The crystal structure described by PdAl2Cl8 is Indium-like structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of two PdAl2Cl8 clusters. Pd(1) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to two equivalent Cl(2) and two equivalent Cl(3) atoms. Al(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one Cl(1), one Cl(2), one Cl(3), and one Cl(4) atom. There are four inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Al(1) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to one Pd(1) and one Al(1) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to one Pd(1) and one Al(1) atom. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Al(1) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Al2PdCl8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.316
_cell_length_b   6.635
_cell_length_c   13.430
_cell_angle_alpha   82.858
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   646.908
_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
  Al  Al0  1  0.279  0.659  0.102  1.0
  Al  Al1  1  0.221  0.659  0.602  1.0
  Al  Al2  1  0.721  0.341  0.898  1.0
  Al  Al3  1  0.779  0.341  0.398  1.0
  Pd  Pd4  1  0.500  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Pd  Pd5  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Cl  Cl6  1  0.216  0.354  0.575  1.0
  Cl  Cl7  1  0.716  0.646  0.925  1.0
  Cl  Cl8  1  0.276  0.862  0.958  1.0
  Cl  Cl9  1  0.776  0.138  0.542  1.0
  Cl  Cl10  1  0.724  0.138  0.042  1.0
  Cl  Cl11  1  0.224  0.862  0.458  1.0
  Cl  Cl12  1  0.004  0.764  0.144  1.0
  Cl  Cl13  1  0.504  0.236  0.356  1.0
  Cl  Cl14  1  0.996  0.236  0.856  1.0
  Cl  Cl15  1  0.496  0.764  0.644  1.0
  Cl  Cl16  1  0.475  0.740  0.203  1.0
  Cl  Cl17  1  0.975  0.260  0.297  1.0
  Cl  Cl18  1  0.525  0.260  0.797  1.0
  Cl  Cl19  1  0.025  0.740  0.703  1.0
  Cl  Cl20  1  0.284  0.354  0.075  1.0
  Cl  Cl21  1  0.784  0.646  0.425  1.0
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The crystal structure described by PdAl2Cl8 is Indium-like structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of two PdAl2Cl8 clusters. Pd(1) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to two equivalent Cl(2) and two equivalent Cl(3) atoms. Al(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one Cl(1), one Cl(2), one Cl(3), and one Cl(4) atom. There are four inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Al(1) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to one Pd(1) and one Al(1) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to one Pd(1) and one Al(1) atom. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Al(1) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Al2PdCl8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.316
_cell_length_b   6.635
_cell_length_c   13.430
_cell_angle_alpha   82.858
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   646.908
_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
  Al  Al0  1  0.279  0.659  0.102  1.0
  Al  Al1  1  0.221  0.659  0.602  1.0
  Al  Al2  1  0.721  0.341  0.898  1.0
  Al  Al3  1  0.779  0.341  0.398  1.0
  Pd  Pd4  1  0.500  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Pd  Pd5  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Cl  Cl6  1  0.216  0.354  0.575  1.0
  Cl  Cl7  1  0.716  0.646  0.925  1.0
  Cl  Cl8  1  0.276  0.862  0.958  1.0
  Cl  Cl9  1  0.776  0.138  0.542  1.0
  Cl  Cl10  1  0.724  0.138  0.042  1.0
  Cl  Cl11  1  0.224  0.862  0.458  1.0
  Cl  Cl12  1  0.004  0.764  0.144  1.0
  Cl  Cl13  1  0.504  0.236  0.356  1.0
  Cl  Cl14  1  0.996  0.236  0.856  1.0
  Cl  Cl15  1  0.496  0.764  0.644  1.0
  Cl  Cl16  1  0.475  0.740  0.203  1.0
  Cl  Cl17  1  0.975  0.260  0.297  1.0
  Cl  Cl18  1  0.525  0.260  0.797  1.0
  Cl  Cl19  1  0.025  0.740  0.703  1.0
  Cl  Cl20  1  0.284  0.354  0.075  1.0
  Cl  Cl21  1  0.784  0.646  0.425  1.0
[/CIF]
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