Boron site preference in ternary Ta and Nb boron silicides

► Structure of a series of compounds have been solved by X-ray single crystal diffractometry. ► Ta3(Si1−xBx) (x=0.112) crystallizes with the Ti3P-type, B and Si atoms randomly share the 8g site. ► Structure of Nb5Si3B1−x (x=0.292; Ti5Ga4-type) was solved from NPD.