The material structure described by Rb5Re3S7 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are ten inequivalent Rb sites. In the first Rb site, Rb(1) is bonded to one S(1), one S(13), one S(14), one S(2), one S(6), and one S(9) atom to form RbS6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Re(1)S5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Re(2)S5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Re(3)S5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Re(4)S5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Re(5)S5 square pyramid, and  a cornercorner with one Re(6)S5 square pyramid. In the second Rb site, Rb(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one S(12), one S(14), one S(3), one S(7), one S(8), and one S(9) atom. In the third Rb site, Rb(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one S(10), one S(12), one S(13), one S(3), one S(5), and one S(9) atom. In the fourth Rb site, Rb(4) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one S(1), one S(10), one S(12), one S(2), and one S(6) atom. In the fifth Rb site, Rb(5) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one S(11), one S(12), one S(14), one S(2), one S(3), and one S(4) atom. In the sixth Rb site, Rb(6) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one S(10), one S(13), one S(14), one S(5), one S(7), and one S(8) atom. In the seventh Rb site, Rb(7) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one S(11), one S(13), one S(4), one S(6), and one S(7) atom. In the eighth Rb site, Rb(8) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one S(10), one S(11), one S(14), one S(4), one S(5), and one S(6) atom. In the ninth Rb site, Rb(9) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one S(1), one S(11), one S(2), one S(5), and one S(9) atom. In the tenth Rb site, Rb(10) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one S(1), one S(11), one S(13), one S(3), and one S(6) atom. There are six inequivalent Re sites. In the first Re site, Re(1) is bonded to one S(1), one S(3), one S(4), one S(5), and one S(7) atom to form ReS5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Rb(1)S6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Re(2)S5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Re(3)S5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Re(4)S5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Re(5)S5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 6°. In the second Re site, Re(2) is bonded to one S(10), one S(2), one S(3), one S(4), and one S(8) atom to form ReS5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Rb(1)S6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Re(1)S5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Re(3)S5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Re(4)S5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Re(6)S5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 4°. In the third Re site, Re(3) is bonded to one S(12), one S(4), one S(5), one S(6), and one S(8) atom to form ReS5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Rb(1)S6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Re(1)S5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Re(2)S5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Re(5)S5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Re(6)S5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 8°. In the fourth Re site, Re(4) is bonded to one S(10), one S(11), one S(3), one S(7), and one S(9) atom to form ReS5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Rb(1)S6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Re(1)S5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Re(2)S5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Re(5)S5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Re(6)S5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 6°. In the fifth Re site, Re(5) is bonded to one S(11), one S(12), one S(13), one S(5), and one S(7) atom to form ReS5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Rb(1)S6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Re(1)S5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Re(3)S5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Re(4)S5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Re(6)S5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 6°. In the sixth Re site, Re(6) is bonded to one S(10), one S(11), one S(12), one S(14), and one S(8) atom to form ReS5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Rb(1)S6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Re(2)S5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Re(3)S5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Re(4)S5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Re(5)S5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 1°. There are fourteen inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Rb(1), one Rb(10), one Rb(4), one Rb(9), and one Re(1) atom. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Rb(1), one Rb(4), one Rb(5), one Rb(9), and one Re(2) atom. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Rb(10), one Rb(2), one Rb(3), one Rb(5), one Re(1), one Re(2), and one Re(4) atom. