Ce4Ni7In8 is beta Plutonium-derived structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmmm space group. There are three inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce(1) is bonded in a 13-coordinate geometry to one Ni(3), two equivalent Ni(4), one In(3), one In(4), two equivalent In(1), two equivalent In(5), and four equivalent In(2) atoms. In the second Ce site, Ce(2) is bonded in a 18-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ni(2), four equivalent Ni(1), four equivalent Ni(3), two equivalent In(1), two equivalent In(2), two equivalent In(3), and two equivalent In(7) atoms. In the third Ce site, Ce(3) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ni(1), four equivalent Ni(4), two equivalent In(6), and four equivalent In(1) atoms. There are four inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(3), two equivalent Ce(2), one Ni(1), one Ni(3), two equivalent Ni(2), one In(7), and two equivalent In(1) atoms. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(2), four equivalent Ni(1), two equivalent In(1), and two equivalent In(7) atoms. In the third Ni site, Ni(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), one Ni(1), one In(3), two equivalent In(1), and two equivalent In(2) atoms. In the fourth Ni site, Ni(4) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(3), one Ni(4), one In(1), one In(5), one In(6), and two equivalent In(4) atoms. There are seven inequivalent In sites. In the first In site, In(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Ce(2), two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(3), one Ni(2), one Ni(4), two equivalent Ni(1), two equivalent Ni(3), and one In(2) atom. In the second In site, In(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Ce(2), four equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ni(3), one In(1), one In(2), one In(5), and two equivalent In(3) atoms. In the third In site, In(3) is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Ni(3), and four equivalent In(2) atoms. In the fourth In site, In(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), four equivalent Ni(4), and two equivalent In(6) atoms. In the fifth In site, In(5) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ni(4), and two equivalent In(2) atoms. In the sixth In site, In(6) is bonded to four equivalent Ce(3), four equivalent Ni(4), and four equivalent In(4) atoms to form distorted face-sharing InCe4In4Ni4 cuboctahedra. In the seventh In site, In(7) is bonded to four equivalent Ce(2), four equivalent Ni(1), and four equivalent Ni(2) atoms to form distorted face-sharing InCe4Ni8 cuboctahedra.
Ce4Ni7In8 is beta Plutonium-derived structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmmm space group. There are three inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce(1) is bonded in a 13-coordinate geometry to one Ni(3), two equivalent Ni(4), one In(3), one In(4), two equivalent In(1), two equivalent In(5), and four equivalent In(2) atoms. The Ce(1)-Ni(3) bond length is 2.70 Å. Both Ce(1)-Ni(4) bond lengths are 3.10 Å. The Ce(1)-In(3) bond length is 3.53 Å. The Ce(1)-In(4) bond length is 3.30 Å. Both Ce(1)-In(1) bond lengths are 3.29 Å. Both Ce(1)-In(5) bond lengths are 3.35 Å. There are two shorter (3.38 Å) and two longer (3.44 Å) Ce(1)-In(2) bond lengths. In the second Ce site, Ce(2) is bonded in a 18-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ni(2), four equivalent Ni(1), four equivalent Ni(3), two equivalent In(1), two equivalent In(2), two equivalent In(3), and two equivalent In(7) atoms. Both Ce(2)-Ni(2) bond lengths are 3.01 Å. All Ce(2)-Ni(1) bond lengths are 3.32 Å. All Ce(2)-Ni(3) bond lengths are 3.28 Å. Both Ce(2)-In(1) bond lengths are 3.26 Å. Both Ce(2)-In(2) bond lengths are 3.59 Å. Both Ce(2)-In(3) bond lengths are 3.57 Å. Both Ce(2)-In(7) bond lengths are 3.32 Å. In the third Ce site, Ce(3) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ni(1), four equivalent Ni(4), two equivalent In(6), and four equivalent In(1) atoms. Both Ce(3)-Ni(1) bond lengths are 2.64 Å. All Ce(3)-Ni(4) bond lengths are 3.46 Å. Both Ce(3)-In(6) bond lengths are 3.53 Å. All Ce(3)-In(1) bond lengths are 3.39 Å. There are four inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(3), two equivalent Ce(2), one Ni(1), one Ni(3), two equivalent Ni(2), one In(7), and two equivalent In(1) atoms. The Ni(1)-Ni(1) bond length is 2.56 Å. The Ni(1)-Ni(3) bond length is 2.42 Å. Both Ni(1)-Ni(2) bond lengths are 2.59 Å. The Ni(1)-In(7) bond length is 2.53 Å. Both Ni(1)-In(1) bond lengths are 2.64 Å. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(2), four equivalent Ni(1), two equivalent In(1), and two equivalent In(7) atoms. Both Ni(2)-In(1) bond lengths are 2.75 Å. Both Ni(2)-In(7) bond lengths are 2.78 Å. In the third Ni site, Ni(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), one Ni(1), one In(3), two equivalent In(1), and two equivalent In(2) atoms. The Ni(3)-In(3) bond length is 2.63 Å. Both Ni(3)-In(1) bond lengths are 2.87 Å. Both Ni(3)-In(2) bond lengths are 2.69 Å. In the fourth Ni site, Ni(4) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(3), one Ni(4), one In(1), one In(5), one In(6), and two equivalent In(4) atoms. The Ni(4)-Ni(4) bond length is 2.83 Å. The Ni(4)-In(1) bond length is 2.58 Å. The Ni(4)-In(5) bond length is 2.67 Å. The Ni(4)-In(6) bond length is 2.70 Å. Both Ni(4)-In(4) bond lengths are 2.63 Å. There are seven inequivalent In sites. In the first In site, In(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Ce(2), two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(3), one Ni(2), one Ni(4), two equivalent Ni(1), two equivalent Ni(3), and one In(2) atom. The In(1)-In(2) bond length is 3.10 Å. In the second In site, In(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Ce(2), four equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ni(3), one In(1), one In(2), one In(5), and two equivalent In(3) atoms. The In(2)-In(2) bond length is 3.04 Å. The In(2)-In(5) bond length is 3.18 Å. Both In(2)-In(3) bond lengths are 3.20 Å. In the third In site, In(3) is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Ni(3), and four equivalent In(2) atoms. In the fourth In site, In(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), four equivalent Ni(4), and two equivalent In(6) atoms. Both In(4)-In(6) bond lengths are 3.00 Å. In the fifth In site, In(5) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ni(4), and two equivalent In(2) atoms. In the sixth In site, In(6) is bonded to four equivalent Ce(3), four equivalent Ni(4), and four equivalent In(4) atoms to form distorted face-sharing InCe4In4Ni4 cuboctahedra. In the seventh In site, In(7) is bonded to four equivalent Ce(2), four equivalent Ni(1), and four equivalent Ni(2) atoms to form distorted face-sharing InCe4Ni8 cuboctahedra.