The crystal structure described by Ce7Pd4Ge2 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are twenty-eight inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ce(21), one Pd(10), one Pd(11), one Pd(13), one Pd(16), and one Ge(5) atom. In the second Ce site, Ce(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ce(18), one Pd(12), one Pd(3), one Pd(5), one Pd(9), one Ge(2), and one Ge(4) atom. In the third Ce site, Ce(3) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Pd(1), one Pd(7), one Pd(9), one Ge(5), and one Ge(6) atom. In the fourth Ce site, Ce(4) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ce(12), one Pd(13), one Pd(16), one Pd(3), one Pd(7), one Pd(9), and one Ge(1) atom. In the fifth Ce site, Ce(5) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Pd(2), one Pd(3), one Pd(6), one Pd(8), one Ge(1), one Ge(4), and one Ge(8) atom. In the sixth Ce site, Ce(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ce(18), one Pd(11), one Pd(12), one Pd(13), one Pd(5), and one Ge(1) atom. In the seventh Ce site, Ce(7) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Pd(12), one Pd(5), one Pd(7), one Pd(9), one Ge(2), one Ge(4), and one Ge(8) atom. In the eighth Ce site, Ce(8) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Pd(10), one Pd(6), one Pd(8), one Ge(3), and one Ge(7) atom. In the ninth Ce site, Ce(9) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Pd(1), one Pd(14), one Pd(15), one Pd(2), one Pd(4), one Pd(6), one Ge(2), one Ge(6), and one Ge(7) atom. In the tenth Ce site, Ce(10) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Pd(10), one Pd(11), one Pd(12), one Pd(13), one Pd(16), one Pd(7), one Ge(1), one Ge(3), and one Ge(5) atom. In the eleventh Ce site, Ce(11) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Ce(17), one Pd(1), one Pd(14), one Pd(15), one Pd(4), and one Ge(7) atom. In the twelfth Ce site, Ce(12) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Ce(13), one Ce(14), one Ce(4), one Pd(13), one Pd(2), one Pd(3), one Pd(7), and one Ge(4) atom. In the thirteenth Ce site, Ce(13) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ce(12), one Pd(2), one Pd(3), one Pd(5), one Pd(8), one Ge(1), and one Ge(8) atom. In the fourteenth Ce site, Ce(14) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ce(12), one Pd(14), one Pd(2), one Pd(3), one Pd(4), and one Ge(2) atom. In the fifteenth Ce site, Ce(15) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Pd(5), one Pd(6), one Pd(8), one Ge(2), and one Ge(8) atom. In the sixteenth Ce site, Ce(16) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Pd(10), one Pd(16), one Pd(7), one Pd(9), one Ge(3), one Ge(6), and one Ge(7) atom. In the seventeenth Ce site, Ce(17) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Ce(11), one Ce(23), one Ce(24), one Pd(1), one Pd(11), one Pd(15), one Pd(9), and one Ge(6) atom. In the eighteenth Ce site, Ce(18) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Ce(2), one Ce(27), one Ce(6), one Pd(12), one Pd(14), one Pd(5), one Pd(6), and one Ge(8) atom. In the nineteenth Ce site, Ce(19) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Pd(11), one Pd(12), one Pd(13), one Pd(16), one Pd(5), one Pd(9), one Ge(1), one Ge(5), and one Ge(8) atom. In the twentieth Ce site, Ce(20) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Pd(1), one Pd(15), one Pd(6), one Pd(8), one Ge(3), one