The compound described by Dy4(Pd3Al8)3 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are two inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy(1) is bonded in a 17-coordinate geometry to one Pd(1), one Pd(3), one Pd(4), one Pd(5), two equivalent Pd(2), one Al(10), one Al(11), one Al(12), one Al(3), one Al(4), one Al(5), one Al(6), one Al(7), one Al(8), and two equivalent Al(1) atoms. In the second Dy site, Dy(2) is bonded in a 17-coordinate geometry to one Pd(1), one Pd(3), one Pd(4), one Pd(5), two equivalent Pd(2), one Al(1), one Al(10), one Al(11), one Al(12), one Al(4), one Al(5), one Al(6), one Al(8), one Al(9), and two equivalent Al(7) atoms. There are five inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(2), one Al(11), one Al(2), one Al(3), one Al(4), one Al(5), one Al(6), and two equivalent Al(9) atoms. In the second Pd site, Pd(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent Dy(2), one Al(10), one Al(12), two equivalent Al(1), two equivalent Al(7), and two equivalent Al(8) atoms. In the third Pd site, Pd(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(2), one Al(10), one Al(2), one Al(4), one Al(5), one Al(6), one Al(9), and two equivalent Al(3) atoms. In the fourth Pd site, Pd(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(2), one Al(12), one Al(3), one Al(4), one Al(5), one Al(6), one Al(9), and two equivalent Al(2) atoms. In the fifth Pd site, Pd(5) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent Dy(2), two equivalent Al(1), two equivalent Al(11), two equivalent Al(7), and two equivalent Al(8) atoms. There are twelve inequivalent Al sites. In the first Al site, Al(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Dy(2), two equivalent Dy(1), one Pd(5), and two equivalent Pd(2) atoms. In the second Al site, Al(2) is bonded to one Pd(1), one Pd(3), and two equivalent Pd(4) atoms to form distorted AlPd4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Al(3)DyPd4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Al(9)DyPd4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Al(3)DyPd4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Al(9)DyPd4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Al(2)Pd4 tetrahedra. In the third Al site, Al(3) is bonded to one Dy(1), one Pd(1), one Pd(4), and two equivalent Pd(3) atoms to form distorted AlDyPd4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Al(9)DyPd4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Al(2)Pd4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Al(3)DyPd4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Al(9)DyPd4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Al(2)Pd4 tetrahedra. In the fourth Al site, Al(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(2), one Pd(1), one Pd(3), and one Pd(4) atom. In the fifth Al site, Al(5) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(2), one Pd(1), one Pd(3), and one Pd(4) atom. In the sixth Al site, Al(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(2), one Pd(1), one Pd(3), and one Pd(4) atom. In the seventh Al site, Al(7) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), two equivalent Dy(2), one Pd(5), and two equivalent Pd(2) atoms. In the eighth Al site, Al(8) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(2), one Pd(5), and two equivalent Pd(2) atoms. In the ninth Al site, Al(9) is bonded to one Dy(2), one Pd(3), one Pd(4), and two equivalent Pd(1) atoms to form distorted AlDyPd4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Al(3)DyPd4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Al(2)Pd4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Al(3)DyPd4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Al(9)DyPd4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Al(2)Pd4 tetrahedra. In the tenth Al site, Al(10) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(2), one Pd(2), and one Pd(3) atom. In the eleventh Al site, Al(11) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(2), one Pd(1), and one Pd(5) atom. In the twelfth Al site, Al(12) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(2), one Pd(2), and one Pd(4) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Dy4(Al8Pd3)3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.499