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded to one Rb(5), one Rb(7), one Rb(8), one Re(1), one Re(2), and one Re(3) atom to form distorted corner-sharing SRb3Re3 pentagonal pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 32-36°. In the fifth S site, S(5) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Rb(3), one Rb(6), one Rb(8), one Rb(9), one Re(1), one Re(3), and one Re(5) atom. In the sixth S site, S(6) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Rb(1), one Rb(10), one Rb(4), one Rb(7), one Rb(8), and one Re(3) atom. In the seventh S site, S(7) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Rb(2), one Rb(6), one Rb(7), one Re(1), one Re(4), and one Re(5) atom. In the eighth S site, S(8) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Rb(2), one Rb(6), one Re(2), one Re(3), and one Re(6) atom. In the ninth S site, S(9) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Rb(1), one Rb(2), one Rb(3), one Rb(9), and one Re(4) atom. In the tenth S site, S(10) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Rb(3), one Rb(4), one Rb(6), one Rb(8), one Re(2), one Re(4), and one Re(6) atom. In the eleventh S site, S(11) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Rb(10), one Rb(5), one Rb(7), one Rb(8), one Rb(9), one Re(4), one Re(5), and one Re(6) atom. In the twelfth S site, S(12) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Rb(2), one Rb(3), one Rb(4), one Rb(5), one Re(3), one Re(5), and one Re(6) atom. In the thirteenth S site, S(13) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Rb(1), one Rb(10), one Rb(3), one Rb(6), one Rb(7), and one Re(5) atom. In the fourteenth S site, S(14) is bonded to one Rb(1), one Rb(2), one Rb(5), one Rb(6), one Rb(8), and one Re(6) atom to form corner-sharing SRb5Re octahedra. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Rb5Re3S7
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   10.640
_cell_length_b   10.641
_cell_length_c   10.612
_cell_angle_alpha   60.752
_cell_angle_beta   60.996
_cell_angle_gamma   60.986
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   866.927
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
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 _atom_site_label
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 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Rb  Rb0  1  0.013  0.990  0.994  1.0
  Rb  Rb1  1  0.423  0.572  0.003  1.0
  Rb  Rb2  1  0.404  0.998  0.006  1.0
  Rb  Rb3  1  0.579  0.127  0.127  1.0
  Rb  Rb4  1  0.011  0.569  0.016  1.0
  Rb  Rb5  1  0.425  0.005  0.572  1.0
  Rb  Rb6  1  0.025  0.457  0.493  1.0
  Rb  Rb7  1  0.002  0.014  0.568  1.0
  Rb  Rb8  1  0.860  0.863  0.432  1.0
  Rb  Rb9  1  0.858  0.424  0.891  1.0
  Re  Re10  1  0.618  0.374  0.381  1.0
  Re  Re11  1  0.622  0.623  0.379  1.0
  Re  Re12  1  0.622  0.380  0.625  1.0
  Re  Re13  1  0.374  0.620  0.379  1.0
  Re  Re14  1  0.374  0.377  0.626  1.0
  Re  Re15  1  0.377  0.624  0.624  1.0
  S  S16  1  0.769  0.208  0.228  1.0
  S  S17  1  0.786  0.779  0.227  1.0
  S  S18  1  0.610  0.611  0.162  1.0
  S  S19  1  0.835  0.386  0.387  1.0
  S  S20  1  0.610  0.160  0.620  1.0
  S  S21  1  0.790  0.234  0.779  1.0
  S  S22  1  0.385  0.382  0.388  1.0
  S  S23  1  0.614  0.618  0.615  1.0
  S  S24  1  0.208  0.769  0.226  1.0
  S  S25  1  0.387  0.839  0.386  1.0
  S  S26  1  0.158  0.612  0.616  1.0
  S  S27  1  0.388  0.387  0.843  1.0
  S  S28  1  0.208  0.224  0.778  1.0
  S  S29  1  0.220  0.786  0.781  1.0
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The material structure described by Rb5Re3S7 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are ten inequivalent Rb sites. In the first Rb site, Rb(1) is bonded to one S(1), one S(13), one S(14), one S(2), one S(6), and one S(9) atom to form RbS6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Re(1)S5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Re(2)S5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Re(3)S5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Re(4)S5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Re(5)S5 square pyramid, and  a cornercorner with one Re(6)S5 square pyramid. In the second Rb site, Rb(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one S(12), one S(14), one S(3), one S(7), one S(8), and one S(9) atom. In the third Rb site, Rb(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one S(10), one S(12), one S(13), one S(3), one S(5), and one S(9) atom. In the fourth Rb site, Rb(4) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one S(1), one S(10), one S(12), one S(2), and one S(6) atom. In the fifth Rb site, Rb(5) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one S(11), one S(12), one S(14), one S(2), one S(3), and one S(4) atom. In the sixth Rb site, Rb(6) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one S(10), one S(13), one S(14), one S(5), one S(7), and one S(8) atom. In the seventh Rb site, Rb(7) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one S(11), one S(13), one S(4), one S(6), and one S(7) atom. In the eighth Rb site, Rb(8) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one S(10), one S(11), one S(14), one S(4), one S(5), and one S(6) atom. In the ninth Rb site, Rb(9) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one S(1), one S(11), one S(2), one S(5), and one S(9) atom. In the tenth Rb site, Rb(10) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one S(1), one S(11), one S(13), one S(3), and one S(6) atom. There are six inequivalent Re sites. In the first Re site, Re(1) is bonded to one S(1), one S(3), one S(4), one S(5), and one S(7) atom to form ReS5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Rb(1)S6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Re(2)S5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Re(3)S5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Re(4)S5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Re(5)S5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 6°. In the second Re site, Re(2) is bonded to one S(10), one S(2), one S(3), one S(4), and one S(8) atom to form ReS5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Rb(1)S6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Re(1)S5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Re(3)S5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Re(4)S5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Re(6)S5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 