The compound described by K3DyCl6 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. There are three inequivalent K sites. In the first K site, K(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Cl(1), one Cl(3), one Cl(5), one Cl(6), two equivalent Cl(2), and two equivalent Cl(4) atoms. In the second K site, K(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Cl(2), one Cl(3), one Cl(5), two equivalent Cl(1), and two equivalent Cl(6) atoms. In the third K site, K(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Cl(1), one Cl(2), one Cl(5), one Cl(6), two equivalent Cl(3), and two equivalent Cl(4) atoms. There are two inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy(1) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to two equivalent Cl(2), two equivalent Cl(3), and two equivalent Cl(4) atoms. In the second Dy site, Dy(2) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to two equivalent Cl(1), two equivalent Cl(5), and two equivalent Cl(6) atoms. There are six inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(5) is bonded to one K(1), one K(2), one K(3), and one Dy(2) atom to form distorted ClK3Dy trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent Cl(3)K4Dy trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent Cl(4)K4Dy trigonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one Cl(5)K3Dy trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Cl(3)K4Dy trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Cl(4)K4Dy trigonal bipyramid. In the second Cl site, Cl(6) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one K(1), one K(3), two equivalent K(2), and one Dy(2) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one K(1), one K(3), two equivalent K(2), and one Dy(2) atom. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one K(2), one K(3), two equivalent K(1), and one Dy(1) atom. In the fifth Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded to one K(1), one K(2), two equivalent K(3), and one Dy(1) atom to form distorted ClK4Dy trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent Cl(4)K4Dy trigonal bipyramids, corners with three equivalent Cl(3)K4Dy trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent Cl(5)K3Dy trigonal pyramids, edges with three equivalent Cl(4)K4Dy trigonal bipyramids, and  an edgeedge with one Cl(5)K3Dy trigonal pyramid. In the sixth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded to two equivalent K(1), two equivalent K(3), and one Dy(1) atom to form distorted ClK4Dy trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Cl(4)K4Dy trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent Cl(3)K4Dy trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent Cl(5)K3Dy trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent Cl(4)K4Dy trigonal bipyramids, edges with three equivalent Cl(3)K4Dy trigonal bipyramids, and  an edgeedge with one Cl(5)K3Dy trigonal pyramid. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_K3DyCl6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.755
_cell_length_b   13.037
_cell_length_c   12.472
_cell_angle_alpha   109.025
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   1192.019
_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
  K  K0  1  0.437  0.686  0.736  1.0
  K  K1  1  0.563  0.314  0.264  1.0
  K  K2  1  0.937  0.314  0.764  1.0
  K  K3  1  0.063  0.686  0.236  1.0
  K  K4  1  0.963  0.900  0.641  1.0
  K  K5  1  0.037  0.100  0.359  1.0
  K  K6  1  0.463  0.100  0.859  1.0
  K  K7  1  0.537  0.900  0.141  1.0
  K  K8  1  0.928  0.680  0.888  1.0
  K  K9  1  0.072  0.320  0.112  1.0
  K  K10  1  0.428  0.320  0.612  1.0
  K  K11  1  0.572  0.680  0.388  1.0
  Dy  Dy12  1  0.000  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Dy  Dy13  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Dy  Dy14  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Dy  Dy15  1  0.500  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Cl  Cl16  1  0.496  0.884  0.634  1.0
  Cl  Cl17  1  0.504  0.116  0.366  1.0
  Cl  Cl18  1  0.996  0.116  0.866  1.0
  Cl  Cl19  1  0.004  0.884  0.134  1.0
  Cl  Cl20  1  0.287  0.655  0.996  1.0
  Cl  Cl21  1  0.713  0.345  0.004  1.0
  Cl  Cl22  1  0.787  0.345  0.504  1.0
  Cl  Cl23  1  0.213  0.655  0.496  1.0
  Cl  Cl24  1  0.786  0.657  0.609  1.0
  Cl  Cl25  1  0.214  0.343  0.391  1.0
  Cl  Cl26  1  0.286  0.343  0.891  1.0
  Cl  Cl27  1  0.714  0.657  0.109  1.0
  Cl  Cl28  1  0.639  0.500  0.805  1.0
  Cl  Cl29  1  0.361  0.500  0.195  1.0
  Cl  Cl30  1  0.139  0.500  0.695  1.0
  Cl  Cl31  1  0.861  0.500  0.305  1.0
  Cl  Cl32  1  0.169  0.854  0.840  1.0
  Cl  Cl33  1  0.831  0.146  0.160  1.0
  Cl  Cl34  1  0.669  0.146  0.660  1.0
  Cl  Cl35  1  0.331  0.854  0.340  1.0
  Cl  Cl36  1  0.709  0.899  0.910  1.0
  Cl  Cl37  1  0.291  0.101  0.090  1.0
  Cl  Cl38  1  0.209  0.101  0.590  1.0
  Cl  Cl39  1  0.791  0.899  0.410  1.0
[/CIF]
