The structure described by Yb6Cl13 is Baddeleyite-like structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are six inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb(1) is bonded to one Cl(10), one Cl(11), one Cl(2), one Cl(3), one Cl(4), one Cl(5), and one Cl(9) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing YbCl7 pentagonal bipyramids. In the second Yb site, Yb(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Cl(10), one Cl(5), one Cl(8), one Cl(9), two equivalent Cl(6), and two equivalent Cl(7) atoms. In the third Yb site, Yb(3) is bonded to one Cl(10), one Cl(11), one Cl(12), one Cl(3), one Cl(4), one Cl(5), and one Cl(9) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing YbCl7 pentagonal bipyramids. In the fourth Yb site, Yb(4) is bonded to one Cl(1), one Cl(11), one Cl(12), one Cl(2), one Cl(3), and two equivalent Cl(13) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing YbCl7 pentagonal bipyramids. In the fifth Yb site, Yb(5) is bonded to one Cl(11), one Cl(12), one Cl(13), one Cl(2), one Cl(3), and two equivalent Cl(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing YbCl7 pentagonal bipyramids. In the sixth Yb site, Yb(6) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Cl(4), one Cl(5), one Cl(6), one Cl(9), two equivalent Cl(7), and two equivalent Cl(8) atoms. There are thirteen inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Yb(4) and two equivalent Yb(5) atoms. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Yb(1), one Yb(4), and one Yb(5) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded to one Yb(1), one Yb(3), one Yb(4), and one Yb(5) atom to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing ClYb4 tetrahedra. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Yb(1), one Yb(3), and one Yb(6) atom. In the fifth Cl site, Cl(5) is bonded to one Yb(1), one Yb(2), one Yb(3), and one Yb(6) atom to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing ClYb4 tetrahedra. In the sixth Cl site, Cl(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Yb(6) and two equivalent Yb(2) atoms. In the seventh Cl site, Cl(7) is bonded to two equivalent Yb(2) and two equivalent Yb(6) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing ClYb4 tetrahedra. In the eighth Cl site, Cl(8) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Yb(2) and two equivalent Yb(6) atoms. In the ninth Cl site, Cl(9) is bonded to one Yb(1), one Yb(2), one Yb(3), and one Yb(6) atom to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing ClYb4 tetrahedra. In the tenth Cl site, Cl(10) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Yb(1), one Yb(2), and one Yb(3) atom. In the eleventh Cl site, Cl(11) is bonded to one Yb(1), one Yb(3), one Yb(4), and one Yb(5) atom to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing ClYb4 tetrahedra. In the twelfth Cl site, Cl(12) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Yb(3), one Yb(4), and one Yb(5) atom. In the thirteenth Cl site, Cl(13) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Yb(5) and two equivalent Yb(4) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Yb6Cl13
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.476
_cell_length_b   6.787
_cell_length_c   20.654
_cell_angle_alpha   97.803
_cell_angle_beta   99.038
_cell_angle_gamma   89.989
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   888.130
_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
  Yb  Yb0  1  0.658  0.347  0.257  1.0
  Yb  Yb1  1  0.342  0.653  0.743  1.0
  Yb  Yb2  1  0.820  0.492  0.581  1.0
  Yb  Yb3  1  0.180  0.508  0.419  1.0
  Yb  Yb4  1  0.898  0.153  0.743  1.0
  Yb  Yb5  1  0.102  0.847  0.257  1.0
  Yb  Yb6  1  0.981  0.621  0.907  1.0
  Yb  Yb7  1  0.019  0.379  0.093  1.0
  Yb  Yb8  1  0.575  0.879  0.093  1.0
  Yb  Yb9  1  0.425  0.121  0.907  1.0
  Yb  Yb10  1  0.741  0.008  0.419  1.0
  Yb  Yb11  1  0.259  0.992  0.581  1.0
  Cl  Cl12  1  0.739  0.117  0.013  1.0
  Cl  Cl13  1  0.261  0.883  0.987  1.0
  Cl  Cl14  1  0.387  0.217  0.142  1.0
  Cl  Cl15  1  0.613  0.783  0.858  1.0
  Cl  Cl16  1  0.894  0.104  0.176  1.0
  Cl  Cl17  1  0.106  0.896  0.824  1.0
  Cl  Cl18  1  0.486  0.023  0.293  1.0
  Cl  Cl19  1  0.514  0.977  0.707  1.0
  Cl  Cl20  1  0.981  0.178  0.339  1.0
  Cl  Cl21  1  0.019  0.822  0.661  1.0
  Cl  Cl22  1  0.571  0.369  0.435  1.0
  Cl  Cl23  1  0.429  0.631  0.565  1.0
  Cl  Cl24  1  0.060  0.250  0.500  1.0
  Cl  Cl25  1  0.940  0.750  0.500  1.0
  Cl  Cl26  1  0.634  0.131  0.565  1.0
  Cl  Cl27  1  0.366  0.869  0.435  1.0
  Cl  Cl28  1  0.139  0.322  0.661  1.0
  Cl  Cl29  1  0.861  0.678  0.339  1.0
  Cl  Cl30  1  0.689  0.477  0.706  1.0
  Cl  Cl31  1  0.311  0.523  0.294  1.0
  Cl  Cl32  1  0.217  0.396  0.824  1.0
  Cl  Cl33  1  0.783  0.604  0.176  1.0
  Cl  Cl34  1  0.743  0.284  0.858  1.0
  Cl  Cl35  1  0.257  0.716  0.142  1.0
  Cl  Cl36  1  0.226  0.383  0.987  1.0
  Cl  Cl37  1  0.774  0.617  0.013  1.0
[/CIF]