Ge(5), and one Ge(6) atom. In the twenty-first Ce site, Ce(21) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), one Ce(25), one Ce(28), one Pd(10), one Pd(16), one Pd(4), one Pd(8), and one Ge(3) atom. In the twenty-second Ce site, Ce(22) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Pd(14), one Pd(15), one Pd(2), one Pd(3), one Pd(4), one Pd(8), one Ge(2), one Ge(4), and one Ge(7) atom. In the twenty-third Ce site, Ce(23) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ce(17), one Pd(1), one Pd(10), one Pd(15), one Pd(6), one Ge(3), and one Ge(5) atom. In the twenty-fourth Ce site, Ce(24) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ce(17), one Pd(1), one Pd(11), one Pd(12), one Pd(7), one Pd(9), and one Ge(5) atom. In the twenty-fifth Ce site, Ce(25) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ce(21), one Pd(1), one Pd(10), one Pd(16), one Pd(7), one Ge(6), and one Ge(7) atom. In the twenty-sixth Ce site, Ce(26) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Pd(3), one Pd(7), one Pd(9), one Ge(1), and one Ge(4) atom. In the twenty-seventh Ce site, Ce(27) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ce(18), one Pd(14), one Pd(15), one Pd(5), one Pd(6), one Pd(8), and one Ge(2) atom. In the twenty-eighth Ce site, Ce(28) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ce(21), one Pd(10), one Pd(2), one Pd(4), one Pd(6), one Pd(8), and one Ge(7) atom. There are sixteen inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(11), one Ce(17), one Ce(20), one Ce(23), one Ce(24), one Ce(25), one Ce(3), one Ce(9), one Ge(5), and one Ge(6) atom. In the second Pd site, Pd(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(12), one Ce(13), one Ce(14), one Ce(22), one Ce(28), one Ce(5), one Ce(9), one Pd(4), one Ge(2), and one Ge(4) atom. In the third Pd site, Pd(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(12), one Ce(13), one Ce(14), one Ce(2), one Ce(22), one Ce(26), one Ce(4), one Ce(5), one Ge(1), and one Ge(4) atom. In the fourth Pd site, Pd(4) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ce(11), one Ce(14), one Ce(21), one Ce(22), one Ce(28), one Ce(9), one Pd(2), and one Pd(8) atom. In the fifth Pd site, Pd(5) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(13), one Ce(15), one Ce(18), one Ce(19), one Ce(2), one Ce(27), one Ce(6), one Ce(7), one Ge(2), and one Ge(8) atom. In the sixth Pd site, Pd(6) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(15), one Ce(18), one Ce(20), one Ce(23), one Ce(27), one Ce(28), one Ce(5), one Ce(8), one Ce(9), and one Pd(14) atom. In the seventh Pd site, Pd(7) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(10), one Ce(12), one Ce(16), one Ce(24), one Ce(25), one Ce(26), one Ce(3), one Ce(4), one Ce(7), and one Pd(13) atom. In the eighth Pd site, Pd(8) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(13), one Ce(15), one Ce(20), one Ce(21), one Ce(22), one Ce(27), one Ce(28), one Ce(5), one Ce(8), and one Pd(4) atom. In the ninth Pd site, Pd(9) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(16), one Ce(17), one Ce(19), one Ce(2), one Ce(24), one Ce(26), one Ce(3), one Ce(4), one Ce(7), and one Pd(11) atom. In the tenth Pd site, Pd(10) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), one Ce(10), one Ce(16), one Ce(21), one Ce(23), one Ce(25), one Ce(28), one Ce(8), one Ge(3), and one Ge(7) atom. In the eleventh Pd