The structure described by AuCl3 is Protactinium structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of two trichlorogold molecules. Au(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Cl(1), one Cl(3), and two equivalent Cl(2) atoms. There are three inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to two equivalent Au(1) atoms. In the second Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Au(1) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Au(1) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_AuCl3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.672
_cell_length_b   6.625
_cell_length_c   11.073
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   114.360
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   445.871
_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
  Au  Au0  1  0.730  0.043  0.413  1.0
  Au  Au1  1  0.770  0.957  0.913  1.0
  Au  Au2  1  0.270  0.957  0.587  1.0
  Au  Au3  1  0.230  0.043  0.087  1.0
  Cl  Cl4  1  0.880  0.816  0.340  1.0
  Cl  Cl5  1  0.620  0.184  0.840  1.0
  Cl  Cl6  1  0.120  0.184  0.660  1.0
  Cl  Cl7  1  0.380  0.816  0.160  1.0
  Cl  Cl8  1  0.060  0.259  0.005  1.0
  Cl  Cl9  1  0.440  0.741  0.505  1.0
  Cl  Cl10  1  0.940  0.741  0.995  1.0
  Cl  Cl11  1  0.560  0.259  0.495  1.0
  Cl  Cl12  1  0.502  0.341  0.170  1.0
  Cl  Cl13  1  0.998  0.659  0.670  1.0
  Cl  Cl14  1  0.498  0.659  0.830  1.0
  Cl  Cl15  1  0.002  0.341  0.330  1.0
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The structure described by AuCl3 is Protactinium structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of two trichlorogold molecules. Au(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Cl(1), one Cl(3), and two equivalent Cl(2) atoms. There are three inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to two equivalent Au(1) atoms. In the second Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Au(1) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Au(1) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_AuCl3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.672
_cell_length_b   6.625
_cell_length_c   11.073
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   114.360
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   445.871
_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
  Au  Au0  1  0.730  0.043  0.413  1.0
  Au  Au1  1  0.770  0.957  0.913  1.0
  Au  Au2  1  0.270  0.957  0.587  1.0
  Au  Au3  1  0.230  0.043  0.087  1.0
  Cl  Cl4  1  0.880  0.816  0.340  1.0
  Cl  Cl5  1  0.620  0.184  0.840  1.0
  Cl  Cl6  1  0.120  0.184  0.660  1.0
  Cl  Cl7  1  0.380  0.816  0.160  1.0
  Cl  Cl8  1  0.060  0.259  0.005  1.0
  Cl  Cl9  1  0.440  0.741  0.505  1.0
  Cl  Cl10  1  0.940  0.741  0.995  1.0
  Cl  Cl11  1  0.560  0.259  0.495  1.0
  Cl  Cl12  1  0.502  0.341  0.170  1.0
  Cl  Cl13  1  0.998  0.659  0.670  1.0
  Cl  Cl14  1  0.498  0.659  0.830  1.0
  Cl  Cl15  1  0.002  0.341  0.330  1.0
[/CIF]
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