The compound described by Ni(PO3)3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic P2_12_12_1 space group. Ni(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent P(3)O4 tetrahedra. There are three inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(3), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(9) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-54°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(2), one O(7), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 9-43°. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(6) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-48°. There are nine inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ni(1) and one P(3) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one P(2) and one P(3) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ni(1) and one P(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni(1) and one P(3) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ni(1) and one P(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one P(1) and one P(3) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a linear geometry to one Ni(1) and one P(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni(1) and one P(2) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one P(1) and one P(2) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Ni(PO3)3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.429
_cell_length_b   8.567
_cell_length_c   8.748
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   631.679
_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
  Ni  Ni0  1  0.364  0.640  0.852  1.0
  Ni  Ni1  1  0.136  0.360  0.352  1.0
  Ni  Ni2  1  0.864  0.860  0.148  1.0
  Ni  Ni3  1  0.636  0.140  0.648  1.0
  P  P4  1  0.178  0.990  0.304  1.0
  P  P5  1  0.207  0.305  0.944  1.0
  P  P6  1  0.293  0.695  0.444  1.0
  P  P7  1  0.322  0.010  0.804  1.0
  P  P8  1  0.532  0.679  0.192  1.0
  P  P9  1  0.678  0.510  0.696  1.0
  P  P10  1  0.707  0.195  0.056  1.0
  P  P11  1  0.793  0.805  0.556  1.0
  P  P12  1  0.822  0.490  0.196  1.0
  P  P13  1  0.968  0.321  0.692  1.0
  P  P14  1  0.032  0.821  0.808  1.0
  P  P15  1  0.468  0.179  0.308  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.132  0.688  0.869  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.457  0.725  0.353  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.407  0.872  0.872  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.404  0.625  0.086  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.543  0.225  0.147  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.593  0.372  0.628  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.596  0.125  0.414  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.600  0.592  0.828  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.632  0.812  0.131  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.644  0.537  0.247  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.667  0.160  0.893  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.686  0.913  0.646  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.713  0.634  0.562  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.787  0.366  0.062  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.814  0.087  0.146  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.833  0.840  0.393  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.856  0.463  0.747  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.868  0.188  0.631  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.900  0.408  0.328  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.904  0.875  0.914  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.907  0.628  0.128  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.957  0.775  0.647  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.043  0.275  0.853  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.368  0.312  0.369  1.0
  O  O40  1  0.096  0.375  0.586  1.0
  O  O41  1  0.100  0.908  0.172  1.0
  O  O42  1  0.400  0.092  0.672  1.0
  O  O43  1  0.144  0.963  0.753  1.0
  O  O44  1  0.167  0.340  0.107  1.0
  O  O45  1  0.186  0.587  0.354  1.0
  O  O46  1  0.213  0.866  0.438  1.0
  O  O47  1  0.287  0.134  0.938  1.0
  O  O48  1  0.314  0.413  0.854  1.0
  O  O49  1  0.333  0.660  0.607  1.0
  O  O50  1  0.356  0.037  0.253  1.0
  O  O51  1  0.093  0.128  0.372  1.0
[/CIF]
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The compound described by Ni(PO3)3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic P2_12_12_1 space group. Ni(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent P(3)O4 tetrahedra. There are three inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(3), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(9) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-54°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(2), one O(7), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 9-43°. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(6) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-48°. There are nine inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ni(1) and one P(3) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one P(2) and one P(3) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ni(1) and one P(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni(1) and one P(3) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ni(1) and one P(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one P(1) and one P(3) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a linear geometry to one Ni(1) and one P(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni(1) and one P(2) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one P(1) and one P(2) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Ni(PO3)3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.429
_cell_length_b   8.567
_cell_length_c   8.748
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   631.679
_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
  Ni  Ni0  1  0.364  0.640  0.852  1.0
  Ni  Ni1  1  0.136  0.360  0.352  1.0
  Ni  Ni2  1  0.864  0.860  0.148  1.0
  Ni  Ni3  1  0.636  0.140  0.648  1.0
  P  P4  1  0.178  0.990  0.304  1.0
  P  P5  1  0.207  0.305  0.944  1.0
  P  P6  1  0.293  0.695  0.444  1.0
  P  P7  1  0.322  0.010  0.804  1.0
  P  P8  1  0.532  0.679  0.192  1.0
  P  P9  1  0.678  0.510  0.696  1.0
  P  P10  1  0.707  0.195  0.056  1.0
  P  P11  1  0.793  0.805  0.556  1.0
  P  P12  1  0.822  0.490  0.196  1.0
  P  P13  1  0.968  0.321  0.692  1.0
  P  P14  1  0.032  0.821  0.808  1.0
  P  P15  1  0.468  0.179  0.308  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.132  0.688  0.869  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.457  0.725  0.353  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.407  0.872  0.872  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.404  0.625  0.086  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.543  0.225  0.147  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.593  0.372  0.628  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.596  0.125  0.414  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.600  0.592  0.828  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.632  0.812  0.131  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.644  0.537  0.247  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.667  0.160  0.893  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.686  0.913  0.646  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.713  0.634  0.562  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.787  0.366  0.062  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.814  0.087  0.146  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.833  0.840  0.393  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.856  0.463  0.747  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.868  0.188  0.631  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.900  0.408  0.328  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.904  0.875  0.914  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.907  0.628  0.128  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.957  0.775  0.647  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.043  0.275  0.853  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.368  0.312  0.369  1.0
  O  O40  1  0.096  0.375  0.586  1.0
  O  O41  1  0.100  0.908  0.172  1.0
  O  O42  1  0.400  0.092  0.672  1.0
  O  O43  1  0.144  0.963  0.753  1.0
  O  O44  1  0.167  0.340  0.107  1.0
  O  O45  1  0.186  0.587  0.354  1.0
  O  O46  1  0.213  0.866  0.438  1.0
  O  O47  1  0.287  0.134  0.938  1.0
  O  O48  1  0.314  0.413  0.854  1.0
  O  O49  1  0.333  0.660  0.607  1.0
  O  O50  1  0.356  0.037  0.253  1.0
  O  O51  1  0.093  0.128  0.372  1.0
[/CIF]
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