The crystal structure described by BaGe4(RhS3)2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbca space group. Ba(1) is bonded in a distorted q6 geometry to two equivalent S(2) and eight equivalent S(3) atoms. Rh(1) is bonded to one Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(1), and three equivalent S(1) atoms to form RhGe3S3 octahedra that share corners with eight equivalent Rh(1)Ge3S3 octahedra, corners with two equivalent S(1)GeRh3 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Ge(1)Rh2S2 tetrahedra, and corners with four equivalent S(2)BaGe3 trigonal pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 59-66°. There are two inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded to two equivalent Rh(1), one S(1), and one S(2) atom to form distorted GeRh2S2 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Rh(1)Ge3S3 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(1)Rh2S2 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Ge(2)RhS3 tetrahedra, and corners with six equivalent S(1)GeRh3 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 74-84°. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded to one Rh(1), one S(3), and two equivalent S(2) atoms to form distorted GeRhS3 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ge(2)RhS3 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent S(1)GeRh3 tetrahedra, and corners with four equivalent Ge(1)Rh2S2 tetrahedra. There are three inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(2) is bonded to one Ba(1), one Ge(1), and two equivalent Ge(2) atoms to form distorted SBaGe3 trigonal pyramids that share corners with four equivalent Rh(1)Ge3S3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(1)GeRh3 tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent S(2)BaGe3 trigonal pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 63-74°. In the second S site, S(3) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ba(1) and one Ge(2) atom. In the third S site, S(1) is bonded to three equivalent Rh(1) and one Ge(1) atom to form SGeRh3 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Rh(1)Ge3S3 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Ge(2)RhS3 tetrahedra, corners with six equivalent Ge(1)Rh2S2 tetrahedra, corners with six equivalent S(1)GeRh3 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one S(2)BaGe3 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 73-74°. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_BaGe4(RhS3)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.983
_cell_length_b   6.044
_cell_length_c   29.529
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   1067.775
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
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  0.000  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Ba  Ba1  1  0.500  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Ba  Ba2  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Ba  Ba3  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Ge  Ge4  1  0.612  0.120  0.316  1.0
  Ge  Ge5  1  0.888  0.620  0.684  1.0
  Ge  Ge6  1  0.112  0.880  0.184  1.0
  Ge  Ge7  1  0.388  0.380  0.816  1.0
  Ge  Ge8  1  0.388  0.880  0.684  1.0
  Ge  Ge9  1  0.112  0.380  0.316  1.0
  Ge  Ge10  1  0.888  0.120  0.816  1.0
  Ge  Ge11  1  0.612  0.620  0.184  1.0
  Ge  Ge12  1  0.083  0.418  0.123  1.0
  Ge  Ge13  1  0.417  0.918  0.877  1.0
  Ge  Ge14  1  0.583  0.582  0.377  1.0
  Ge  Ge15  1  0.917  0.082  0.623  1.0
  Ge  Ge16  1  0.917  0.582  0.877  1.0
  Ge  Ge17  1  0.583  0.082  0.123  1.0
  Ge  Ge18  1  0.417  0.418  0.623  1.0
  Ge  Ge19  1  0.083  0.918  0.377  1.0
  Rh  Rh20  1  0.490  0.497  0.299  1.0
  Rh  Rh21  1  0.010  0.997  0.701  1.0
  Rh  Rh22  1  0.990  0.503  0.201  1.0
  Rh  Rh23  1  0.510  0.003  0.799  1.0
  Rh  Rh24  1  0.510  0.503  0.701  1.0
  Rh  Rh25  1  0.990  0.003  0.299  1.0
  Rh  Rh26  1  0.010  0.497  0.799  1.0
  Rh  Rh27  1  0.490  0.997  0.201  1.0
  S  S28  1  0.376  0.380  0.223  1.0
  S  S29  1  0.124  0.880  0.777  1.0
  S  S30  1  0.876  0.620  0.277  1.0
  S  S31  1  0.624  0.120  0.723  1.0
  S  S32  1  0.624  0.620  0.777  1.0
  S  S33  1  0.876  0.120  0.223  1.0
  S  S34  1  0.124  0.380  0.723  1.0
  S  S35  1  0.376  0.880  0.277  1.0
  S  S36  1  0.490  0.463  0.113  1.0
  S  S37  1  0.010  0.963  0.887  1.0
  S  S38  1  0.990  0.537  0.387  1.0
  S  S39  1  0.510  0.037  0.613  1.0
  S  S40  1  0.510  0.537  0.887  1.0
  S  S41  1  0.990  0.037  0.113  1.0
  S  S42  1  0.010  0.463  0.613  1.0
  S  S43  1  0.490  0.963  0.387  1.0
  S  S44  1  0.505  0.496  0.449  1.0
  S  S45  1  0.995  0.996  0.551  1.0
  S  S46  1  0.005  0.504  0.051  1.0
  S  S47  1  0.495  0.004  0.949  1.0
  S  S48  1  0.495  0.504  0.551  1.0
  S  S49  1  0.005  0.004  0.449  1.0
  S  S50  1  0.995  0.496  0.949  1.0
  S  S51  1  0.505  0.996  0.051  1.0
[/CIF]
