W3Al4Ge2 is Titanium Disilicide-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic C2 space group. There are two inequivalent W sites. In the first W site, W(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Al(1), one Al(3), four equivalent Al(2), and four equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the second W site, W(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Al(2), three equivalent Al(1), three equivalent Al(3), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. There are three inequivalent Al sites. In the first Al site, Al(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent W(1), three equivalent W(2), and two equivalent Al(2) atoms. In the second Al site, Al(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one W(2), four equivalent W(1), one Al(1), and four equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the third Al site, Al(3) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to two equivalent W(1), three equivalent W(2), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. Ge(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one W(2), four equivalent W(1), one Al(3), and four equivalent Al(2) atoms.
W3Al4Ge2 is Titanium Disilicide-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic C2 space group. There are two inequivalent W sites. In the first W site, W(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Al(1), one Al(3), four equivalent Al(2), and four equivalent Ge(1) atoms. The W(1)-Al(1) bond length is 2.68 Å. The W(1)-Al(3) bond length is 2.68 Å. There are a spread of W(1)-Al(2) bond distances ranging from 2.62-2.84 Å. There are a spread of W(1)-Ge(1) bond distances ranging from 2.62-2.80 Å. In the second W site, W(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Al(2), three equivalent Al(1), three equivalent Al(3), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. Both W(2)-Al(2) bond lengths are 2.63 Å. There are two shorter (2.78 Å) and one longer (2.79 Å) W(2)-Al(1) bond length. There are two shorter (2.78 Å) and one longer (2.79 Å) W(2)-Al(3) bond length. Both W(2)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 2.61 Å. There are three inequivalent Al sites. In the first Al site, Al(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent W(1), three equivalent W(2), and two equivalent Al(2) atoms. Both Al(1)-Al(2) bond lengths are 2.60 Å. In the second Al site, Al(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one W(2), four equivalent W(1), one Al(1), and four equivalent Ge(1) atoms. There are a spread of Al(2)-Ge(1) bond distances ranging from 2.65-2.82 Å. In the third Al site, Al(3) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to two equivalent W(1), three equivalent W(2), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. Both Al(3)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 2.62 Å. Ge(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one W(2), four equivalent W(1), one Al(3), and four equivalent Al(2) atoms.