site, Pd(11) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), one Ce(10), one Ce(17), one Ce(19), one Ce(24), one Ce(6), one Pd(12), one Pd(13), and one Pd(9) atom. In the twelfth Pd site, Pd(12) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(10), one Ce(18), one Ce(19), one Ce(2), one Ce(24), one Ce(6), one Ce(7), one Pd(11), one Ge(1), and one Ge(8) atom. In the thirteenth Pd site, Pd(13) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), one Ce(10), one Ce(12), one Ce(19), one Ce(4), one Ce(6), one Pd(11), one Pd(16), and one Pd(7) atom. In the fourteenth Pd site, Pd(14) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ce(11), one Ce(14), one Ce(18), one Ce(22), one Ce(27), one Ce(9), one Pd(15), and one Pd(6) atom. In the fifteenth Pd site, Pd(15) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(11), one Ce(17), one Ce(20), one Ce(22), one Ce(23), one Ce(27), one Ce(9), one Pd(14), one Ge(6), and one Ge(7) atom. In the sixteenth Pd site, Pd(16) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), one Ce(10), one Ce(16), one Ce(19), one Ce(21), one Ce(25), one Ce(4), one Pd(13), one Ge(3), and one Ge(5) atom. There are eight inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(10), one Ce(13), one Ce(19), one Ce(26), one Ce(4), one Ce(5), one Ce(6), one Pd(12), one Pd(3), and one Ge(8) atom. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(14), one Ce(15), one Ce(2), one Ce(22), one Ce(27), one Ce(7), one Ce(9), one Pd(2), one Pd(5), and one Ge(4) atom. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ce(10), one Ce(16), one Ce(20), one Ce(21), one Ce(23), one Ce(8), one Pd(10), one Pd(16), and one Ge(5) atom. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ce(12), one Ce(2), one Ce(22), one Ce(26), one Ce(5), one Ce(7), one Pd(2), one Pd(3), and one Ge(2) atom. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), one Ce(10), one Ce(19), one Ce(20), one Ce(23), one Ce(24), one Ce(3), one Pd(1), one Pd(16), and one Ge(3) atom. In the sixth Ge site, Ge(6) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ce(16), one Ce(17), one Ce(20), one Ce(25), one Ce(3), one Ce(9), one Pd(1), one Pd(15), and one Ge(7) atom. In the seventh Ge site, Ge(7) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(11), one Ce(16), one Ce(22), one Ce(25), one Ce(28), one Ce(8), one Ce(9), one Pd(10), one Pd(15), and one Ge(6) atom. In the eighth Ge site, Ge(8) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ce(13), one Ce(15), one Ce(18), one Ce(19), one Ce(5), one Ce(7), one Pd(12), one Pd(5), and one Ge(1) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Ce7(GePd2)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.189
_cell_length_b   11.301
_cell_length_c   14.426
_cell_angle_alpha   90.065
_cell_angle_beta   89.974
_cell_angle_gamma   112.088
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   1236.919
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
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  Ce  Ce0  1  0.623  0.007  0.324  1.0
  Ce  Ce1  1  0.638  0.367  0.712  1.0
  Ce  Ce2  1  0.012  0.352  0.431  1.0
  Ce  Ce3  1  0.625  0.653  0.537  1.0
  Ce  Ce4  1  0.106  0.858  0.822  1.0
  Ce  Ce5  1  0.375  0.992  0.677  1.0
  Ce  Ce6  1  0.106  0.358  0.678  1.0
  Ce  Ce7  1  0.013  0.851  0.068  1.0
  Ce  Ce8  1  0.177  0.402  0.050  1.0
  Ce  Ce9  1  0.177  0.902  0.450  1.0
