The compound described by Rb2NdCl5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Rb(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Cl(1), two equivalent Cl(2), two equivalent Cl(3), and two equivalent Cl(4) atoms. Nd(1) is bonded to one Cl(1), one Cl(2), one Cl(3), and four equivalent Cl(4) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing NdCl7 pentagonal bipyramids. There are four inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded to four equivalent Rb(1) and one Nd(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner, edge, and face-sharing ClRb4Nd trigonal bipyramids. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Rb(1) and one Nd(1) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded to four equivalent Rb(1) and one Nd(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner, edge, and face-sharing ClRb4Nd trigonal bipyramids. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Rb(1) and two equivalent Nd(1) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Rb2NdCl5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.215
_cell_length_b   8.925
_cell_length_c   13.192
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   967.315
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
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
  Rb  Rb0  1  0.556  0.495  0.829  1.0
  Rb  Rb1  1  0.444  0.505  0.171  1.0
  Rb  Rb2  1  0.056  0.505  0.671  1.0
  Rb  Rb3  1  0.444  0.995  0.171  1.0
  Rb  Rb4  1  0.944  0.495  0.329  1.0
  Rb  Rb5  1  0.556  0.005  0.829  1.0
  Rb  Rb6  1  0.944  0.005  0.329  1.0
  Rb  Rb7  1  0.056  0.995  0.671  1.0
  Nd  Nd8  1  0.572  0.750  0.505  1.0
  Nd  Nd9  1  0.428  0.250  0.495  1.0
  Nd  Nd10  1  0.072  0.250  0.995  1.0
  Nd  Nd11  1  0.928  0.750  0.005  1.0
  Cl  Cl12  1  0.845  0.750  0.801  1.0
  Cl  Cl13  1  0.155  0.250  0.199  1.0
  Cl  Cl14  1  0.345  0.250  0.699  1.0
  Cl  Cl15  1  0.655  0.750  0.301  1.0
  Cl  Cl16  1  0.379  0.750  0.677  1.0
  Cl  Cl17  1  0.621  0.250  0.323  1.0
  Cl  Cl18  1  0.879  0.250  0.823  1.0
  Cl  Cl19  1  0.121  0.750  0.177  1.0
  Cl  Cl20  1  0.911  0.750  0.510  1.0
  Cl  Cl21  1  0.089  0.250  0.490  1.0
  Cl  Cl22  1  0.411  0.250  0.990  1.0
  Cl  Cl23  1  0.589  0.750  0.010  1.0
  Cl  Cl24  1  0.663  0.042  0.573  1.0
  Cl  Cl25  1  0.337  0.958  0.427  1.0
  Cl  Cl26  1  0.163  0.958  0.927  1.0
  Cl  Cl27  1  0.337  0.542  0.427  1.0
  Cl  Cl28  1  0.837  0.042  0.073  1.0
  Cl  Cl29  1  0.663  0.458  0.573  1.0
  Cl  Cl30  1  0.837  0.458  0.073  1.0
  Cl  Cl31  1  0.163  0.542  0.927  1.0
[/CIF]
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The compound described by Rb2NdCl5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Rb(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Cl(1), two equivalent Cl(2), two equivalent Cl(3), and two equivalent Cl(4) atoms. Nd(1) is bonded to one Cl(1), one Cl(2), one Cl(3), and four equivalent Cl(4) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing NdCl7 pentagonal bipyramids. There are four inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded to four equivalent Rb(1) and one Nd(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner, edge, and face-sharing ClRb4Nd trigonal bipyramids. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Rb(1) and one Nd(1) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded to four equivalent Rb(1) and one Nd(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner, edge, and face-sharing ClRb4Nd trigonal bipyramids. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Rb(1) and two equivalent Nd(1) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Rb2NdCl5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.215
_cell_length_b   8.925
_cell_length_c   13.192
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   967.315
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
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
  Rb  Rb0  1  0.556  0.495  0.829  1.0
  Rb  Rb1  1  0.444  0.505  0.171  1.0
  Rb  Rb2  1  0.056  0.505  0.671  1.0
  Rb  Rb3  1  0.444  0.995  0.171  1.0
  Rb  Rb4  1  0.944  0.495  0.329  1.0
  Rb  Rb5  1  0.556  0.005  0.829  1.0
  Rb  Rb6  1  0.944  0.005  0.329  1.0
  Rb  Rb7  1  0.056  0.995  0.671  1.0
  Nd  Nd8  1  0.572  0.750  0.505  1.0
  Nd  Nd9  1  0.428  0.250  0.495  1.0
  Nd  Nd10  1  0.072  0.250  0.995  1.0
  Nd  Nd11  1  0.928  0.750  0.005  1.0
  Cl  Cl12  1  0.845  0.750  0.801  1.0
  Cl  Cl13  1  0.155  0.250  0.199  1.0
  Cl  Cl14  1  0.345  0.250  0.699  1.0
  Cl  Cl15  1  0.655  0.750  0.301  1.0
  Cl  Cl16  1  0.379  0.750  0.677  1.0
  Cl  Cl17  1  0.621  0.250  0.323  1.0
  Cl  Cl18  1  0.879  0.250  0.823  1.0
  Cl  Cl19  1  0.121  0.750  0.177  1.0
  Cl  Cl20  1  0.911  0.750  0.510  1.0
  Cl  Cl21  1  0.089  0.250  0.490  1.0
  Cl  Cl22  1  0.411  0.250  0.990  1.0
  Cl  Cl23  1  0.589  0.750  0.010  1.0
  Cl  Cl24  1  0.663  0.042  0.573  1.0
  Cl  Cl25  1  0.337  0.958  0.427  1.0
  Cl  Cl26  1  0.163  0.958  0.927  1.0
  Cl  Cl27  1  0.337  0.542  0.427  1.0
  Cl  Cl28  1  0.837  0.042  0.073  1.0
  Cl  Cl29  1  0.663  0.458  0.573  1.0
  Cl  Cl30  1  0.837  0.458  0.073  1.0
  Cl  Cl31  1  0.163  0.542  0.927  1.0
[/CIF]
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