The compound described by ZnP2 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4_12_12 space group. Zn(1) is bonded to two equivalent P(1) and two equivalent P(2) atoms to form ZnP4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent Zn(1)P4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent P(1)Zn2P2 tetrahedra, and corners with four equivalent P(2)Zn2P2 tetrahedra. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to two equivalent Zn(1) and two equivalent P(2) atoms to form distorted PZn2P2 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent Zn(1)P4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent P(1)Zn2P2 tetrahedra, and corners with four equivalent P(2)Zn2P2 tetrahedra. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to two equivalent Zn(1) and two equivalent P(1) atoms to form PZn2P2 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent Zn(1)P4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent P(1)Zn2P2 tetrahedra, and corners with four equivalent P(2)Zn2P2 tetrahedra. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_ZnP2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.034
_cell_length_b   5.034
_cell_length_c   18.368
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   465.533
_cell_formula_units_Z   8
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
  Zn  Zn0  1  0.155  0.637  0.051  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.863  0.655  0.301  1.0
  Zn  Zn2  1  0.137  0.345  0.801  1.0
  Zn  Zn3  1  0.655  0.863  0.699  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.345  0.137  0.199  1.0
  Zn  Zn5  1  0.845  0.363  0.551  1.0
  Zn  Zn6  1  0.637  0.155  0.949  1.0
  Zn  Zn7  1  0.363  0.845  0.449  1.0
  P  P8  1  0.820  0.302  0.059  1.0
  P  P9  1  0.198  0.320  0.309  1.0
  P  P10  1  0.802  0.680  0.809  1.0
  P  P11  1  0.320  0.198  0.691  1.0
  P  P12  1  0.680  0.802  0.191  1.0
  P  P13  1  0.180  0.698  0.559  1.0
  P  P14  1  0.302  0.820  0.941  1.0
  P  P15  1  0.698  0.180  0.441  1.0
  P  P16  1  0.991  0.981  0.126  1.0
  P  P17  1  0.519  0.491  0.376  1.0
  P  P18  1  0.481  0.509  0.876  1.0
  P  P19  1  0.491  0.519  0.624  1.0
  P  P20  1  0.509  0.481  0.124  1.0
  P  P21  1  0.009  0.019  0.626  1.0
  P  P22  1  0.981  0.991  0.874  1.0
  P  P23  1  0.019  0.009  0.374  1.0
[/CIF]
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The compound described by ZnP2 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4_12_12 space group. Zn(1) is bonded to two equivalent P(1) and two equivalent P(2) atoms to form ZnP4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent Zn(1)P4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent P(1)Zn2P2 tetrahedra, and corners with four equivalent P(2)Zn2P2 tetrahedra. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to two equivalent Zn(1) and two equivalent P(2) atoms to form distorted PZn2P2 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent Zn(1)P4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent P(1)Zn2P2 tetrahedra, and corners with four equivalent P(2)Zn2P2 tetrahedra. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to two equivalent Zn(1) and two equivalent P(1) atoms to form PZn2P2 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent Zn(1)P4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent P(1)Zn2P2 tetrahedra, and corners with four equivalent P(2)Zn2P2 tetrahedra. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_ZnP2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.034
_cell_length_b   5.034
_cell_length_c   18.368
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   465.533
_cell_formula_units_Z   8
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
  Zn  Zn0  1  0.155  0.637  0.051  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.863  0.655  0.301  1.0
  Zn  Zn2  1  0.137  0.345  0.801  1.0
  Zn  Zn3  1  0.655  0.863  0.699  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.345  0.137  0.199  1.0
  Zn  Zn5  1  0.845  0.363  0.551  1.0
  Zn  Zn6  1  0.637  0.155  0.949  1.0
  Zn  Zn7  1  0.363  0.845  0.449  1.0
  P  P8  1  0.820  0.302  0.059  1.0
  P  P9  1  0.198  0.320  0.309  1.0
  P  P10  1  0.802  0.680  0.809  1.0
  P  P11  1  0.320  0.198  0.691  1.0
  P  P12  1  0.680  0.802  0.191  1.0
  P  P13  1  0.180  0.698  0.559  1.0
  P  P14  1  0.302  0.820  0.941  1.0
  P  P15  1  0.698  0.180  0.441  1.0
  P  P16  1  0.991  0.981  0.126  1.0
  P  P17  1  0.519  0.491  0.376  1.0
  P  P18  1  0.481  0.509  0.876  1.0
  P  P19  1  0.491  0.519  0.624  1.0
  P  P20  1  0.509  0.481  0.124  1.0
  P  P21  1  0.009  0.019  0.626  1.0
  P  P22  1  0.981  0.991  0.874  1.0
  P  P23  1  0.019  0.009  0.374  1.0
[/CIF]
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