  Ce  Ce10  1  0.625  0.508  0.176  1.0
  Ce  Ce11  1  0.381  0.678  0.687  1.0
  Ce  Ce12  1  0.637  0.866  0.788  1.0
  Ce  Ce13  1  0.376  0.493  0.823  1.0
  Ce  Ce14  1  0.987  0.148  0.931  1.0
  Ce  Ce15  1  0.895  0.642  0.322  1.0
  Ce  Ce16  1  0.618  0.320  0.313  1.0
  Ce  Ce17  1  0.383  0.179  0.813  1.0
  Ce  Ce18  1  0.824  0.098  0.550  1.0
  Ce  Ce19  1  0.894  0.141  0.178  1.0
  Ce  Ce20  1  0.617  0.821  0.187  1.0
  Ce  Ce21  1  0.824  0.599  0.950  1.0
  Ce  Ce22  1  0.361  0.132  0.211  1.0
  Ce  Ce23  1  0.373  0.347  0.464  1.0
  Ce  Ce24  1  0.362  0.634  0.288  1.0
  Ce  Ce25  1  0.988  0.648  0.569  1.0
  Ce  Ce26  1  0.625  0.153  0.963  1.0
  Ce  Ce27  1  0.373  0.847  0.037  1.0
  Ge  Ge28  1  0.932  0.880  0.628  1.0
  Ge  Ge29  1  0.931  0.380  0.872  1.0
  Ge  Ge30  1  0.988  0.925  0.263  1.0
  Ge  Ge31  1  0.012  0.575  0.764  1.0
  Ge  Ge32  1  0.068  0.120  0.372  1.0
  Ge  Ge33  1  0.988  0.425  0.237  1.0
  Ge  Ge34  1  0.068  0.621  0.128  1.0
  Ge  Ge35  1  0.012  0.075  0.737  1.0
  Pd  Pd36  1  0.248  0.344  0.262  1.0
  Pd  Pd37  1  0.221  0.649  0.907  1.0
  Pd  Pd38  1  0.752  0.656  0.738  1.0
  Pd  Pd39  1  0.505  0.630  0.023  1.0
  Pd  Pd40  1  0.752  0.156  0.762  1.0
  Pd  Pd41  1  0.260  0.109  0.020  1.0
  Pd  Pd42  1  0.260  0.610  0.480  1.0
  Pd  Pd43  1  0.740  0.890  0.980  1.0
  Pd  Pd44  1  0.740  0.390  0.521  1.0
  Pd  Pd45  1  0.248  0.844  0.238  1.0
  Pd  Pd46  1  0.505  0.129  0.477  1.0
  Pd  Pd47  1  0.221  0.149  0.594  1.0
  Pd  Pd48  1  0.495  0.871  0.523  1.0
  Pd  Pd49  1  0.495  0.371  0.977  1.0
  Pd  Pd50  1  0.779  0.351  0.093  1.0
  Pd  Pd51  1  0.779  0.851  0.406  1.0
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The crystal structure described by Ce7Pd4Ge2 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are twenty-eight inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ce(21), one Pd(10), one Pd(11), one Pd(13), one Pd(16), and one Ge(5) atom. In the second Ce site, Ce(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ce(18), one Pd(12), one Pd(3), one Pd(5), one Pd(9), one Ge(2), and one Ge(4) atom. In the third Ce site, Ce(3) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Pd(1), one Pd(7), one Pd(9), one Ge(5), and one Ge(6) atom. In the fourth Ce site, Ce(4) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ce(12), one Pd(13), one Pd(16), one Pd(3), one Pd(7), one Pd(9), and one Ge(1) atom. In the fifth Ce site, Ce(5) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Pd(2), one Pd(3), one Pd(6), one Pd(8), one Ge(1), one Ge(4), and one Ge(8) atom. In the sixth Ce site, Ce(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ce(18), one Pd(11), one Pd(12), one Pd(13), one Pd(5), and one Ge(1) atom. In the seventh Ce site, Ce(7) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Pd(12), one Pd(5), one Pd(7), one Pd(9), one Ge(2), one Ge(4), and one Ge(8) atom. In the eighth Ce site, Ce(8) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Pd(10), one Pd(6), one Pd(8), one Ge(3), and one Ge(7) atom. In the ninth Ce site, Ce(9) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Pd(1), one Pd(14), one Pd(15), one Pd(2), one Pd(4), one Pd(6), one Ge(2), one Ge(6), and one Ge(7) atom. In the tenth Ce site, Ce(10) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Pd(10), one Pd(11), one Pd(12), one Pd(13), one Pd(16), one Pd(7), one