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The crystal structure described by BaGe4(RhS3)2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbca space group. Ba(1) is bonded in a distorted q6 geometry to two equivalent S(2) and eight equivalent S(3) atoms. Rh(1) is bonded to one Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(1), and three equivalent S(1) atoms to form RhGe3S3 octahedra that share corners with eight equivalent Rh(1)Ge3S3 octahedra, corners with two equivalent S(1)GeRh3 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Ge(1)Rh2S2 tetrahedra, and corners with four equivalent S(2)BaGe3 trigonal pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 59-66°. There are two inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded to two equivalent Rh(1), one S(1), and one S(2) atom to form distorted GeRh2S2 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Rh(1)Ge3S3 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(1)Rh2S2 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Ge(2)RhS3 tetrahedra, and corners with six equivalent S(1)GeRh3 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 74-84°. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded to one Rh(1), one S(3), and two equivalent S(2) atoms to form distorted GeRhS3 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ge(2)RhS3 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent S(1)GeRh3 tetrahedra, and corners with four equivalent Ge(1)Rh2S2 tetrahedra. There are three inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(2) is bonded to one Ba(1), one Ge(1), and two equivalent Ge(2) atoms to form distorted SBaGe3 trigonal pyramids that share corners with four equivalent Rh(1)Ge3S3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(1)GeRh3 tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent S(2)BaGe3 trigonal pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 63-74°. In the second S site, S(3) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ba(1) and one Ge(2) atom. In the third S site, S(1) is bonded to three equivalent Rh(1) and one Ge(1) atom to form SGeRh3 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Rh(1)Ge3S3 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Ge(2)RhS3 tetrahedra, corners with six equivalent Ge(1)Rh2S2 tetrahedra, corners with six equivalent S(1)GeRh3 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one S(2)BaGe3 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 73-74°. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_BaGe4(RhS3)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.983
_cell_length_b   6.044
_cell_length_c   29.529
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   1067.775
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
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  0.000  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Ba  Ba1  1  0.500  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Ba  Ba2  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Ba  Ba3  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Ge  Ge4  1  0.612  0.120  0.316  1.0
  Ge  Ge5  1  0.888  0.620  0.684  1.0
  Ge  Ge6  1  0.112  0.880  0.184  1.0
  Ge  Ge7  1  0.388  0.380  0.816  1.0
  Ge  Ge8  1  0.388  0.880  0.684  1.0
  Ge  Ge9  1  0.112  0.380  0.316  1.0
  Ge  Ge10  1  0.888  0.120  0.816  1.0
  Ge  Ge11  1  0.612  0.620  0.184  1.0
  Ge  Ge12  1  0.083  0.418  0.123  1.0
  Ge  Ge13  1  0.417  0.918  0.877  1.0
  Ge  Ge14  1  0.583  0.582  0.377  1.0
  Ge  Ge15  1  0.917  0.082  0.623  1.0
  Ge  Ge16  1  0.917  0.582  0.877  1.0
  Ge  Ge17  1  0.583  0.082  0.123  1.0
  Ge  Ge18  1  0.417  0.418  0.623  1.0
  Ge  Ge19  1  0.083  0.918  0.377  1.0
  Rh  Rh20  1  0.490  0.497  0.299  1.0
  Rh  Rh21  1  0.010  0.997  0.701  1.0
  Rh  Rh22  1  0.990  0.503  0.201  1.0
  Rh  Rh23  1  0.510  0.003  0.799  1.0
  Rh  Rh24  1  0.510  0.503  0.701  1.0
  Rh  Rh25  1  0.990  0.003  0.299  1.0
  Rh  Rh26  1  0.010  0.497  0.799  1.0
  Rh  Rh27  1  0.490  0.997  0.201  1.0
  S  S28  1  0.376  0.380  0.223  1.0
  S  S29  1  0.124  0.880  0.777  1.0
  S  S30  1  0.876  0.620  0.277  1.0
  S  S31  1  0.624  0.120  0.723  1.0
  S  S32  1  0.624  0.620  0.777  1.0
  S  S33  1  0.876  0.120  0.223  1.0
  S  S34  1  0.124  0.380  0.723  1.0
  S  S35  1  0.376  0.880  0.277  1.0
  S  S36  1  0.490  0.463  0.113  1.0
  S  S37  1  0.010  0.963  0.887  1.0
  S  S38  1  0.990  0.537  0.387  1.0
  S  S39  1  0.510  0.037  0.613  1.0
  S  S40  1  0.510  0.537  0.887  1.0
  S  S41  1  0.990  0.037  0.113  1.0
  S  S42  1  0.010  0.463  0.613  1.0
  S  S43  1  0.490  0.963  0.387  1.0
  S  S44  1  0.505  0.496  0.449  1.0
  S  S45  1  0.995  0.996  0.551  1.0
  S  S46  1  0.005  0.504  0.051  1.0
  S  S47  1  0.495  0.004  0.949  1.0
  S  S48  1  0.495  0.504  0.551  1.0
  S  S49  1  0.005  0.004  0.449  1.0
  S  S50  1  0.995  0.496  0.949  1.0
  S  S51  1  0.505  0.996  0.051  1.0
[/CIF]
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