Ho3NTe3 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. There are three inequivalent Ho sites. In the first Ho site, Ho(1) is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to two equivalent N(1), one Te(1), one Te(3), and two equivalent Te(2) atoms. In the second Ho site, Ho(2) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one N(1), one Te(2), two equivalent Te(1), and two equivalent Te(3) atoms. In the third Ho site, Ho(3) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one N(1), one Te(1), two equivalent Te(2), and two equivalent Te(3) atoms. N(1) is bonded to one Ho(2), one Ho(3), and two equivalent Ho(1) atoms to form edge-sharing NHo4 tetrahedra. There are three inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ho(1), one Ho(3), and two equivalent Ho(2) atoms. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Ho(2), two equivalent Ho(1), and two equivalent Ho(3) atoms. In the third Te site, Te(3) is bonded in a distorted pentagonal planar geometry to one Ho(1), two equivalent Ho(2), and two equivalent Ho(3) atoms.
Ho3NTe3 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. There are three inequivalent Ho sites. In the first Ho site, Ho(1) is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to two equivalent N(1), one Te(1), one Te(3), and two equivalent Te(2) atoms. There is one shorter (2.23 Å) and one longer (2.26 Å) Ho(1)-N(1) bond length. The Ho(1)-Te(1) bond length is 3.18 Å. The Ho(1)-Te(3) bond length is 3.39 Å. There is one shorter (3.17 Å) and one longer (3.24 Å) Ho(1)-Te(2) bond length. In the second Ho site, Ho(2) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one N(1), one Te(2), two equivalent Te(1), and two equivalent Te(3) atoms. The Ho(2)-N(1) bond length is 2.19 Å. The Ho(2)-Te(2) bond length is 3.07 Å. There is one shorter (3.00 Å) and one longer (3.04 Å) Ho(2)-Te(1) bond length. There is one shorter (3.08 Å) and one longer (3.21 Å) Ho(2)-Te(3) bond length. In the third Ho site, Ho(3) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one N(1), one Te(1), two equivalent Te(2), and two equivalent Te(3) atoms. The Ho(3)-N(1) bond length is 2.19 Å. The Ho(3)-Te(1) bond length is 3.29 Å. There is one shorter (3.03 Å) and one longer (3.07 Å) Ho(3)-Te(2) bond length. There is one shorter (3.07 Å) and one longer (3.23 Å) Ho(3)-Te(3) bond length. N(1) is bonded to one Ho(2), one Ho(3), and two equivalent Ho(1) atoms to form edge-sharing NHo4 tetrahedra. There are three inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ho(1), one Ho(3), and two equivalent Ho(2) atoms. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Ho(2), two equivalent Ho(1), and two equivalent Ho(3) atoms. In the third Te site, Te(3) is bonded in a distorted pentagonal planar geometry to one Ho(1), two equivalent Ho(2), and two equivalent Ho(3) atoms.