Ca2CuZn2P3 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Ca(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Cu(1), three equivalent P(1), and three equivalent P(2) atoms. Cu(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Ca(1) and three equivalent P(2) atoms. Zn(1) is bonded to four equivalent P(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing ZnP4 tetrahedra. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to three equivalent Ca(1) and four equivalent Zn(1) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing PCa3Zn4 pentagonal bipyramids. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Ca(1) and three equivalent Cu(1) atoms.
Ca2CuZn2P3 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Ca(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Cu(1), three equivalent P(1), and three equivalent P(2) atoms. All Ca(1)-Cu(1) bond lengths are 3.05 Å. All Ca(1)-P(1) bond lengths are 2.94 Å. All Ca(1)-P(2) bond lengths are 3.05 Å. Cu(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Ca(1) and three equivalent P(2) atoms. All Cu(1)-P(2) bond lengths are 2.34 Å. Zn(1) is bonded to four equivalent P(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing ZnP4 tetrahedra. There are three shorter (2.44 Å) and one longer (2.54 Å) Zn(1)-P(1) bond length. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to three equivalent Ca(1) and four equivalent Zn(1) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing PCa3Zn4 pentagonal bipyramids. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Ca(1) and three equivalent Cu(1) atoms.