Dy2Pt7In16 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmmm space group. Dy(1) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Pt(3), two equivalent In(1), two equivalent In(2), two equivalent In(4), and four equivalent In(5) atoms. There are three inequivalent Pt sites. In the first Pt site, Pt(1) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent In(1) and four equivalent In(2) atoms. In the second Pt site, Pt(2) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to two equivalent In(2), two equivalent In(4), and four equivalent In(3) atoms. In the third Pt site, Pt(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), one In(1), one In(3), one In(5), two equivalent In(2), and two equivalent In(4) atoms. There are five inequivalent In sites. In the first In site, In(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent Pt(1), and two equivalent Pt(3) atoms. In the second In site, In(2) is bonded to one Dy(1), one Pt(1), one Pt(2), and two equivalent Pt(3) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing InDyPt4 tetrahedra. In the third In site, In(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Pt(3) and two equivalent Pt(2) atoms. In the fourth In site, In(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Pt(2), and two equivalent Pt(3) atoms. In the fifth In site, In(5) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Dy(1) and two equivalent Pt(3) atoms.
Dy2Pt7In16 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmmm space group. Dy(1) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Pt(3), two equivalent In(1), two equivalent In(2), two equivalent In(4), and four equivalent In(5) atoms. All Dy(1)-Pt(3) bond lengths are 3.18 Å. Both Dy(1)-In(1) bond lengths are 3.29 Å. Both Dy(1)-In(2) bond lengths are 3.37 Å. Both Dy(1)-In(4) bond lengths are 3.38 Å. All Dy(1)-In(5) bond lengths are 3.41 Å. There are three inequivalent Pt sites. In the first Pt site, Pt(1) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent In(1) and four equivalent In(2) atoms. All Pt(1)-In(1) bond lengths are 2.76 Å. All Pt(1)-In(2) bond lengths are 2.81 Å. In the second Pt site, Pt(2) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to two equivalent In(2), two equivalent In(4), and four equivalent In(3) atoms. Both Pt(2)-In(2) bond lengths are 2.78 Å. Both Pt(2)-In(4) bond lengths are 2.77 Å. All Pt(2)-In(3) bond lengths are 2.79 Å. In the third Pt site, Pt(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), one In(1), one In(3), one In(5), two equivalent In(2), and two equivalent In(4) atoms. The Pt(3)-In(1) bond length is 2.83 Å. The Pt(3)-In(3) bond length is 2.93 Å. The Pt(3)-In(5) bond length is 2.85 Å. Both Pt(3)-In(2) bond lengths are 2.87 Å. Both Pt(3)-In(4) bond lengths are 2.78 Å. There are five inequivalent In sites. In the first In site, In(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent Pt(1), and two equivalent Pt(3) atoms. In the second In site, In(2) is bonded to one Dy(1), one Pt(1), one Pt(2), and two equivalent Pt(3) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing InDyPt4 tetrahedra. In the third In site, In(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Pt(3) and two equivalent Pt(2) atoms. In the fourth In site, In(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Pt(2), and two equivalent Pt(3) atoms. In the fifth In site, In(5) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Dy(1) and two equivalent Pt(3) atoms.