The material structure described by RbGd2Cl7 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Rb(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Cl(1), two equivalent Cl(2), two equivalent Cl(4), and four equivalent Cl(3) atoms. There are two inequivalent Gd sites. In the first Gd site, Gd(1) is bonded to one Cl(4), two equivalent Cl(1), two equivalent Cl(2), and two equivalent Cl(3) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face and edge-sharing GdCl7 pentagonal bipyramids. In the second Gd site, Gd(2) is bonded to one Cl(4), two equivalent Cl(1), two equivalent Cl(2), and two equivalent Cl(3) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face and edge-sharing GdCl7 pentagonal bipyramids. There are four inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded to two equivalent Rb(1), one Gd(1), and one Gd(2) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing ClRb2Gd2 trigonal pyramids. In the second Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to one Rb(1), one Gd(1), and one Gd(2) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Rb(1), one Gd(1), and one Gd(2) atom. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded to two equivalent Rb(1), one Gd(1), and one Gd(2) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing ClRb2Gd2 tetrahedra. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_RbGd2Cl7
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.024
_cell_length_b   12.796
_cell_length_c   13.101
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   1177.560
_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
  Rb  Rb0  1  0.250  0.805  0.041  1.0
  Rb  Rb1  1  0.750  0.195  0.959  1.0
  Rb  Rb2  1  0.750  0.305  0.459  1.0
  Rb  Rb3  1  0.250  0.695  0.541  1.0
  Gd  Gd4  1  0.250  0.460  0.236  1.0
  Gd  Gd5  1  0.750  0.540  0.764  1.0
  Gd  Gd6  1  0.750  0.960  0.264  1.0
  Gd  Gd7  1  0.250  0.040  0.736  1.0
  Gd  Gd8  1  0.250  0.157  0.248  1.0
  Gd  Gd9  1  0.750  0.843  0.752  1.0
  Gd  Gd10  1  0.750  0.657  0.252  1.0
  Gd  Gd11  1  0.250  0.343  0.748  1.0
  Cl  Cl12  1  0.006  0.307  0.174  1.0
  Cl  Cl13  1  0.994  0.693  0.826  1.0
  Cl  Cl14  1  0.994  0.807  0.326  1.0
  Cl  Cl15  1  0.506  0.693  0.826  1.0
  Cl  Cl16  1  0.006  0.193  0.674  1.0
  Cl  Cl17  1  0.494  0.307  0.174  1.0
  Cl  Cl18  1  0.494  0.193  0.674  1.0
  Cl  Cl19  1  0.506  0.807  0.326  1.0
  Cl  Cl20  1  0.011  0.579  0.119  1.0
  Cl  Cl21  1  0.989  0.421  0.881  1.0
  Cl  Cl22  1  0.989  0.079  0.381  1.0
  Cl  Cl23  1  0.511  0.421  0.881  1.0
  Cl  Cl24  1  0.011  0.921  0.619  1.0
  Cl  Cl25  1  0.489  0.579  0.119  1.0
  Cl  Cl26  1  0.489  0.921  0.619  1.0
  Cl  Cl27  1  0.511  0.079  0.381  1.0
  Cl  Cl28  1  0.009  0.039  0.129  1.0
  Cl  Cl29  1  0.991  0.961  0.871  1.0
  Cl  Cl30  1  0.991  0.539  0.371  1.0
  Cl  Cl31  1  0.509  0.961  0.871  1.0
  Cl  Cl32  1  0.009  0.461  0.629  1.0
  Cl  Cl33  1  0.491  0.039  0.129  1.0
  Cl  Cl34  1  0.491  0.461  0.629  1.0
  Cl  Cl35  1  0.509  0.539  0.371  1.0
  Cl  Cl36  1  0.250  0.312  0.395  1.0
  Cl  Cl37  1  0.750  0.688  0.605  1.0
  Cl  Cl38  1  0.750  0.812  0.105  1.0
  Cl  Cl39  1  0.250  0.188  0.895  1.0
[/CIF]
