The crystal structure described by Gd2(SO4)3 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are two inequivalent Gd sites. In the first Gd site, Gd(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(11), one O(12), one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(9) atom. In the second Gd site, Gd(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one O(10), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(7) atom. There are three inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(1), one O(2), and one O(3) atom. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(7), one O(8), and one O(9) atom. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Gd(1) and one S(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Gd(1), one Gd(2), and one S(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Gd(1), one Gd(2), and one S(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Gd(2) and one S(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Gd(1), one Gd(2), and one S(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Gd(1), one Gd(2), and one S(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Gd(2) and one S(3) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one S(3) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Gd(1) and one S(3) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to one Gd(2) and one O(12) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Gd(1) and one O(12) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Gd(1), one O(10), and one O(11) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Gd2(SO4)3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.388
_cell_length_b   8.075
_cell_length_c   6.920
_cell_angle_alpha   115.827
_cell_angle_beta   89.863
_cell_angle_gamma   116.997
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   277.623
_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
  Gd  Gd0  1  0.741  0.429  0.445  1.0
  Gd  Gd1  1  0.341  0.195  0.817  1.0
  S  S2  1  0.163  0.230  0.342  1.0
  S  S3  1  0.919  0.392  0.933  1.0
  S  S4  1  0.475  0.819  0.066  1.0
  O  O5  1  0.084  0.395  0.423  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.353  0.300  0.547  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.349  0.291  0.201  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.010  0.237  0.843  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.739  0.336  0.732  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.726  0.309  0.056  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.508  0.643  0.023  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.331  0.815  0.904  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.599  0.007  0.279  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.174  0.863  0.545  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.829  0.753  0.694  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.912  0.789  0.511  1.0
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The crystal structure described by Gd2(SO4)3 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are two inequivalent Gd sites. In the first Gd site, Gd(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(11), one O(12), one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(9) atom. In the second Gd site, Gd(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one O(10), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(7) atom. There are three inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(1), one O(2), and one O(3) atom. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(7), one O(8), and one O(9) atom. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Gd(1) and one S(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Gd(1), one Gd(2), and one S(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Gd(1), one Gd(2), and one S(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Gd(2) and one S(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Gd(1), one Gd(2), and one S(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Gd(1), one Gd(2), and one S(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Gd(2) and one S(3) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one S(3) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Gd(1) and one S(3) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to one Gd(2) and one O(12) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Gd(1) and one O(12) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Gd(1), one O(10), and one O(11) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Gd2(SO4)3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.388
_cell_length_b   8.075
_cell_length_c   6.920
_cell_angle_alpha   115.827
_cell_angle_beta   89.863
_cell_angle_gamma   116.997
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   277.623
_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
  Gd  Gd0  1  0.741  0.429  0.445  1.0
  Gd  Gd1  1  0.341  0.195  0.817  1.0
  S  S2  1  0.163  0.230  0.342  1.0
  S  S3  1  0.919  0.392  0.933  1.0
  S  S4  1  0.475  0.819  0.066  1.0
  O  O5  1  0.084  0.395  0.423  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.353  0.300  0.547  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.349  0.291  0.201  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.010  0.237  0.843  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.739  0.336  0.732  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.726  0.309  0.056  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.508  0.643  0.023  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.331  0.815  0.904  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.599  0.007  0.279  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.174  0.863  0.545  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.829  0.753  0.694  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.912  0.789  0.511  1.0
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