Ge(1), one Ge(3), and one Ge(5) atom. In the eleventh Ce site, Ce(11) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Ce(17), one Pd(1), one Pd(14), one Pd(15), one Pd(4), and one Ge(7) atom. In the twelfth Ce site, Ce(12) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Ce(13), one Ce(14), one Ce(4), one Pd(13), one Pd(2), one Pd(3), one Pd(7), and one Ge(4) atom. In the thirteenth Ce site, Ce(13) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ce(12), one Pd(2), one Pd(3), one Pd(5), one Pd(8), one Ge(1), and one Ge(8) atom. In the fourteenth Ce site, Ce(14) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ce(12), one Pd(14), one Pd(2), one Pd(3), one Pd(4), and one Ge(2) atom. In the fifteenth Ce site, Ce(15) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Pd(5), one Pd(6), one Pd(8), one Ge(2), and one Ge(8) atom. In the sixteenth Ce site, Ce(16) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Pd(10), one Pd(16), one Pd(7), one Pd(9), one Ge(3), one Ge(6), and one Ge(7) atom. In the seventeenth Ce site, Ce(17) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Ce(11), one Ce(23), one Ce(24), one Pd(1), one Pd(11), one Pd(15), one Pd(9), and one Ge(6) atom. In the eighteenth Ce site, Ce(18) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Ce(2), one Ce(27), one Ce(6), one Pd(12), one Pd(14), one Pd(5), one Pd(6), and one Ge(8) atom. In the nineteenth Ce site, Ce(19) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Pd(11), one Pd(12), one Pd(13), one Pd(16), one Pd(5), one Pd(9), one Ge(1), one Ge(5), and one Ge(8) atom. In the twentieth Ce site, Ce(20) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Pd(1), one Pd(15), one Pd(6), one Pd(8), one Ge(3), one Ge(5), and one Ge(6) atom. In the twenty-first Ce site, Ce(21) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), one Ce(25), one Ce(28), one Pd(10), one Pd(16), one Pd(4), one Pd(8), and one Ge(3) atom. In the twenty-second Ce site, Ce(22) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Pd(14), one Pd(15), one Pd(2), one Pd(3), one Pd(4), one Pd(8), one Ge(2), one Ge(4), and one Ge(7) atom. In the twenty-third Ce site, Ce(23) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ce(17), one Pd(1), one Pd(10), one Pd(15), one Pd(6), one Ge(3), and one Ge(5) atom. In the twenty-fourth Ce site, Ce(24) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ce(17), one Pd(1), one Pd(11), one Pd(12), one Pd(7), one Pd(9), and one Ge(5) atom. In the twenty-fifth Ce site, Ce(25) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ce(21), one Pd(1), one Pd(10), one Pd(16), one Pd(7), one Ge(6), and one Ge(7) atom. In the twenty-sixth Ce site, Ce(26) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Pd(3), one Pd(7), one Pd(9), one Ge(1), and one Ge(4) atom. In the twenty-seventh Ce site, Ce(27) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ce(18), one Pd(14), one Pd(15), one Pd(5), one Pd(6), one Pd(8), and one Ge(2) atom. In the twenty-eighth Ce site, Ce(28) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ce(21), one Pd(10), one Pd(2), one Pd(4), one Pd(6), one Pd(8), and one Ge(7) atom. There are sixteen inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(11), one Ce(17), one Ce(20), one Ce(23), one Ce(24), one Ce(25), one Ce(3), one Ce(9), one Ge(5), and one Ge(6) atom. In the second Pd site, Pd(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(12), one