LuBi3 is beta Cu3Ti-like structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Lu(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Bi(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and face-sharing LuBi12 cuboctahedra. Bi(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Lu(1) atoms.
LuBi3 is beta Cu3Ti-like structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Lu(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Bi(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and face-sharing LuBi12 cuboctahedra. There are six shorter (3.41 Å) and six longer (3.53 Å) Lu(1)-Bi(1) bond lengths. Bi(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Lu(1) atoms.