The material described by La2(PdSb)3 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/mmm space group. La(1) is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one Pd(1) and one Sb(1) atom. There are two inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one La(1) and one Sb(2) atom. In the second Pd site, Pd(2) is bonded to four equivalent Pd(2) and two equivalent Sb(1) atoms to form distorted PdSb2Pd4 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Pd(2)Sb2Pd4 octahedra, edges with four equivalent Pd(2)Sb2Pd4 octahedra, and edges with eight equivalent Sb(1)LaSb4Pd octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra are not tilted. There are two inequivalent Sb sites. In the first Sb site, Sb(1) is bonded to one La(1), one Pd(2), and four equivalent Sb(1) atoms to form distorted SbLaSb4Pd octahedra that share corners with five equivalent Sb(1)LaSb4Pd octahedra, edges with four equivalent Pd(2)Sb2Pd4 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Sb(1)LaSb4Pd octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra are not tilted. In the second Sb site, Sb(2) is bonded to two equivalent Pd(1) and four equivalent Sb(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing SbSb4Pd2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra are not tilted. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_La2(SbPd)3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.084
_cell_length_b   3.084
_cell_length_c   22.206
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   211.185
_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
  La  La0  1  0.500  0.500  0.760  1.0
  La  La1  1  0.500  0.500  0.240  1.0
  Sb  Sb2  1  0.500  0.500  0.384  1.0
  Sb  Sb3  1  0.500  0.500  0.616  1.0
  Sb  Sb4  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Pd  Pd5  1  0.500  0.500  0.121  1.0
  Pd  Pd6  1  0.500  0.500  0.879  1.0
  Pd  Pd7  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
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The material described by La2(PdSb)3 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/mmm space group. La(1) is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one Pd(1) and one Sb(1) atom. There are two inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one La(1) and one Sb(2) atom. In the second Pd site, Pd(2) is bonded to four equivalent Pd(2) and two equivalent Sb(1) atoms to form distorted PdSb2Pd4 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Pd(2)Sb2Pd4 octahedra, edges with four equivalent Pd(2)Sb2Pd4 octahedra, and edges with eight equivalent Sb(1)LaSb4Pd octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra are not tilted. There are two inequivalent Sb sites. In the first Sb site, Sb(1) is bonded to one La(1), one Pd(2), and four equivalent Sb(1) atoms to form distorted SbLaSb4Pd octahedra that share corners with five equivalent Sb(1)LaSb4Pd octahedra, edges with four equivalent Pd(2)Sb2Pd4 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Sb(1)LaSb4Pd octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra are not tilted. In the second Sb site, Sb(2) is bonded to two equivalent Pd(1) and four equivalent Sb(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing SbSb4Pd2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra are not tilted. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_La2(SbPd)3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.084
_cell_length_b   3.084
_cell_length_c   22.206
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   211.185
_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
  La  La0  1  0.500  0.500  0.760  1.0
  La  La1  1  0.500  0.500  0.240  1.0
  Sb  Sb2  1  0.500  0.500  0.384  1.0
  Sb  Sb3  1  0.500  0.500  0.616  1.0
  Sb  Sb4  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Pd  Pd5  1  0.500  0.500  0.121  1.0
  Pd  Pd6  1  0.500  0.500  0.879  1.0
  Pd  Pd7  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
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