Ce(13), one Ce(14), one Ce(22), one Ce(28), one Ce(5), one Ce(9), one Pd(4), one Ge(2), and one Ge(4) atom. In the third Pd site, Pd(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(12), one Ce(13), one Ce(14), one Ce(2), one Ce(22), one Ce(26), one Ce(4), one Ce(5), one Ge(1), and one Ge(4) atom. In the fourth Pd site, Pd(4) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ce(11), one Ce(14), one Ce(21), one Ce(22), one Ce(28), one Ce(9), one Pd(2), and one Pd(8) atom. In the fifth Pd site, Pd(5) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(13), one Ce(15), one Ce(18), one Ce(19), one Ce(2), one Ce(27), one Ce(6), one Ce(7), one Ge(2), and one Ge(8) atom. In the sixth Pd site, Pd(6) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(15), one Ce(18), one Ce(20), one Ce(23), one Ce(27), one Ce(28), one Ce(5), one Ce(8), one Ce(9), and one Pd(14) atom. In the seventh Pd site, Pd(7) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(10), one Ce(12), one Ce(16), one Ce(24), one Ce(25), one Ce(26), one Ce(3), one Ce(4), one Ce(7), and one Pd(13) atom. In the eighth Pd site, Pd(8) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(13), one Ce(15), one Ce(20), one Ce(21), one Ce(22), one Ce(27), one Ce(28), one Ce(5), one Ce(8), and one Pd(4) atom. In the ninth Pd site, Pd(9) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(16), one Ce(17), one Ce(19), one Ce(2), one Ce(24), one Ce(26), one Ce(3), one Ce(4), one Ce(7), and one Pd(11) atom. In the tenth Pd site, Pd(10) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), one Ce(10), one Ce(16), one Ce(21), one Ce(23), one Ce(25), one Ce(28), one Ce(8), one Ge(3), and one Ge(7) atom. In the eleventh Pd site, Pd(11) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), one Ce(10), one Ce(17), one Ce(19), one Ce(24), one Ce(6), one Pd(12), one Pd(13), and one Pd(9) atom. In the twelfth Pd site, Pd(12) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(10), one Ce(18), one Ce(19), one Ce(2), one Ce(24), one Ce(6), one Ce(7), one Pd(11), one Ge(1), and one Ge(8) atom. In the thirteenth Pd site, Pd(13) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), one Ce(10), one Ce(12), one Ce(19), one Ce(4), one Ce(6), one Pd(11), one Pd(16), and one Pd(7) atom. In the fourteenth Pd site, Pd(14) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ce(11), one Ce(14), one Ce(18), one Ce(22), one Ce(27), one Ce(9), one Pd(15), and one Pd(6) atom. In the fifteenth Pd site, Pd(15) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(11), one Ce(17), one Ce(20), one Ce(22), one Ce(23), one Ce(27), one Ce(9), one Pd(14), one Ge(6), and one Ge(7) atom. In the sixteenth Pd site, Pd(16) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), one Ce(10), one Ce(16), one Ce(19), one Ce(21), one Ce(25), one Ce(4), one Pd(13), one Ge(3), and one Ge(5) atom. There are eight inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(10), one Ce(13), one Ce(19), one Ce(26), one Ce(4), one Ce(5), one Ce(6), one Pd(12), one Pd(3), and one Ge(8) atom. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(14), one Ce(15), one Ce(2), one Ce(22), one Ce(27), one Ce(7), one Ce(9), one Pd(2), one Pd(5), and one Ge(4) atom. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ce(10), one Ce(16), one Ce(20), one Ce(21), one Ce(23), one Ce(8), one Pd(10), one Pd(16), and one Ge(5) atom. