The compound described by Ni10SnP3 crystallizes in the trigonal P-3m1 space group. There are seven inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent P(1) atoms. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Sn(1) and two equivalent P(1) atoms. In the third Ni site, Ni(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ni(6), one Sn(2), one P(1), and two equivalent P(2) atoms. In the fourth Ni site, Ni(4) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Ni(6), one Sn(1), one Sn(2), and two equivalent P(1) atoms. In the fifth Ni site, Ni(5) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ni(6), one Sn(1), one P(2), and two equivalent P(1) atoms. In the sixth Ni site, Ni(6) is bonded in a 13-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ni(3), three equivalent Ni(4), three equivalent Ni(5), one Sn(1), and three equivalent P(2) atoms. In the seventh Ni site, Ni(7) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Sn(1) and three equivalent P(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded in a cuboctahedral geometry to six equivalent Ni(3) and six equivalent Ni(4) atoms. In the second Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to one Ni(6), one Ni(7), three equivalent Ni(4), three equivalent Ni(5), and six equivalent Ni(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ni(1), one Ni(3), one Ni(7), two equivalent Ni(2), two equivalent Ni(4), and two equivalent Ni(5) atoms. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to two equivalent Ni(5), two equivalent Ni(6), and four equivalent Ni(3) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Ni10SnP3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.672
_cell_length_b   7.672
_cell_length_c   9.610
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   489.827
_cell_formula_units_Z   3
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
  Ni  Ni0  1  0.000  0.000  0.620  1.0
  Ni  Ni1  1  0.000  0.338  0.500  1.0
  Ni  Ni2  1  0.662  0.662  0.500  1.0
  Ni  Ni3  1  0.662  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.000  0.662  0.500  1.0
  Ni  Ni5  1  0.338  0.338  0.500  1.0
  Ni  Ni6  1  0.189  0.811  0.073  1.0
  Ni  Ni7  1  0.189  0.378  0.073  1.0
  Ni  Ni8  1  0.622  0.811  0.073  1.0
  Ni  Ni9  1  0.378  0.189  0.927  1.0
  Ni  Ni10  1  0.338  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Ni  Ni11  1  0.811  0.189  0.927  1.0
  Ni  Ni12  1  0.138  0.862  0.800  1.0
  Ni  Ni13  1  0.138  0.275  0.800  1.0
  Ni  Ni14  1  0.725  0.862  0.800  1.0
  Ni  Ni15  1  0.275  0.138  0.200  1.0
  Ni  Ni16  1  0.862  0.725  0.200  1.0
  Ni  Ni17  1  0.862  0.138  0.200  1.0
  Ni  Ni18  1  0.491  0.509  0.240  1.0
  Ni  Ni19  1  0.491  0.981  0.240  1.0
  Ni  Ni20  1  0.019  0.509  0.240  1.0
  Ni  Ni21  1  0.981  0.491  0.760  1.0
  Ni  Ni22  1  0.509  0.019  0.760  1.0
  Ni  Ni23  1  0.509  0.491  0.760  1.0
  Ni  Ni24  1  0.667  0.333  0.096  1.0
  Ni  Ni25  1  0.333  0.667  0.904  1.0
  Ni  Ni26  1  0.667  0.333  0.616  1.0
  Ni  Ni27  1  0.333  0.667  0.384  1.0
  Ni  Ni28  1  0.811  0.622  0.927  1.0
  Ni  Ni29  1  0.000  0.000  0.380  1.0
  Sn  Sn30  1  0.667  0.333  0.361  1.0
  Sn  Sn31  1  0.333  0.667  0.639  1.0
  Sn  Sn32  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  P  P33  1  0.836  0.164  0.691  1.0
  P  P34  1  0.836  0.671  0.691  1.0
  P  P35  1  0.329  0.164  0.691  1.0
  P  P36  1  0.164  0.836  0.309  1.0
  P  P37  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  P  P38  1  0.000  0.500  0.000  1.0
  P  P39  1  0.500  0.000  0.000  1.0
  P  P40  1  0.671  0.836  0.309  1.0
  P  P41  1  0.164  0.329  0.309  1.0
[/CIF]