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The compound described by K3DyCl6 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. There are three inequivalent K sites. In the first K site, K(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Cl(1), one Cl(3), one Cl(5), one Cl(6), two equivalent Cl(2), and two equivalent Cl(4) atoms. In the second K site, K(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Cl(2), one Cl(3), one Cl(5), two equivalent Cl(1), and two equivalent Cl(6) atoms. In the third K site, K(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Cl(1), one Cl(2), one Cl(5), one Cl(6), two equivalent Cl(3), and two equivalent Cl(4) atoms. There are two inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy(1) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to two equivalent Cl(2), two equivalent Cl(3), and two equivalent Cl(4) atoms. In the second Dy site, Dy(2) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to two equivalent Cl(1), two equivalent Cl(5), and two equivalent Cl(6) atoms. There are six inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(5) is bonded to one K(1), one K(2), one K(3), and one Dy(2) atom to form distorted ClK3Dy trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent Cl(3)K4Dy trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent Cl(4)K4Dy trigonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one Cl(5)K3Dy trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Cl(3)K4Dy trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Cl(4)K4Dy trigonal bipyramid. In the second Cl site, Cl(6) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one K(1), one K(3), two equivalent K(2), and one Dy(2) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one K(1), one K(3), two equivalent K(2), and one Dy(2) atom. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one K(2), one K(3), two equivalent K(1), and one Dy(1) atom. In the fifth Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded to one K(1), one K(2), two equivalent K(3), and one Dy(1) atom to form distorted ClK4Dy trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent Cl(4)K4Dy trigonal bipyramids, corners with three equivalent Cl(3)K4Dy trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent Cl(5)K3Dy trigonal pyramids, edges with three equivalent Cl(4)K4Dy trigonal bipyramids, and  an edgeedge with one Cl(5)K3Dy trigonal pyramid. In the sixth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded to two equivalent K(1), two equivalent K(3), and one Dy(1) atom to form distorted ClK4Dy trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Cl(4)K4Dy trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent Cl(3)K4Dy trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent Cl(5)K3Dy trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent Cl(4)K4Dy trigonal bipyramids, edges with three equivalent Cl(3)K4Dy trigonal bipyramids, and  an edgeedge with one Cl(5)K3Dy trigonal pyramid. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_K3DyCl6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.755
_cell_length_b   13.037
_cell_length_c   12.472
_cell_angle_alpha   109.025
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   1192.019
_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
  K  K0  1  0.437  0.686  0.736  1.0
  K  K1  1  0.563  0.314  0.264  1.0
  K  K2  1  0.937  0.314  0.764  1.0
  K  K3  1  0.063  0.686  0.236  1.0
  K  K4  1  0.963  0.900  0.641  1.0
  K  K5  1  0.037  0.100  0.359  1.0
  K  K6  1  0.463  0.100  0.859  1.0
  K  K7  1  0.537  0.900  0.141  1.0
  K  K8  1  0.928  0.680  0.888  1.0
  K  K9  1  0.072  0.320  0.112  1.0
  K  K10  1  0.428  0.320  0.612  1.0
  K  K11  1  0.572  0.680  0.388  1.0
  Dy  Dy12  1  0.000  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Dy  Dy13  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Dy  Dy14  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Dy  Dy15  1  0.500  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Cl  Cl16  1  0.496  0.884  0.634  1.0
  Cl  Cl17  1  0.504  0.116  0.366  1.0
  Cl  Cl18  1  0.996  0.116  0.866  1.0
  Cl  Cl19  1  0.004  0.884  0.134  1.0
  Cl  Cl20  1  0.287  0.655  0.996  1.0
  Cl  Cl21  1  0.713  0.345  0.004  1.0
  Cl  Cl22  1  0.787  0.345  0.504  1.0
  Cl  Cl23  1  0.213  0.655  0.496  1.0
  Cl  Cl24  1  0.786  0.657  0.609  1.0
  Cl  Cl25  1  0.214  0.343  0.391  1.0
  Cl  Cl26  1  0.286  0.343  0.891  1.0
  Cl  Cl27  1  0.714  0.657  0.109  1.0
  Cl  Cl28  1  0.639  0.500  0.805  1.0
  Cl  Cl29  1  0.361  0.500  0.195  1.0
  Cl  Cl30  1  0.139  0.500  0.695  1.0
  Cl  Cl31  1  0.861  0.500  0.305  1.0
  Cl  Cl32  1  0.169  0.854  0.840  1.0
  Cl  Cl33  1  0.831  0.146  0.160  1.0
  Cl  Cl34  1  0.669  0.146  0.660  1.0
  Cl  Cl35  1  0.331  0.854  0.340  1.0
  Cl  Cl36  1  0.709  0.899  0.910  1.0
  Cl  Cl37  1  0.291  0.101  0.090  1.0
  Cl  Cl38  1  0.209  0.101  0.590  1.0
  Cl  Cl39  1  0.791  0.899  0.410  1.0
[/CIF]
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