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The material structure described by RbGd2Cl7 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Rb(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Cl(1), two equivalent Cl(2), two equivalent Cl(4), and four equivalent Cl(3) atoms. There are two inequivalent Gd sites. In the first Gd site, Gd(1) is bonded to one Cl(4), two equivalent Cl(1), two equivalent Cl(2), and two equivalent Cl(3) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face and edge-sharing GdCl7 pentagonal bipyramids. In the second Gd site, Gd(2) is bonded to one Cl(4), two equivalent Cl(1), two equivalent Cl(2), and two equivalent Cl(3) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face and edge-sharing GdCl7 pentagonal bipyramids. There are four inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded to two equivalent Rb(1), one Gd(1), and one Gd(2) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing ClRb2Gd2 trigonal pyramids. In the second Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to one Rb(1), one Gd(1), and one Gd(2) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Rb(1), one Gd(1), and one Gd(2) atom. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded to two equivalent Rb(1), one Gd(1), and one Gd(2) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing ClRb2Gd2 tetrahedra. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_RbGd2Cl7
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.024
_cell_length_b   12.796
_cell_length_c   13.101
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   1177.560
_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
  Rb  Rb0  1  0.250  0.805  0.041  1.0
  Rb  Rb1  1  0.750  0.195  0.959  1.0
  Rb  Rb2  1  0.750  0.305  0.459  1.0
  Rb  Rb3  1  0.250  0.695  0.541  1.0
  Gd  Gd4  1  0.250  0.460  0.236  1.0
  Gd  Gd5  1  0.750  0.540  0.764  1.0
  Gd  Gd6  1  0.750  0.960  0.264  1.0
  Gd  Gd7  1  0.250  0.040  0.736  1.0
  Gd  Gd8  1  0.250  0.157  0.248  1.0
  Gd  Gd9  1  0.750  0.843  0.752  1.0
  Gd  Gd10  1  0.750  0.657  0.252  1.0
  Gd  Gd11  1  0.250  0.343  0.748  1.0
  Cl  Cl12  1  0.006  0.307  0.174  1.0
  Cl  Cl13  1  0.994  0.693  0.826  1.0
  Cl  Cl14  1  0.994  0.807  0.326  1.0
  Cl  Cl15  1  0.506  0.693  0.826  1.0
  Cl  Cl16  1  0.006  0.193  0.674  1.0
  Cl  Cl17  1  0.494  0.307  0.174  1.0
  Cl  Cl18  1  0.494  0.193  0.674  1.0
  Cl  Cl19  1  0.506  0.807  0.326  1.0
  Cl  Cl20  1  0.011  0.579  0.119  1.0
  Cl  Cl21  1  0.989  0.421  0.881  1.0
  Cl  Cl22  1  0.989  0.079  0.381  1.0
  Cl  Cl23  1  0.511  0.421  0.881  1.0
  Cl  Cl24  1  0.011  0.921  0.619  1.0
  Cl  Cl25  1  0.489  0.579  0.119  1.0
  Cl  Cl26  1  0.489  0.921  0.619  1.0
  Cl  Cl27  1  0.511  0.079  0.381  1.0
  Cl  Cl28  1  0.009  0.039  0.129  1.0
  Cl  Cl29  1  0.991  0.961  0.871  1.0
  Cl  Cl30  1  0.991  0.539  0.371  1.0
  Cl  Cl31  1  0.509  0.961  0.871  1.0
  Cl  Cl32  1  0.009  0.461  0.629  1.0
  Cl  Cl33  1  0.491  0.039  0.129  1.0
  Cl  Cl34  1  0.491  0.461  0.629  1.0
  Cl  Cl35  1  0.509  0.539  0.371  1.0
  Cl  Cl36  1  0.250  0.312  0.395  1.0
  Cl  Cl37  1  0.750  0.688  0.605  1.0
  Cl  Cl38  1  0.750  0.812  0.105  1.0
  Cl  Cl39  1  0.250  0.188  0.895  1.0
[/CIF]
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