The crystal structure described by Ba3La2Cl12 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are three inequivalent Ba sites. In the first Ba site, Ba(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Cl(1), one Cl(10), one Cl(12), one Cl(3), and one Cl(8) atom. In the second Ba site, Ba(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Cl(1), one Cl(10), one Cl(12), one Cl(2), one Cl(8), and one Cl(9) atom. In the third Ba site, Ba(3) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Cl(1), one Cl(10), one Cl(2), one Cl(6), one Cl(9), and two equivalent Cl(4) atoms. There are two inequivalent La sites. In the first La site, La(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Cl(3), one Cl(4), one Cl(6), and one Cl(7) atom. In the second La site, La(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Cl(11), one Cl(12), one Cl(3), one Cl(5), and one Cl(7) atom. There are twelve inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Ba(1), one Ba(2), and one Ba(3) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Ba(2) and one Ba(3) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ba(1), one La(1), and one La(2) atom. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba(3) and one La(1) atom. In the fifth Cl site, Cl(5) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one La(2) atom. In the sixth Cl site, Cl(6) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ba(3) and one La(1) atom. In the seventh Cl site, Cl(7) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one La(1) and one La(2) atom. In the eighth Cl site, Cl(8) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ba(1) and one Ba(2) atom. In the ninth Cl site, Cl(9) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Ba(2) and one Ba(3) atom. In the tenth Cl site, Cl(10) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ba(1), one Ba(2), and one Ba(3) atom. In the eleventh Cl site, Cl(11) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one La(2) atom. In the twelfth Cl site, Cl(12) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ba(1), one Ba(2), and one La(2) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Ba3La2Cl12
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   9.319
_cell_length_b   10.099
_cell_length_c   13.272
_cell_angle_alpha   111.538
_cell_angle_beta   106.056
_cell_angle_gamma   94.203
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   1094.951
_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
  Ba  Ba0  1  0.412  0.230  0.633  1.0
  Ba  Ba1  1  0.005  0.693  0.207  1.0
  Ba  Ba2  1  0.382  0.787  0.971  1.0
  Ba  Ba3  1  0.618  0.213  0.029  1.0
  Ba  Ba4  1  0.995  0.307  0.793  1.0
  Ba  Ba5  1  0.588  0.770  0.367  1.0
  La  La6  1  0.790  0.771  0.796  1.0
  La  La7  1  0.210  0.720  0.577  1.0
  La  La8  1  0.790  0.280  0.423  1.0
  La  La9  1  0.210  0.229  0.204  1.0
  Cl  Cl10  1  0.665  0.327  0.797  1.0
  Cl  Cl11  1  0.767  0.545  0.986  1.0
  Cl  Cl12  1  0.535  0.764  0.611  1.0
  Cl  Cl13  1  0.613  0.937  0.838  1.0
  Cl  Cl14  1  0.302  0.570  0.465  1.0
  Cl  Cl15  1  0.966  0.149  0.053  1.0
  Cl  Cl16  1  0.055  0.352  0.298  1.0
  Cl  Cl17  1  0.201  0.952  0.366  1.0
  Cl  Cl18  1  0.325  0.118  0.870  1.0
  Cl  Cl19  1  0.300  0.479  0.770  1.0
  Cl  Cl20  1  0.237  0.913  0.682  1.0
  Cl  Cl21  1  0.067  0.299  0.582  1.0
  Cl  Cl22  1  0.933  0.701  0.418  1.0
  Cl  Cl23  1  0.763  0.087  0.318  1.0
  Cl  Cl24  1  0.700  0.521  0.230  1.0
  Cl  Cl25  1  0.675  0.882  0.130  1.0
  Cl  Cl26  1  0.799  0.048  0.634  1.0
  Cl  Cl27  1  0.945  0.648  0.702  1.0
  Cl  Cl28  1  0.034  0.851  0.947  1.0
  Cl  Cl29  1  0.698  0.430  0.535  1.0
  Cl  Cl30  1  0.387  0.063  0.162  1.0
  Cl  Cl31  1  0.465  0.236  0.389  1.0
  Cl  Cl32  1  0.233  0.455  0.014  1.0
  Cl  Cl33  1  0.335  0.673  0.203  1.0