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ce(12), one Ce(2), one Ce(22), one Ce(26), one Ce(5), one Ce(7), one Pd(2), one Pd(3), and one Ge(2) atom. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), one Ce(10), one Ce(19), one Ce(20), one Ce(23), one Ce(24), one Ce(3), one Pd(1), one Pd(16), and one Ge(3) atom. In the sixth Ge site, Ge(6) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ce(16), one Ce(17), one Ce(20), one Ce(25), one Ce(3), one Ce(9), one Pd(1), one Pd(15), and one Ge(7) atom. In the seventh Ge site, Ge(7) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(11), one Ce(16), one Ce(22), one Ce(25), one Ce(28), one Ce(8), one Ce(9), one Pd(10), one Pd(15), and one Ge(6) atom. In the eighth Ge site, Ge(8) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ce(13), one Ce(15), one Ce(18), one Ce(19), one Ce(5), one Ce(7), one Pd(12), one Pd(5), and one Ge(1) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Ce7(GePd2)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.189
_cell_length_b   11.301
_cell_length_c   14.426
_cell_angle_alpha   90.065
_cell_angle_beta   89.974
_cell_angle_gamma   112.088
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   1236.919
_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
  Ce  Ce0  1  0.623  0.007  0.324  1.0
  Ce  Ce1  1  0.638  0.367  0.712  1.0
  Ce  Ce2  1  0.012  0.352  0.431  1.0
  Ce  Ce3  1  0.625  0.653  0.537  1.0
  Ce  Ce4  1  0.106  0.858  0.822  1.0
  Ce  Ce5  1  0.375  0.992  0.677  1.0
  Ce  Ce6  1  0.106  0.358  0.678  1.0
  Ce  Ce7  1  0.013  0.851  0.068  1.0
  Ce  Ce8  1  0.177  0.402  0.050  1.0
  Ce  Ce9  1  0.177  0.902  0.450  1.0
  Ce  Ce10  1  0.625  0.508  0.176  1.0
  Ce  Ce11  1  0.381  0.678  0.687  1.0
  Ce  Ce12  1  0.637  0.866  0.788  1.0
  Ce  Ce13  1  0.376  0.493  0.823  1.0
  Ce  Ce14  1  0.987  0.148  0.931  1.0
  Ce  Ce15  1  0.895  0.642  0.322  1.0
  Ce  Ce16  1  0.618  0.320  0.313  1.0
  Ce  Ce17  1  0.383  0.179  0.813  1.0
  Ce  Ce18  1  0.824  0.098  0.550  1.0
  Ce  Ce19  1  0.894  0.141  0.178  1.0
  Ce  Ce20  1  0.617  0.821  0.187  1.0
  Ce  Ce21  1  0.824  0.599  0.950  1.0
  Ce  Ce22  1  0.361  0.132  0.211  1.0
  Ce  Ce23  1  0.373  0.347  0.464  1.0
  Ce  Ce24  1  0.362  0.634  0.288  1.0
  Ce  Ce25  1  0.988  0.648  0.569  1.0
  Ce  Ce26  1  0.625  0.153  0.963  1.0
  Ce  Ce27  1  0.373  0.847  0.037  1.0
  Ge  Ge28  1  0.932  0.880  0.628  1.0
  Ge  Ge29  1  0.931  0.380  0.872  1.0
  Ge  Ge30  1  0.988  0.925  0.263  1.0
  Ge  Ge31  1  0.012  0.575  0.764  1.0
  Ge  Ge32  1  0.068  0.120  0.372  1.0
  Ge  Ge33  1  0.988  0.425  0.237  1.0
  Ge  Ge34  1  0.068  0.621  0.128  1.0
  Ge  Ge35  1  0.012  0.075  0.737  1.0
  Pd  Pd36  1  0.248  0.344  0.262  1.0
  Pd  Pd37  1  0.221  0.649  0.907  1.0
  Pd  Pd38  1  0.752  0.656  0.738  1.0
  Pd  Pd39  1  0.505  0.630  0.023  1.0
  Pd  Pd40  1  0.752  0.156  0.762  1.0
  Pd  Pd41  1  0.260  0.109  0.020  1.0
  Pd  Pd42  1  0.260  0.610  0.480  1.0
  Pd  Pd43  1  0.740  0.890  0.980  1.0
  Pd  Pd44  1  0.740  0.390  0.521  1.0
  Pd  Pd45  1  0.248  0.844  0.238  1.0
  Pd  Pd46  1  0.505  0.129  0.477  1.0
  Pd  Pd47  1  0.221  0.149  0.594  1.0
  Pd  Pd48  1  0.495  0.871  0.523  1.0
  Pd  Pd49  1  0.495  0.371  0.977  1.0
  Pd  Pd50  1  0.779  0.351  0.093  1.0
  Pd  Pd51  1  0.779  0.851  0.406  1.0
[/CIF]
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