_cell_length_b   7.516
_cell_length_c   13.096
_cell_angle_alpha   84.563
_cell_angle_beta   79.049
_cell_angle_gamma   59.924
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   627.132
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
 _atom_site_type_symbol
 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Dy  Dy0  1  0.394  0.168  0.809  1.0
  Dy  Dy1  1  0.606  0.832  0.191  1.0
  Dy  Dy2  1  0.734  0.498  0.809  1.0
  Dy  Dy3  1  0.266  0.502  0.191  1.0
  Al  Al4  1  0.685  0.834  0.945  1.0
  Al  Al5  1  0.315  0.166  0.055  1.0
  Al  Al6  1  0.146  0.833  0.561  1.0
  Al  Al7  1  0.854  0.167  0.439  1.0
  Al  Al8  1  0.480  0.167  0.560  1.0
  Al  Al9  1  0.520  0.833  0.440  1.0
  Al  Al10  1  0.217  0.165  0.330  1.0
  Al  Al11  1  0.783  0.835  0.670  1.0
  Al  Al12  1  0.437  0.507  0.670  1.0
  Al  Al13  1  0.563  0.493  0.330  1.0
  Al  Al14  1  0.110  0.159  0.669  1.0
  Al  Al15  1  0.890  0.841  0.331  1.0
  Al  Al16  1  0.352  0.500  0.945  1.0
  Al  Al17  1  0.648  0.500  0.055  1.0
  Al  Al18  1  0.015  0.167  0.956  1.0
  Al  Al19  1  0.985  0.833  0.044  1.0
  Al  Al20  1  0.187  0.500  0.440  1.0
  Al  Al21  1  0.813  0.500  0.560  1.0
  Al  Al22  1  0.734  0.164  0.184  1.0
  Al  Al23  1  0.266  0.836  0.816  1.0
  Al  Al24  1  0.062  0.631  0.815  1.0
  Al  Al25  1  0.938  0.369  0.185  1.0
  Al  Al26  1  0.856  0.041  0.816  1.0
  Al  Al27  1  0.144  0.959  0.184  1.0
  Pd  Pd28  1  0.120  0.493  0.638  1.0
  Pd  Pd29  1  0.880  0.507  0.362  1.0
  Pd  Pd30  1  0.656  0.172  0.000  1.0
  Pd  Pd31  1  0.344  0.828  1.000  1.0
  Pd  Pd32  1  0.538  0.167  0.362  1.0
  Pd  Pd33  1  0.462  0.833  0.638  1.0
  Pd  Pd34  1  0.779  0.175  0.638  1.0
  Pd  Pd35  1  0.221  0.825  0.362  1.0
  Pd  Pd36  1  0.000  0.500  0.000  1.0
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The compound described by Dy4(Pd3Al8)3 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are two inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy(1) is bonded in a 17-coordinate geometry to one Pd(1), one Pd(3), one Pd(4), one Pd(5), two equivalent Pd(2), one Al(10), one Al(11), one Al(12), one Al(3), one Al(4), one Al(5), one Al(6), one Al(7), one Al(8), and two equivalent Al(1) atoms. In the second Dy site, Dy(2) is bonded in a 17-coordinate geometry to one Pd(1), one Pd(3), one Pd(4), one Pd(5), two equivalent Pd(2), one Al(1), one Al(10), one Al(11), one Al(12), one Al(4), one Al(5), one Al(6), one Al(8), one Al(9), and two equivalent Al(7) atoms. There are five inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(2), one Al(11), one Al(2), one Al(3), one Al(4), one Al(5), one Al(6), and two equivalent Al(9) atoms. In the second Pd site, Pd(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent Dy(2), one Al(10), one Al(12), two equivalent Al(1), two equivalent Al(7), and two equivalent Al(8) atoms. In the third Pd site, Pd(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(2), one Al(10), one Al(2), one Al(4), one Al(5), one Al(6), one Al(9), and two equivalent Al(3) atoms. In the fourth Pd site, Pd(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(2), one Al(12), one Al(3), one Al(4), one Al(5), one Al(6), one Al(9), and two equivalent Al(2) atoms. In the fifth Pd site, Pd(5) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent Dy(2), two equivalent Al(1), two equivalent Al(11), two equivalent Al(7), and two equivalent Al(8) atoms. There are twelve inequivalent Al sites. In the first Al site, Al(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Dy(2), two equivalent Dy(1), one Pd(5), and two equivalent Pd(2) atoms. In the second Al site, Al(2) is bonded to one Pd(1), one Pd(3), and two equivalent Pd(4) atoms to form distorted