The compound described by NdZn11 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. Nd(1) is bonded in a 18-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Zn(3), four equivalent Zn(1), four equivalent Zn(2), four equivalent Zn(7), and four equivalent Zn(8) atoms. There are eight inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded to two equivalent Nd(1), one Zn(1), one Zn(3), one Zn(4), one Zn(6), two equivalent Zn(2), two equivalent Zn(7), and two equivalent Zn(8) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge, corner, and face-sharing ZnNd2Zn10 cuboctahedra. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded to two equivalent Nd(1), one Zn(2), one Zn(3), one Zn(4), one Zn(5), two equivalent Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(7), and two equivalent Zn(8) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge, corner, and face-sharing ZnNd2Zn10 cuboctahedra. In the third Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(1), one Zn(5), one Zn(6), two equivalent Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(2), two equivalent Zn(4), two equivalent Zn(7), and two equivalent Zn(8) atoms. In the fourth Zn site, Zn(4) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(2), two equivalent Zn(3), two equivalent Zn(7), and two equivalent Zn(8) atoms. In the fifth Zn site, Zn(5) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Zn(3), four equivalent Zn(2), and four equivalent Zn(7) atoms. In the sixth Zn site, Zn(6) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Zn(3), four equivalent Zn(1), and four equivalent Zn(8) atoms. In the seventh Zn site, Zn(7) is bonded to two equivalent Nd(1), one Zn(3), one Zn(4), one Zn(5), one Zn(8), two equivalent Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(2), and two equivalent Zn(7) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge, corner, and face-sharing ZnNd2Zn10 cuboctahedra. In the eighth Zn site, Zn(8) is bonded to two equivalent Nd(1), one Zn(3), one Zn(4), one Zn(6), one Zn(7), two equivalent Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(2), and two equivalent Zn(8) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge, corner, and face-sharing ZnNd2Zn10 cuboctahedra. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_NdZn11
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.754
_cell_length_b   8.151
_cell_length_c   8.151
_cell_angle_alpha   80.216
_cell_angle_beta   65.598
_cell_angle_gamma   65.598
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   372.172
_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
  Nd  Nd0  1  0.625  0.750  0.250  1.0
  Nd  Nd1  1  0.375  0.250  0.750  1.0
  Zn  Zn2  1  0.555  0.578  0.667  1.0
  Zn  Zn3  1  0.800  0.922  0.834  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.874  0.250  0.750  1.0
  Zn  Zn5  1  0.126  0.750  0.250  1.0
  Zn  Zn6  1  0.000  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Zn  Zn7  1  0.000  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Zn  Zn8  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Zn  Zn9  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Zn  Zn10  1  0.800  0.334  0.422  1.0
  Zn  Zn11  1  0.722  0.078  0.334  1.0
  Zn  Zn12  1  0.133  0.423  0.167  1.0
  Zn  Zn13  1  0.555  0.167  0.078  1.0
  Zn  Zn14  1  0.867  0.333  0.077  1.0
  Zn  Zn15  1  0.278  0.166  0.422  1.0
  Zn  Zn16  1  0.200  0.078  0.166  1.0
  Zn  Zn17  1  0.445  0.422  0.333  1.0
  Zn  Zn18  1  0.200  0.666  0.578  1.0
  Zn  Zn19  1  0.278  0.922  0.666  1.0
  Zn  Zn20  1  0.867  0.577  0.833  1.0
  Zn  Zn21  1  0.445  0.833  0.922  1.0
  Zn  Zn22  1  0.133  0.667  0.923  1.0
  Zn  Zn23  1  0.722  0.834  0.578  1.0
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The compound described by NdZn11 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. Nd(1) is bonded in a 18-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Zn(3), four equivalent Zn(1), four equivalent Zn(2), four equivalent Zn(7), and four equivalent Zn(8) atoms. There are eight inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded to two equivalent Nd(1), one Zn(1), one Zn(3), one Zn(4), one Zn(6), two equivalent Zn(2), two equivalent Zn(7), and two equivalent Zn(8) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge, corner, and face-sharing ZnNd2Zn10 cuboctahedra. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded to two equivalent Nd(1), one Zn(2), one Zn(3), one Zn(4), one Zn(5), two equivalent Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(7), and two equivalent Zn(8) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge, corner, and face-sharing ZnNd2Zn10 cuboctahedra. In the third Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Nd(1), one Zn(5), one Zn(6), two equivalent Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(2), two equivalent Zn(4), two equivalent Zn(7), and two equivalent Zn(8) atoms. In the fourth Zn site, Zn(4) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(2), two equivalent Zn(3), two equivalent Zn(7), and two equivalent Zn(8) atoms. In the fifth Zn site, Zn(5) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Zn(3), four equivalent Zn(2), and four equivalent Zn(7) atoms. In the sixth Zn site, Zn(6) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Zn(3), four equivalent Zn(1), and four equivalent Zn(8) atoms. In the seventh Zn site, Zn(7) is bonded to two equivalent Nd(1), one Zn(3), one Zn(4), one Zn(5), one Zn(8), two equivalent Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(2), and two equivalent Zn(7) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge, corner, and face-sharing ZnNd2Zn10 cuboctahedra. In the eighth Zn site, Zn(8) is bonded to two equivalent Nd(1), one Zn(3), one Zn(4), one Zn(6), one Zn(7), two equivalent Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(2), and two equivalent Zn(8) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge, corner, and face-sharing ZnNd2Zn10 cuboctahedra. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_NdZn11
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.754
_cell_length_b   8.151
_cell_length_c   8.151
_cell_angle_alpha   80.216
_cell_angle_beta   65.598
_cell_angle_gamma   65.598
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   372.172
_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
  Nd  Nd0  1  0.625  0.750  0.250  1.0
  Nd  Nd1  1  0.375  0.250  0.750  1.0
  Zn  Zn2  1  0.555  0.578  0.667  1.0
  Zn  Zn3  1  0.800  0.922  0.834  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.874  0.250  0.750  1.0
  Zn  Zn5  1  0.126  0.750  0.250  1.0
  Zn  Zn6  1  0.000  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Zn  Zn7  1  0.000  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Zn  Zn8  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Zn  Zn9  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Zn  Zn10  1  0.800  0.334  0.422  1.0
  Zn  Zn11  1  0.722  0.078  0.334  1.0
  Zn  Zn12  1  0.133  0.423  0.167  1.0
  Zn  Zn13  1  0.555  0.167  0.078  1.0
  Zn  Zn14  1  0.867  0.333  0.077  1.0
  Zn  Zn15  1  0.278  0.166  0.422  1.0
  Zn  Zn16  1  0.200  0.078  0.166  1.0
  Zn  Zn17  1  0.445  0.422  0.333  1.0
  Zn  Zn18  1  0.200  0.666  0.578  1.0
  Zn  Zn19  1  0.278  0.922  0.666  1.0
  Zn  Zn20  1  0.867  0.577  0.833  1.0
  Zn  Zn21  1  0.445  0.833  0.922  1.0
  Zn  Zn22  1  0.133  0.667  0.923  1.0
  Zn  Zn23  1  0.722  0.834  0.578  1.0
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