The structure described by Mg(H2O)6CoCl4(H2O)2 is Indium-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of two CoCl4(H2O)2 clusters and two Mg(H2O)6 clusters. In each CoCl4(H2O)2 cluster, Co(1) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent Cl(2), and two equivalent Cl(3) atoms. There are two inequivalent H sites. In the first H site, H(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(1) atom. In the second H site, H(3) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(1) atom. O(1) is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to one Co(1), one H(1), and one H(3) atom. There are two inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Co(1) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Co(1) atom. In each Mg(H2O)6 cluster, Mg(1) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom. There are eleven inequivalent H sites. In the first H site, H(15) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(7) atom. In the second H site, H(16) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(8) atom. In the third H site, H(5,6) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(3) atom. In the fourth H site, H(7) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(3) atom. In the fifth H site, H(8) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(4) atom. In the sixth H site, H(9) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(5) atom. In the seventh H site, H(10) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(6) atom. In the eighth H site, H(11) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(5) atom. In the ninth H site, H(12) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(6) atom. In the tenth H site, H(13) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(7) atom. In the eleventh H site, H(14) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(8) atom. There are six inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Mg(1); one H(5,6); and one H(7) atom. In the second O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Mg(1); one H(5,6); and one H(8) atom. In the third O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mg(1), one H(11), and one H(9) atom. In the fourth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mg(1), one H(10), and one H(12) atom. In the fifth O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mg(1), one H(13), and one H(15) atom. In the sixth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mg(1), one H(14), and one H(16) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_MgCoH16(ClO2)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.126
_cell_length_b   6.389
_cell_length_c   8.590
_cell_angle_alpha   81.610
_cell_angle_beta   87.207
_cell_angle_gamma   84.245
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   330.698
_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
  Cl  Cl0  1  0.121  0.034  0.720  1.0
  Cl  Cl1  1  0.879  0.966  0.280  1.0
  Cl  Cl2  1  0.748  0.728  0.951  1.0
  Cl  Cl3  1  0.252  0.272  0.049  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.000  0.000  1.000  1.0
  H  H5  1  0.778  0.387  0.939  1.0
  H  H6  1  0.222  0.613  0.061  1.0
  H  H7  1  0.599  0.226  0.988  1.0
  H  H8  1  0.401  0.774  0.012  1.0
  H  H9  1  0.481  0.109  0.658  1.0
  H  H10  1  0.519  0.891  0.342  1.0
  H  H11  1  0.728  0.157  0.674  1.0
  H  H12  1  0.272  0.843  0.326  1.0
  H  H13  1  0.276  0.465  0.793  1.0
  H  H14  1  0.724  0.535  0.207  1.0
  H  H15  1  0.241  0.706  0.709  1.0
  H  H16  1  0.759  0.294  0.291  1.0
  H  H17  1  0.760  0.676  0.691  1.0
  H  H18  1  0.240  0.324  0.309  1.0
  H  H19  1  0.847  0.723  0.514  1.0
  H  H20  1  0.153  0.277  0.486  1.0
  Mg  Mg21  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.750  0.237  0.943  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.250  0.763  0.057  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.598  0.193  0.609  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.402  0.807  0.391  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.309  0.562  0.697  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.691  0.438  0.303  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.765  0.625  0.588  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.235  0.375  0.412  1.0
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The structure described by Mg(H2O)6CoCl4(H2O)2 is Indium-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of two CoCl4(H2O)2 clusters and two Mg(H2O)6 clusters. In each CoCl4(H2O)2 cluster, Co(1) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent Cl(2), and two equivalent Cl(3) atoms. There are two inequivalent H sites. In the first H site, H(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(1) atom. In the second H site, H(3) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(1) atom. O(1) is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to one Co(1), one H(1), and one H(3) atom. There are two inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Co(1) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Co(1) atom. In each Mg(H2O)6 cluster, Mg(1) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom. There are eleven inequivalent H sites. In the first H site, H(15) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(7) atom. In the second H site, H(16) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(8) atom. In the third H site, H(5,6) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(3) atom. In the fourth H site, H(7) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(3) atom. In the fifth H site, H(8) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(4) atom. In the sixth H site, H(9) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(5) atom. In the seventh H site, H(10) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(6) atom. In the eighth H site, H(11) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(5) atom. In the ninth H site, H(12) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(6) atom. In the tenth H site, H(13) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(7) atom. In the eleventh H site, H(14) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(8) atom. There are six inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Mg(1); one H(5,6); and one H(7) atom. In the second O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Mg(1); one H(5,6); and one H(8) atom. In the third O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mg(1), one H(11), and one H(9) atom. In the fourth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mg(1), one H(10), and one H(12) atom. In the fifth O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mg(1), one H(13), and one H(15) atom. In the sixth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mg(1), one H(14), and one H(16) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_MgCoH16(ClO2)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.126
_cell_length_b   6.389
_cell_length_c   8.590
_cell_angle_alpha   81.610
_cell_angle_beta   87.207
_cell_angle_gamma   84.245
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   330.698
_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
  Cl  Cl0  1  0.121  0.034  0.720  1.0
  Cl  Cl1  1  0.879  0.966  0.280  1.0
  Cl  Cl2  1  0.748  0.728  0.951  1.0
  Cl  Cl3  1  0.252  0.272  0.049  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.000  0.000  1.000  1.0
  H  H5  1  0.778  0.387  0.939  1.0
  H  H6  1  0.222  0.613  0.061  1.0
  H  H7  1  0.599  0.226  0.988  1.0
  H  H8  1  0.401  0.774  0.012  1.0
  H  H9  1  0.481  0.109  0.658  1.0
  H  H10  1  0.519  0.891  0.342  1.0
  H  H11  1  0.728  0.157  0.674  1.0
  H  H12  1  0.272  0.843  0.326  1.0
  H  H13  1  0.276  0.465  0.793  1.0
  H  H14  1  0.724  0.535  0.207  1.0
  H  H15  1  0.241  0.706  0.709  1.0
  H  H16  1  0.759  0.294  0.291  1.0
  H  H17  1  0.760  0.676  0.691  1.0
  H  H18  1  0.240  0.324  0.309  1.0
  H  H19  1  0.847  0.723  0.514  1.0
  H  H20  1  0.153  0.277  0.486  1.0
  Mg  Mg21  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.750  0.237  0.943  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.250  0.763  0.057  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.598  0.193  0.609  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.402  0.807  0.391  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.309  0.562  0.697  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.691  0.438  0.303  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.765  0.625  0.588  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.235  0.375  0.412  1.0
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