The material structure described by Cr3Sb3(TeO8)2 is beta Vanadium nitride-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. There are two inequivalent Cr sites. In the first Cr site, Cr(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sb(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-52°. In the second Cr site, Cr(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(5), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Sb(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 51°. There are two inequivalent Sb sites. In the first Sb site, Sb(1) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), two equivalent O(11), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form SbO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 53°. In the second Sb site, Sb(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(12), one O(5), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form SbO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sb(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-54°. There are two inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(8), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cr(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Sb(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-54°. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to one O(12), one O(7), two equivalent O(11), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form distorted TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sb(1)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sb(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-53°. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Cr(2), one Sb(2), and one Te(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent Cr(1) and one Te(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent Cr(1) and one Sb(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent Cr(1) and one Sb(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Cr(2) and two equivalent Sb(2) atoms. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cr(1), one Sb(1), and one Te(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Cr(1) and one Te(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Sb(2) and one Te(1) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cr(2), one Sb(2), and one Te(2) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Cr(2) and two equivalent Sb(2) atoms. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Cr(1), one Sb(1), and one Te(2) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sb(2) and one Te(2) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Cr3Sb3(TeO8)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.154
_cell_length_b   6.154
_cell_length_c   9.964
_cell_angle_alpha   89.983
_cell_angle_beta   89.983
_cell_angle_gamma   60.393
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   328.091
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
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loop_
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 _atom_site_label
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 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
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 _atom_site_occupancy
  Cr  Cr0  1  0.832  0.337  0.211  1.0
  Cr  Cr1  1  0.337  0.832  0.211  1.0
  Cr  Cr2  1  0.169  0.169  0.711  1.0
  Sb  Sb3  1  0.835  0.835  0.213  1.0
  Sb  Sb4  1  0.170  0.669  0.714  1.0
  Sb  Sb5  1  0.669  0.170  0.714  1.0
  Te  Te6  1  0.655  0.655  0.473  1.0
  Te  Te7  1  0.321  0.321  0.001  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.842  0.309  0.606  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.521  0.521  0.331  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.670  0.670  0.114  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.001  0.001  0.306  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.003  0.003  0.817  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.309  0.842  0.606  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.956  0.522  0.334  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.522  0.956  0.334  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.163  0.163  0.105  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.843  0.843  0.611  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.482  0.043  0.827  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.043  0.482  0.827  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.336  0.336  0.607  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.674  0.158  0.109  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.489  0.489  0.825  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.158  0.674  0.109  1.0
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The material structure described by Cr3Sb3(TeO8)2 is beta Vanadium nitride-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. There are two inequivalent Cr sites. In the first Cr site, Cr(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sb(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-52°. In the second Cr site, Cr(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(5), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Sb(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 51°. There are two inequivalent Sb sites. In the first Sb site, Sb(1) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), two equivalent O(11), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form SbO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 53°. In the second Sb site, Sb(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(12), one O(5), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form SbO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sb(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-54°. There are two inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(8), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cr(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Sb(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-54°. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to one O(12), one O(7), two equivalent O(11), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form distorted TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sb(1)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sb(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-53°. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Cr(2), one Sb(2), and one Te(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent Cr(1) and one Te(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent Cr(1) and one Sb(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent Cr(1) and one Sb(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Cr(2) and two equivalent Sb(2) atoms. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cr(1), one Sb(1), and one Te(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Cr(1) and one Te(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Sb(2) and one Te(1) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cr(2), one Sb(2), and one Te(2) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Cr(2) and two equivalent Sb(2) atoms. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Cr(1), one Sb(1), and one Te(2) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sb(2) and one Te(2) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Cr3Sb3(TeO8)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.154
_cell_length_b   6.154
_cell_length_c   9.964
_cell_angle_alpha   89.983
_cell_angle_beta   89.983
_cell_angle_gamma   60.393
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   328.091
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
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 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Cr  Cr0  1  0.832  0.337  0.211  1.0
  Cr  Cr1  1  0.337  0.832  0.211  1.0
  Cr  Cr2  1  0.169  0.169  0.711  1.0
  Sb  Sb3  1  0.835  0.835  0.213  1.0
  Sb  Sb4  1  0.170  0.669  0.714  1.0
  Sb  Sb5  1  0.669  0.170  0.714  1.0
  Te  Te6  1  0.655  0.655  0.473  1.0
  Te  Te7  1  0.321  0.321  0.001  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.842  0.309  0.606  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.521  0.521  0.331  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.670  0.670  0.114  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.001  0.001  0.306  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.003  0.003  0.817  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.309  0.842  0.606  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.956  0.522  0.334  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.522  0.956  0.334  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.163  0.163  0.105  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.843  0.843  0.611  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.482  0.043  0.827  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.043  0.482  0.827  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.336  0.336  0.607  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.674  0.158  0.109  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.489  0.489  0.825  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.158  0.674  0.109  1.0
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