The compound described by Nb6CdSe8 crystallizes in the trigonal P-3 space group. Nb(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Se(2) and four equivalent Se(1) atoms. Cd(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Cd(1) and six equivalent Se(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent Se sites. In the first Se site, Se(2) is bonded to six equivalent Nb(1) atoms to form distorted face-sharing SeNb6 pentagonal pyramids. In the second Se site, Se(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Nb(1) and one Cd(1) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Nb6CdSe8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.470
_cell_length_b   10.225
_cell_length_c   10.224
_cell_angle_alpha   59.986
_cell_angle_beta   90.001
_cell_angle_gamma   90.001
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   314.056
_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
  Nb  Nb0  1  0.750  0.380  0.513  1.0
  Nb  Nb1  1  0.750  0.107  0.380  1.0
  Nb  Nb2  1  0.750  0.513  0.107  1.0
  Nb  Nb3  1  0.250  0.620  0.487  1.0
  Nb  Nb4  1  0.250  0.893  0.620  1.0
  Nb  Nb5  1  0.250  0.487  0.893  1.0
  Cd  Cd6  1  0.500  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Se  Se7  1  0.750  0.062  0.657  1.0
  Se  Se8  1  0.750  0.281  0.062  1.0
  Se  Se9  1  0.750  0.657  0.280  1.0
  Se  Se10  1  0.250  0.938  0.343  1.0
  Se  Se11  1  0.250  0.719  0.938  1.0
  Se  Se12  1  0.250  0.343  0.720  1.0
  Se  Se13  1  0.750  0.667  0.667  1.0
  Se  Se14  1  0.250  0.333  0.333  1.0
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The compound described by Nb6CdSe8 crystallizes in the trigonal P-3 space group. Nb(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Se(2) and four equivalent Se(1) atoms. Cd(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Cd(1) and six equivalent Se(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent Se sites. In the first Se site, Se(2) is bonded to six equivalent Nb(1) atoms to form distorted face-sharing SeNb6 pentagonal pyramids. In the second Se site, Se(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Nb(1) and one Cd(1) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Nb6CdSe8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.470
_cell_length_b   10.225
_cell_length_c   10.224
_cell_angle_alpha   59.986
_cell_angle_beta   90.001
_cell_angle_gamma   90.001
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   314.056
_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
  Nb  Nb0  1  0.750  0.380  0.513  1.0
  Nb  Nb1  1  0.750  0.107  0.380  1.0
  Nb  Nb2  1  0.750  0.513  0.107  1.0
  Nb  Nb3  1  0.250  0.620  0.487  1.0
  Nb  Nb4  1  0.250  0.893  0.620  1.0
  Nb  Nb5  1  0.250  0.487  0.893  1.0
  Cd  Cd6  1  0.500  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Se  Se7  1  0.750  0.062  0.657  1.0
  Se  Se8  1  0.750  0.281  0.062  1.0
  Se  Se9  1  0.750  0.657  0.280  1.0
  Se  Se10  1  0.250  0.938  0.343  1.0
  Se  Se11  1  0.250  0.719  0.938  1.0
  Se  Se12  1  0.250  0.343  0.720  1.0
  Se  Se13  1  0.750  0.667  0.667  1.0
  Se  Se14  1  0.250  0.333  0.333  1.0
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