The crystal structure described by GdMoC2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Gd(1) is bonded to three equivalent C(2) and four equivalent C(1) atoms to form distorted GdC7 pentagonal bipyramids that share corners with four equivalent Gd(1)C7 pentagonal bipyramids, corners with three equivalent Mo(1)C5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with four equivalent Gd(1)C7 pentagonal bipyramids, edges with seven equivalent Mo(1)C5 trigonal bipyramids, and faces with two equivalent Gd(1)C7 pentagonal bipyramids. Mo(1) is bonded to two equivalent C(1) and three equivalent C(2) atoms to form MoC5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with three equivalent Gd(1)C7 pentagonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent Mo(1)C5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with seven equivalent Gd(1)C7 pentagonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent Mo(1)C5 trigonal bipyramids. There are two inequivalent C sites. In the first C site, C(1) is bonded to four equivalent Gd(1) and two equivalent Mo(1) atoms to form CGd4Mo2 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent C(1)Gd4Mo2 octahedra, corners with nine equivalent C(2)Gd3Mo3 octahedra, edges with two equivalent C(1)Gd4Mo2 octahedra, edges with three equivalent C(2)Gd3Mo3 octahedra,  a faceface with one C(2)Gd3Mo3 octahedra, and faces with two equivalent C(1)Gd4Mo2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 9-60°. In the second C site, C(2) is bonded to three equivalent Gd(1) and three equivalent Mo(1) atoms to form CGd3Mo3 octahedra that share corners with nine equivalent C(1)Gd4Mo2 octahedra, edges with three equivalent C(1)Gd4Mo2 octahedra, edges with six equivalent C(2)Gd3Mo3 octahedra, and  a faceface with one C(1)Gd4Mo2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 9-60°. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_GdMoC2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.443
_cell_length_b   5.727
_cell_length_c   10.820
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   213.384
_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
  Gd  Gd0  1  0.250  0.085  0.862  1.0
  Gd  Gd1  1  0.250  0.585  0.638  1.0
  Gd  Gd2  1  0.750  0.915  0.138  1.0
  Gd  Gd3  1  0.750  0.415  0.362  1.0
  Mo  Mo4  1  0.250  0.406  0.109  1.0
  Mo  Mo5  1  0.250  0.906  0.391  1.0
  Mo  Mo6  1  0.750  0.594  0.891  1.0
  Mo  Mo7  1  0.750  0.094  0.609  1.0
  C  C8  1  0.250  0.159  0.248  1.0
  C  C9  1  0.250  0.659  0.252  1.0
  C  C10  1  0.750  0.841  0.752  1.0
  C  C11  1  0.750  0.341  0.748  1.0
  C  C12  1  0.250  0.719  0.981  1.0
  C  C13  1  0.250  0.219  0.519  1.0
  C  C14  1  0.750  0.281  0.019  1.0
  C  C15  1  0.750  0.781  0.481  1.0
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The crystal structure described by GdMoC2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Gd(1) is bonded to three equivalent C(2) and four equivalent C(1) atoms to form distorted GdC7 pentagonal bipyramids that share corners with four equivalent Gd(1)C7 pentagonal bipyramids, corners with three equivalent Mo(1)C5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with four equivalent Gd(1)C7 pentagonal bipyramids, edges with seven equivalent Mo(1)C5 trigonal bipyramids, and faces with two equivalent Gd(1)C7 pentagonal bipyramids. Mo(1) is bonded to two equivalent C(1) and three equivalent C(2) atoms to form MoC5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with three equivalent Gd(1)C7 pentagonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent Mo(1)C5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with seven equivalent Gd(1)C7 pentagonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent Mo(1)C5 trigonal bipyramids. There are two inequivalent C sites. In the first C site, C(1) is bonded to four equivalent Gd(1) and two equivalent Mo(1) atoms to form CGd4Mo2 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent C(1)Gd4Mo2 octahedra, corners with nine equivalent C(2)Gd3Mo3 octahedra, edges with two equivalent C(1)Gd4Mo2 octahedra, edges with three equivalent C(2)Gd3Mo3 octahedra,  a faceface with one C(2)Gd3Mo3 octahedra, and faces with two equivalent C(1)Gd4Mo2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 9-60°. In the second C site, C(2) is bonded to three equivalent Gd(1) and three equivalent Mo(1) atoms to form CGd3Mo3 octahedra that share corners with nine equivalent C(1)Gd4Mo2 octahedra, edges with three equivalent C(1)Gd4Mo2 octahedra, edges with six equivalent C(2)Gd3Mo3 octahedra, and  a faceface with one C(1)Gd4Mo2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 9-60°. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_GdMoC2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.443
_cell_length_b   5.727
_cell_length_c   10.820
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   213.384
_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
  Gd  Gd0  1  0.250  0.085  0.862  1.0
  Gd  Gd1  1  0.250  0.585  0.638  1.0
  Gd  Gd2  1  0.750  0.915  0.138  1.0
  Gd  Gd3  1  0.750  0.415  0.362  1.0
  Mo  Mo4  1  0.250  0.406  0.109  1.0
  Mo  Mo5  1  0.250  0.906  0.391  1.0
  Mo  Mo6  1  0.750  0.594  0.891  1.0
  Mo  Mo7  1  0.750  0.094  0.609  1.0
  C  C8  1  0.250  0.159  0.248  1.0
  C  C9  1  0.250  0.659  0.252  1.0
  C  C10  1  0.750  0.841  0.752  1.0
  C  C11  1  0.750  0.341  0.748  1.0
  C  C12  1  0.250  0.719  0.981  1.0
  C  C13  1  0.250  0.219  0.519  1.0
  C  C14  1  0.750  0.281  0.019  1.0
  C  C15  1  0.750  0.781  0.481  1.0
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