-Au(4) bond lengths are 3.20 Å. The Nd(1)-Zn(1) bond length is 3.23 Å. Both Nd(1)-Zn(2) bond lengths are 3.30 Å. Both Nd(1)-Zn(3) bond lengths are 3.19 Å. In the second Nd site, Nd(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Au(1), one Au(2), one Au(5), two equivalent Au(3), two equivalent Au(4), one Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(2), and two equivalent Zn(3) atoms. The Nd(2)-Au(1) bond length is 3.37 Å. The Nd(2)-Au(2) bond length is 3.07 Å. The Nd(2)-Au(5) bond length is 3.31 Å. Both Nd(2)-Au(3) bond lengths are 3.11 Å. Both Nd(2)-Au(4) bond lengths are 3.25 Å. The Nd(2)-Zn(1) bond length is 3.25 Å. Both Nd(2)-Zn(2) bond lengths are 3.16 Å. Both Nd(2)-Zn(3) bond lengths are 3.39 Å. In the third Nd site, Nd(3) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Au(3), one Au(4), two equivalent Au(1), two equivalent Au(2), two equivalent Au(5), one Zn(2), one Zn(3), and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms. The Nd(3)-Au(3) bond length is 3.23 Å. The Nd(3)-Au(4) bond length is 3.41 Å. Both Nd(3)-Au(1) bond lengths are 3.23 Å. Both Nd(3)-Au(2) bond lengths are 3.23 Å. Both Nd(3)-Au(5) bond lengths are 3.22 Å. The Nd(3)-Zn(2) bond length is 3.21 Å. The Nd(3)-Zn(3) bond length is 3.16 Å. Both Nd(3)-Zn(1) bond lengths are 3.20 Å. In the fourth Nd site, Nd(4) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Au(3), one Au(4), two equivalent Au(1), two equivalent Au(2), two equivalent Au(5), one Zn(2), one Zn(3), and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms. The Nd(4)-Au(3) bond length is 3.48 Å. The Nd(4)-Au(4) bond length is 3.13 Å. Both Nd(4)-Au(1) bond lengths are 3.20 Å. Both Nd(4)-Au(2) bond lengths are 3.35 Å. Both Nd(4)-Au(5) bond lengths are 3.18 Å. The Nd(4)-Zn(2) bond length is 3.22 Å. The Nd(4)-Zn(3) bond length is 3.28 Å. Both Nd(4)-Zn(1) bond lengths are 3.33 Å. There are five inequivalent Au sites. In the first Au site, Au(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Nd(1), one Nd(2), two equivalent Nd(3), two equivalent Nd(4), one Au(5), one Zn(1), and two equivalent Zn(2) atoms. The Au(1)-Au(5) bond length is 3.13 Å. The Au(1)-Zn(1) bond length is 2.70 Å. Both Au(1)-Zn(2) bond lengths are 2.68 Å. In the second Au site, Au(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Nd(1), one Nd(2), two equivalent Nd(3), two equivalent Nd(4), one Au(5), one Zn(1), and two equivalent Zn(3) atoms. The Au(2)-Au(5) bond length is 2.80 Å. The Au(2)-Zn(1) bond length is 2.92 Å. Both Au(2)-Zn(3) bond lengths are 2.59 Å. In the third Au site, Au(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Nd(3), one Nd(4), two equivalent Nd(1), two equivalent Nd(2), two equivalent Au(5), one Zn(2), and one Zn(3) atom. Both Au(3)-Au(5) bond lengths are 2.78 Å. The Au(3)-Zn(2) bond length is 3.00 Å. The Au(3)-Zn(3) bond length is 2.62 Å. In the fourth Au site, Au(4) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Nd(3), one Nd(4), two equivalent Nd(1), two equivalent Nd(2), one Zn(2), one Zn(3), and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms. The Au(4)-Zn(2) bond length is 2.72 Å. The Au(4)-Zn(3) bond length is 2.92 Å. Both Au(4)-Zn(1) bond lengths are 2.67 Å. In the fifth Au site, Au(5) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Nd(1), one Nd(2), two equivalent Nd(3), two equivalent Nd(4), one Au(1), one Au(2), and two equivalent Au(3) atoms. There are three inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Nd(1), one Nd(2), two equivalent Nd(3), two equivalent Nd(4), one Au(1), one Au(2), and two equivalent Au(4) atoms. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Nd(3), one Nd(4), two equivalent Nd(1), two equivalent Nd(2), one Au(3), one Au(4), and two equivalent Au(1) atoms. In the third Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Nd(3), one Nd(4), two equivalent Nd(1), two equivalent Nd(2), one Au(3), one Au(4), and two equivalent Au(2) atoms.