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The structure described by Yb6Cl13 is Baddeleyite-like structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are six inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb(1) is bonded to one Cl(10), one Cl(11), one Cl(2), one Cl(3), one Cl(4), one Cl(5), and one Cl(9) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing YbCl7 pentagonal bipyramids. In the second Yb site, Yb(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Cl(10), one Cl(5), one Cl(8), one Cl(9), two equivalent Cl(6), and two equivalent Cl(7) atoms. In the third Yb site, Yb(3) is bonded to one Cl(10), one Cl(11), one Cl(12), one Cl(3), one Cl(4), one Cl(5), and one Cl(9) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing YbCl7 pentagonal bipyramids. In the fourth Yb site, Yb(4) is bonded to one Cl(1), one Cl(11), one Cl(12), one Cl(2), one Cl(3), and two equivalent Cl(13) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing YbCl7 pentagonal bipyramids. In the fifth Yb site, Yb(5) is bonded to one Cl(11), one Cl(12), one Cl(13), one Cl(2), one Cl(3), and two equivalent Cl(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing YbCl7 pentagonal bipyramids. In the sixth Yb site, Yb(6) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Cl(4), one Cl(5), one Cl(6), one Cl(9), two equivalent Cl(7), and two equivalent Cl(8) atoms. There are thirteen inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Yb(4) and two equivalent Yb(5) atoms. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Yb(1), one Yb(4), and one Yb(5) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded to one Yb(1), one Yb(3), one Yb(4), and one Yb(5) atom to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing ClYb4 tetrahedra. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Yb(1), one Yb(3), and one Yb(6) atom. In the fifth Cl site, Cl(5) is bonded to one Yb(1), one Yb(2), one Yb(3), and one Yb(6) atom to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing ClYb4 tetrahedra. In the sixth Cl site, Cl(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Yb(6) and two equivalent Yb(2) atoms. In the seventh Cl site, Cl(7) is bonded to two equivalent Yb(2) and two equivalent Yb(6) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing ClYb4 tetrahedra. In the eighth Cl site, Cl(8) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Yb(2) and two equivalent Yb(6) atoms. In the ninth Cl site, Cl(9) is bonded to one Yb(1), one Yb(2), one Yb(3), and one Yb(6) atom to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing ClYb4 tetrahedra. In the tenth Cl site, Cl(10) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Yb(1), one Yb(2), and one Yb(3) atom. In the eleventh Cl site, Cl(11) is bonded to one Yb(1), one Yb(3), one Yb(4), and one Yb(5) atom to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing ClYb4 tetrahedra. In the twelfth Cl site, Cl(12) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Yb(3), one Yb(4), and one Yb(5) atom. In the thirteenth Cl site, Cl(13) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Yb(5) and two equivalent Yb(4) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Yb6Cl13
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.476
_cell_length_b   6.787
_cell_length_c   20.654
_cell_angle_alpha   97.803
_cell_angle_beta   99.038
_cell_angle_gamma   89.989
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   888.130
_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
  Yb  Yb0  1  0.658  0.347  0.257  1.0
  Yb  Yb1  1  0.342  0.653  0.743  1.0
  Yb  Yb2  1  0.820  0.492  0.581  1.0
  Yb  Yb3  1  0.180  0.508  0.419  1.0
  Yb  Yb4  1  0.898  0.153  0.743  1.0
  Yb  Yb5  1  0.102  0.847  0.257  1.0
  Yb  Yb6  1  0.981  0.621  0.907  1.0
  Yb  Yb7  1  0.019  0.379  0.093  1.0
  Yb  Yb8  1  0.575  0.879  0.093  1.0
  Yb  Yb9  1  0.425  0.121  0.907  1.0
  Yb  Yb10  1  0.741  0.008  0.419  1.0
  Yb  Yb11  1  0.259  0.992  0.581  1.0
  Cl  Cl12  1  0.739  0.117  0.013  1.0
  Cl  Cl13  1  0.261  0.883  0.987  1.0
  Cl  Cl14  1  0.387  0.217  0.142  1.0
  Cl  Cl15  1  0.613  0.783  0.858  1.0
  Cl  Cl16  1  0.894  0.104  0.176  1.0
  Cl  Cl17  1  0.106  0.896  0.824  1.0
  Cl  Cl18  1  0.486  0.023  0.293  1.0
  Cl  Cl19  1  0.514  0.977  0.707  1.0
  Cl  Cl20  1  0.981  0.178  0.339  1.0
  Cl  Cl21  1  0.019  0.822  0.661  1.0
  Cl  Cl22  1  0.571  0.369  0.435  1.0
  Cl  Cl23  1  0.429  0.631  0.565  1.0
  Cl  Cl24  1  0.060  0.250  0.500  1.0
  Cl  Cl25  1  0.940  0.750  0.500  1.0
  Cl  Cl26  1  0.634  0.131  0.565  1.0
  Cl  Cl27  1  0.366  0.869  0.435  1.0
  Cl  Cl28  1  0.139  0.322  0.661  1.0
  Cl  Cl29  1  0.861  0.678  0.339  1.0
  Cl  Cl30  1  0.689  0.477  0.706  1.0
  Cl  Cl31  1  0.311  0.523  0.294  1.0
  Cl  Cl32  1  0.217  0.396  0.824  1.0
  Cl  Cl33  1  0.783  0.604  0.176  1.0
  Cl  Cl34  1  0.743  0.284  0.858  1.0
  Cl  Cl35  1  0.257  0.716  0.142  1.0
  Cl  Cl36  1  0.226  0.383  0.987  1.0
  Cl  Cl37  1  0.774  0.617  0.013  1.0
[/CIF]
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