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The crystal structure described by Ba3La2Cl12 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are three inequivalent Ba sites. In the first Ba site, Ba(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Cl(1), one Cl(10), one Cl(12), one Cl(3), and one Cl(8) atom. In the second Ba site, Ba(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Cl(1), one Cl(10), one Cl(12), one Cl(2), one Cl(8), and one Cl(9) atom. In the third Ba site, Ba(3) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Cl(1), one Cl(10), one Cl(2), one Cl(6), one Cl(9), and two equivalent Cl(4) atoms. There are two inequivalent La sites. In the first La site, La(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Cl(3), one Cl(4), one Cl(6), and one Cl(7) atom. In the second La site, La(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Cl(11), one Cl(12), one Cl(3), one Cl(5), and one Cl(7) atom. There are twelve inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Ba(1), one Ba(2), and one Ba(3) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Ba(2) and one Ba(3) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ba(1), one La(1), and one La(2) atom. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba(3) and one La(1) atom. In the fifth Cl site, Cl(5) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one La(2) atom. In the sixth Cl site, Cl(6) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ba(3) and one La(1) atom. In the seventh Cl site, Cl(7) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one La(1) and one La(2) atom. In the eighth Cl site, Cl(8) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ba(1) and one Ba(2) atom. In the ninth Cl site, Cl(9) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Ba(2) and one Ba(3) atom. In the tenth Cl site, Cl(10) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ba(1), one Ba(2), and one Ba(3) atom. In the eleventh Cl site, Cl(11) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one La(2) atom. In the twelfth Cl site, Cl(12) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ba(1), one Ba(2), and one La(2) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Ba3La2Cl12
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   9.319
_cell_length_b   10.099
_cell_length_c   13.272
_cell_angle_alpha   111.538
_cell_angle_beta   106.056
_cell_angle_gamma   94.203
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   1094.951
_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
  Ba  Ba0  1  0.412  0.230  0.633  1.0
  Ba  Ba1  1  0.005  0.693  0.207  1.0
  Ba  Ba2  1  0.382  0.787  0.971  1.0
  Ba  Ba3  1  0.618  0.213  0.029  1.0
  Ba  Ba4  1  0.995  0.307  0.793  1.0
  Ba  Ba5  1  0.588  0.770  0.367  1.0
  La  La6  1  0.790  0.771  0.796  1.0
  La  La7  1  0.210  0.720  0.577  1.0
  La  La8  1  0.790  0.280  0.423  1.0
  La  La9  1  0.210  0.229  0.204  1.0
  Cl  Cl10  1  0.665  0.327  0.797  1.0
  Cl  Cl11  1  0.767  0.545  0.986  1.0
  Cl  Cl12  1  0.535  0.764  0.611  1.0
  Cl  Cl13  1  0.613  0.937  0.838  1.0
  Cl  Cl14  1  0.302  0.570  0.465  1.0
  Cl  Cl15  1  0.966  0.149  0.053  1.0
  Cl  Cl16  1  0.055  0.352  0.298  1.0
  Cl  Cl17  1  0.201  0.952  0.366  1.0
  Cl  Cl18  1  0.325  0.118  0.870  1.0
  Cl  Cl19  1  0.300  0.479  0.770  1.0
  Cl  Cl20  1  0.237  0.913  0.682  1.0
  Cl  Cl21  1  0.067  0.299  0.582  1.0
  Cl  Cl22  1  0.933  0.701  0.418  1.0
  Cl  Cl23  1  0.763  0.087  0.318  1.0
  Cl  Cl24  1  0.700  0.521  0.230  1.0
  Cl  Cl25  1  0.675  0.882  0.130  1.0
  Cl  Cl26  1  0.799  0.048  0.634  1.0
  Cl  Cl27  1  0.945  0.648  0.702  1.0
  Cl  Cl28  1  0.034  0.851  0.947  1.0
  Cl  Cl29  1  0.698  0.430  0.535  1.0
  Cl  Cl30  1  0.387  0.063  0.162  1.0
  Cl  Cl31  1  0.465  0.236  0.389  1.0
  Cl  Cl32  1  0.233  0.455  0.014  1.0
  Cl  Cl33  1  0.335  0.673  0.203  1.0
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