The compound described by Ce4LiGe4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Li(1) is bonded in a T-shaped geometry to one Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(1), and two equivalent Ge(3) atoms. There are two inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(3), and four equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the second Ce site, Ce(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ge(3), two equivalent Ge(2), and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. There are three inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Ce(2), four equivalent Ce(1), and one Ge(2) atom. In the second Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), three equivalent Ce(2), four equivalent Ce(1), and one Ge(1) atom. In the third Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), two equivalent Ce(1), four equivalent Ce(2), and one Ge(3) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Li(CeGe)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.386
_cell_length_b   7.996
_cell_length_c   15.030
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   887.743
_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
  Li  Li0  1  0.658  0.971  0.750  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.158  0.529  0.750  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.342  0.029  0.250  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.842  0.471  0.250  1.0
  Ce  Ce4  1  0.520  0.314  0.097  1.0
  Ce  Ce5  1  0.020  0.186  0.403  1.0
  Ce  Ce6  1  0.480  0.686  0.597  1.0
  Ce  Ce7  1  0.980  0.814  0.903  1.0
  Ce  Ce8  1  0.480  0.686  0.903  1.0
  Ce  Ce9  1  0.980  0.814  0.597  1.0
  Ce  Ce10  1  0.520  0.314  0.403  1.0
  Ce  Ce11  1  0.020  0.186  0.097  1.0
  Ce  Ce12  1  0.825  0.320  0.628  1.0
  Ce  Ce13  1  0.325  0.180  0.872  1.0
  Ce  Ce14  1  0.175  0.680  0.128  1.0
  Ce  Ce15  1  0.675  0.820  0.372  1.0
  Ce  Ce16  1  0.175  0.680  0.372  1.0
  Ce  Ce17  1  0.675  0.820  0.128  1.0
  Ce  Ce18  1  0.825  0.320  0.872  1.0
  Ce  Ce19  1  0.325  0.180  0.628  1.0
  Ge  Ge20  1  0.662  0.031  0.536  1.0
  Ge  Ge21  1  0.162  0.469  0.964  1.0
  Ge  Ge22  1  0.338  0.969  0.036  1.0
  Ge  Ge23  1  0.838  0.531  0.464  1.0
  Ge  Ge24  1  0.338  0.969  0.464  1.0
  Ge  Ge25  1  0.838  0.531  0.036  1.0
  Ge  Ge26  1  0.662  0.031  0.964  1.0
  Ge  Ge27  1  0.162  0.469  0.536  1.0
  Ge  Ge28  1  0.512  0.422  0.750  1.0
  Ge  Ge29  1  0.012  0.078  0.750  1.0
  Ge  Ge30  1  0.488  0.578  0.250  1.0
  Ge  Ge31  1  0.988  0.922  0.250  1.0
  Ge  Ge32  1  0.776  0.636  0.750  1.0
  Ge  Ge33  1  0.276  0.864  0.750  1.0
  Ge  Ge34  1  0.224  0.364  0.250  1.0
  Ge  Ge35  1  0.724  0.136  0.250  1.0
[/CIF]
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The compound described by Ce4LiGe4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Li(1) is bonded in a T-shaped geometry to one Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(1), and two equivalent Ge(3) atoms. There are two inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(3), and four equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the second Ce site, Ce(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ge(3), two equivalent Ge(2), and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. There are three inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Ce(2), four equivalent Ce(1), and one Ge(2) atom. In the second Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), three equivalent Ce(2), four equivalent Ce(1), and one Ge(1) atom. In the third Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), two equivalent Ce(1), four equivalent Ce(2), and one Ge(3) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Li(CeGe)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.386
_cell_length_b   7.996
_cell_length_c   15.030
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   887.743
_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
  Li  Li0  1  0.658  0.971  0.750  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.158  0.529  0.750  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.342  0.029  0.250  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.842  0.471  0.250  1.0
  Ce  Ce4  1  0.520  0.314  0.097  1.0
  Ce  Ce5  1  0.020  0.186  0.403  1.0
  Ce  Ce6  1  0.480  0.686  0.597  1.0
  Ce  Ce7  1  0.980  0.814  0.903  1.0
  Ce  Ce8  1  0.480  0.686  0.903  1.0
  Ce  Ce9  1  0.980  0.814  0.597  1.0
  Ce  Ce10  1  0.520  0.314  0.403  1.0
  Ce  Ce11  1  0.020  0.186  0.097  1.0
  Ce  Ce12  1  0.825  0.320  0.628  1.0
  Ce  Ce13  1  0.325  0.180  0.872  1.0
  Ce  Ce14  1  0.175  0.680  0.128  1.0
  Ce  Ce15  1  0.675  0.820  0.372  1.0
  Ce  Ce16  1  0.175  0.680  0.372  1.0
  Ce  Ce17  1  0.675  0.820  0.128  1.0
  Ce  Ce18  1  0.825  0.320  0.872  1.0
  Ce  Ce19  1  0.325  0.180  0.628  1.0
  Ge  Ge20  1  0.662  0.031  0.536  1.0
  Ge  Ge21  1  0.162  0.469  0.964  1.0
  Ge  Ge22  1  0.338  0.969  0.036  1.0
  Ge  Ge23  1  0.838  0.531  0.464  1.0
  Ge  Ge24  1  0.338  0.969  0.464  1.0
  Ge  Ge25  1  0.838  0.531  0.036  1.0
  Ge  Ge26  1  0.662  0.031  0.964  1.0
  Ge  Ge27  1  0.162  0.469  0.536  1.0
  Ge  Ge28  1  0.512  0.422  0.750  1.0
  Ge  Ge29  1  0.012  0.078  0.750  1.0
  Ge  Ge30  1  0.488  0.578  0.250  1.0
  Ge  Ge31  1  0.988  0.922  0.250  1.0
  Ge  Ge32  1  0.776  0.636  0.750  1.0
  Ge  Ge33  1  0.276  0.864  0.750  1.0
  Ge  Ge34  1  0.224  0.364  0.250  1.0
  Ge  Ge35  1  0.724  0.136  0.250  1.0
[/CIF]
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