The compound described by Zn(PO3)2 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. Zn(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1) and four equivalent O(2) atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent Zn(1)O6 octahedra. P(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Zn(1)O6 octahedra and corners with two equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 34-57°. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(1) and one P(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Zn(1) and one P(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent P(1) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Zn(PO3)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.582
_cell_length_b   6.582
_cell_length_c   4.967
_cell_angle_alpha   76.592
_cell_angle_beta   76.592
_cell_angle_gamma   84.623
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   203.437
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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  0.117  0.883  0.750  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.883  0.117  0.250  1.0
  P  P2  1  0.197  0.377  0.741  1.0
  P  P3  1  0.623  0.803  0.759  1.0
  P  P4  1  0.803  0.623  0.259  1.0
  P  P5  1  0.377  0.197  0.241  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.108  0.593  0.691  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.407  0.892  0.809  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.892  0.407  0.309  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.593  0.108  0.191  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.052  0.199  0.841  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.801  0.948  0.659  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.655  0.642  0.041  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.358  0.345  0.459  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.345  0.358  0.959  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.642  0.655  0.541  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.199  0.052  0.341  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.948  0.801  0.159  1.0
[/CIF]
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The compound described by Zn(PO3)2 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. Zn(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1) and four equivalent O(2) atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra and edges with two equivalent Zn(1)O6 octahedra. P(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Zn(1)O6 octahedra and corners with two equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 34-57°. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(1) and one P(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Zn(1) and one P(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent P(1) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Zn(PO3)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.582
_cell_length_b   6.582
_cell_length_c   4.967
_cell_angle_alpha   76.592
_cell_angle_beta   76.592
_cell_angle_gamma   84.623
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   203.437
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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  0.117  0.883  0.750  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.883  0.117  0.250  1.0
  P  P2  1  0.197  0.377  0.741  1.0
  P  P3  1  0.623  0.803  0.759  1.0
  P  P4  1  0.803  0.623  0.259  1.0
  P  P5  1  0.377  0.197  0.241  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.108  0.593  0.691  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.407  0.892  0.809  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.892  0.407  0.309  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.593  0.108  0.191  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.052  0.199  0.841  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.801  0.948  0.659  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.655  0.642  0.041  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.358  0.345  0.459  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.345  0.358  0.959  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.642  0.655  0.541  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.199  0.052  0.341  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.948  0.801  0.159  1.0
[/CIF]
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