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The compound described by Ni10SnP3 crystallizes in the trigonal P-3m1 space group. There are seven inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent P(1) atoms. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Sn(1) and two equivalent P(1) atoms. In the third Ni site, Ni(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ni(6), one Sn(2), one P(1), and two equivalent P(2) atoms. In the fourth Ni site, Ni(4) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Ni(6), one Sn(1), one Sn(2), and two equivalent P(1) atoms. In the fifth Ni site, Ni(5) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ni(6), one Sn(1), one P(2), and two equivalent P(1) atoms. In the sixth Ni site, Ni(6) is bonded in a 13-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ni(3), three equivalent Ni(4), three equivalent Ni(5), one Sn(1), and three equivalent P(2) atoms. In the seventh Ni site, Ni(7) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Sn(1) and three equivalent P(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded in a cuboctahedral geometry to six equivalent Ni(3) and six equivalent Ni(4) atoms. In the second Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to one Ni(6), one Ni(7), three equivalent Ni(4), three equivalent Ni(5), and six equivalent Ni(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ni(1), one Ni(3), one Ni(7), two equivalent Ni(2), two equivalent Ni(4), and two equivalent Ni(5) atoms. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to two equivalent Ni(5), two equivalent Ni(6), and four equivalent Ni(3) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Ni10SnP3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.672
_cell_length_b   7.672
_cell_length_c   9.610
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   489.827
_cell_formula_units_Z   3
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
  Ni  Ni0  1  0.000  0.000  0.620  1.0
  Ni  Ni1  1  0.000  0.338  0.500  1.0
  Ni  Ni2  1  0.662  0.662  0.500  1.0
  Ni  Ni3  1  0.662  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.000  0.662  0.500  1.0
  Ni  Ni5  1  0.338  0.338  0.500  1.0
  Ni  Ni6  1  0.189  0.811  0.073  1.0
  Ni  Ni7  1  0.189  0.378  0.073  1.0
  Ni  Ni8  1  0.622  0.811  0.073  1.0
  Ni  Ni9  1  0.378  0.189  0.927  1.0
  Ni  Ni10  1  0.338  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Ni  Ni11  1  0.811  0.189  0.927  1.0
  Ni  Ni12  1  0.138  0.862  0.800  1.0
  Ni  Ni13  1  0.138  0.275  0.800  1.0
  Ni  Ni14  1  0.725  0.862  0.800  1.0
  Ni  Ni15  1  0.275  0.138  0.200  1.0
  Ni  Ni16  1  0.862  0.725  0.200  1.0
  Ni  Ni17  1  0.862  0.138  0.200  1.0
  Ni  Ni18  1  0.491  0.509  0.240  1.0
  Ni  Ni19  1  0.491  0.981  0.240  1.0
  Ni  Ni20  1  0.019  0.509  0.240  1.0
  Ni  Ni21  1  0.981  0.491  0.760  1.0
  Ni  Ni22  1  0.509  0.019  0.760  1.0
  Ni  Ni23  1  0.509  0.491  0.760  1.0
  Ni  Ni24  1  0.667  0.333  0.096  1.0
  Ni  Ni25  1  0.333  0.667  0.904  1.0
  Ni  Ni26  1  0.667  0.333  0.616  1.0
  Ni  Ni27  1  0.333  0.667  0.384  1.0
  Ni  Ni28  1  0.811  0.622  0.927  1.0
  Ni  Ni29  1  0.000  0.000  0.380  1.0
  Sn  Sn30  1  0.667  0.333  0.361  1.0
  Sn  Sn31  1  0.333  0.667  0.639  1.0
  Sn  Sn32  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  P  P33  1  0.836  0.164  0.691  1.0
  P  P34  1  0.836  0.671  0.691  1.0
  P  P35  1  0.329  0.164  0.691  1.0
  P  P36  1  0.164  0.836  0.309  1.0
  P  P37  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  P  P38  1  0.000  0.500  0.000  1.0
  P  P39  1  0.500  0.000  0.000  1.0
  P  P40  1  0.671  0.836  0.309  1.0
  P  P41  1  0.164  0.329  0.309  1.0
[/CIF]
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