AlPd4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Al(3)DyPd4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Al(9)DyPd4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Al(3)DyPd4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Al(9)DyPd4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Al(2)Pd4 tetrahedra. In the third Al site, Al(3) is bonded to one Dy(1), one Pd(1), one Pd(4), and two equivalent Pd(3) atoms to form distorted AlDyPd4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Al(9)DyPd4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Al(2)Pd4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Al(3)DyPd4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Al(9)DyPd4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Al(2)Pd4 tetrahedra. In the fourth Al site, Al(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(2), one Pd(1), one Pd(3), and one Pd(4) atom. In the fifth Al site, Al(5) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(2), one Pd(1), one Pd(3), and one Pd(4) atom. In the sixth Al site, Al(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(2), one Pd(1), one Pd(3), and one Pd(4) atom. In the seventh Al site, Al(7) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), two equivalent Dy(2), one Pd(5), and two equivalent Pd(2) atoms. In the eighth Al site, Al(8) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(2), one Pd(5), and two equivalent Pd(2) atoms. In the ninth Al site, Al(9) is bonded to one Dy(2), one Pd(3), one Pd(4), and two equivalent Pd(1) atoms to form distorted AlDyPd4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Al(3)DyPd4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Al(2)Pd4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Al(3)DyPd4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Al(9)DyPd4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Al(2)Pd4 tetrahedra. In the tenth Al site, Al(10) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(2), one Pd(2), and one Pd(3) atom. In the eleventh Al site, Al(11) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(2), one Pd(1), and one Pd(5) atom. In the twelfth Al site, Al(12) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(2), one Pd(2), and one Pd(4) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Dy4(Al8Pd3)3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.499
_cell_length_b   7.516
_cell_length_c   13.096
_cell_angle_alpha   84.563
_cell_angle_beta   79.049
_cell_angle_gamma   59.924
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   627.132
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
 _atom_site_type_symbol
 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Dy  Dy0  1  0.394  0.168  0.809  1.0
  Dy  Dy1  1  0.606  0.832  0.191  1.0
  Dy  Dy2  1  0.734  0.498  0.809  1.0
  Dy  Dy3  1  0.266  0.502  0.191  1.0
  Al  Al4  1  0.685  0.834  0.945  1.0
  Al  Al5  1  0.315  0.166  0.055  1.0
  Al  Al6  1  0.146  0.833  0.561  1.0
  Al  Al7  1  0.854  0.167  0.439  1.0
  Al  Al8  1  0.480  0.167  0.560  1.0
  Al  Al9  1  0.520  0.833  0.440  1.0
  Al  Al10  1  0.217  0.165  0.330  1.0
  Al  Al11  1  0.783  0.835  0.670  1.0
  Al  Al12  1  0.437  0.507  0.670  1.0
  Al  Al13  1  0.563  0.493  0.330  1.0
  Al  Al14  1  0.110  0.159  0.669  1.0
  Al  Al15  1  0.890  0.841  0.331  1.0
  Al  Al16  1  0.352  0.500  0.945  1.0
  Al  Al17  1  0.648  0.500  0.055  1.0
  Al  Al18  1  0.015  0.167  0.956  1.0
  Al  Al19  1  0.985  0.833  0.044  1.0
  Al  Al20  1  0.187  0.500  0.440  1.0
  Al  Al21  1  0.813  0.500  0.560  1.0
  Al  Al22  1  0.734  0.164  0.184  1.0
  Al  Al23  1  0.266  0.836  0.816  1.0
  Al  Al24  1  0.062  0.631  0.815  1.0
  Al  Al25  1  0.938  0.369  0.185  1.0
  Al  Al26  1  0.856  0.041  0.816  1.0
  Al  Al27  1  0.144  0.959  0.184  1.0
  Pd  Pd28  1  0.120  0.493  0.638  1.0
  Pd  Pd29  1  0.880  0.507  0.362  1.0
  Pd  Pd30  1  0.656  0.172  0.000  1.0
  Pd  Pd31  1  0.344  0.828  1.000  1.0
  Pd  Pd32  1  0.538  0.167  0.362  1.0
  Pd  Pd33  1  0.462  0.833  0.638  1.0
  Pd  Pd34  1  0.779  0.175  0.638  1.0
  Pd  Pd35  1  0.221  0.825  0.362  1.0
  Pd  Pd36  1  0.000  0.500  0.000  1.0
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