4°. In the third Re site, Re(3) is bonded to one S(12), one S(4), one S(5), one S(6), and one S(8) atom to form ReS5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Rb(1)S6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Re(1)S5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Re(2)S5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Re(5)S5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Re(6)S5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 8°. In the fourth Re site, Re(4) is bonded to one S(10), one S(11), one S(3), one S(7), and one S(9) atom to form ReS5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Rb(1)S6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Re(1)S5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Re(2)S5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Re(5)S5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Re(6)S5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 6°. In the fifth Re site, Re(5) is bonded to one S(11), one S(12), one S(13), one S(5), and one S(7) atom to form ReS5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Rb(1)S6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Re(1)S5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Re(3)S5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Re(4)S5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Re(6)S5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 6°. In the sixth Re site, Re(6) is bonded to one S(10), one S(11), one S(12), one S(14), and one S(8) atom to form ReS5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Rb(1)S6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Re(2)S5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Re(3)S5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one Re(4)S5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Re(5)S5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 1°. There are fourteen inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Rb(1), one Rb(10), one Rb(4), one Rb(9), and one Re(1) atom. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Rb(1), one Rb(4), one Rb(5), one Rb(9), and one Re(2) atom. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Rb(10), one Rb(2), one Rb(3), one Rb(5), one Re(1), one Re(2), and one Re(4) atom. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded to one Rb(5), one Rb(7), one Rb(8), one Re(1), one Re(2), and one Re(3) atom to form distorted corner-sharing SRb3Re3 pentagonal pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 32-36°. In the fifth S site, S(5) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Rb(3), one Rb(6), one Rb(8), one Rb(9), one Re(1), one Re(3), and one Re(5) atom. In the sixth S site, S(6) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Rb(1), one Rb(10), one Rb(4), one Rb(7), one Rb(8), and one Re(3) atom. In the seventh S site, S(7) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Rb(2), one Rb(6), one Rb(7), one Re(1), one Re(4), and one Re(5) atom. In the eighth S site, S(8) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Rb(2), one Rb(6), one Re(2), one Re(3), and one Re(6) atom. In the ninth S site, S(9) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Rb(1), one Rb(2), one Rb(3), one Rb(9), and one Re(4) atom. In the tenth S site, S(10) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Rb(3), one Rb(4), one Rb(6), one Rb(8), one Re(2), one Re(4), and one Re(6) atom. In the eleventh S site, S(11) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Rb(10), one Rb(5), one Rb(7), one Rb(8), one Rb(9), one Re(4), one Re(5), and one Re(6) atom. In the twelfth S site, S(12) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Rb(2), one Rb(3), one Rb(4), one Rb(5), one Re(3), one Re(5), and one Re(6) atom. In the thirteenth S site, S(13) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Rb(1), one Rb(10), one Rb(3), one Rb(6), one Rb(7), and one Re(5) atom. In the fourteenth S site, S(14) is bonded to one Rb(1), one Rb(2), one Rb(5), one Rb(6), one Rb(8), and one Re(6) atom to form corner-sharing SRb5Re octahedra. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Rb5Re3S7
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   10.640
_cell_length_b   10.641
_cell_length_c   10.612
_cell_angle_alpha   60.752
_cell_angle_beta   60.996
_cell_angle_gamma   60.986
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   866.927
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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  0.013  0.990  0.994  1.0
  Rb  Rb1  1  0.423  0.572  0.003  1.0
  Rb  Rb2  1  0.404  0.998  0.006  1.0
  Rb  Rb3  1  0.579  0.127  0.127  1.0
  Rb  Rb4  1  0.011  0.569  0.016  1.0
  Rb  Rb5  1  0.425  0.005  0.572  1.0
  Rb  Rb6  1  0.025  0.457  0.493  1.0
  Rb  Rb7  1  0.002  0.014  0.568  1.0
  Rb  Rb8  1  0.860  0.863  0.432  1.0
  Rb  Rb9  1  0.858  0.424  0.891  1.0
  Re  Re10  1  0.618  0.374  0.381  1.0
  Re  Re11  1  0.622  0.623  0.379  1.0
  Re  Re12  1  0.622  0.380  0.625  1.0
  Re  Re13  1  0.374  0.620  0.379  1.0
  Re  Re14  1  0.374  0.377  0.626  1.0
  Re  Re15  1  0.377  0.624  0.624  1.0
  S  S16  1  0.769  0.208  0.228  1.0
  S  S17  1  0.786  0.779  0.227  1.0
  S  S18  1  0.610  0.611  0.162  1.0
  S  S19  1  0.835  0.386  0.387  1.0
  S  S20  1  0.610  0.160  0.620  1.0
  S  S21  1  0.790  0.234  0.779  1.0
  S  S22  1  0.385  0.382  0.388  1.0
  S  S23  1  0.614  0.618  0.615  1.0
  S  S24  1  0.208  0.769  0.226  1.0
  S  S25  1  0.387  0.839  0.386  1.0
  S  S26  1  0.158  0.612  0.616  1.0
  S  S27  1  0.388  0.387  0.843  1.0
  S  S28  1  0.208  0.224  0.778  1.0
  S  S29  1  0.220  0.786  0.781  1.0
[/CIF]
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