The compound described by Ho2OsB6 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbam space group. There are two inequivalent Ho sites. In the first Ho site, Ho(1) is bonded in a 17-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Os(1), two equivalent B(2), two equivalent B(3), two equivalent B(4), two equivalent B(5), two equivalent B(6), and four equivalent B(1) atoms. In the second Ho site, Ho(2) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Os(1), two equivalent B(2), two equivalent B(3), two equivalent B(4), two equivalent B(5), and four equivalent B(6) atoms. Os(1) is bonded in a 15-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho(2), three equivalent Ho(1), two equivalent B(1), two equivalent B(2), two equivalent B(3), two equivalent B(4), and two equivalent B(5) atoms. There are six inequivalent B sites. In the first B site, B(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ho(1), two equivalent Os(1), one B(1), one B(2), and one B(5) atom. In the second B site, B(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho(1), two equivalent Ho(2), two equivalent Os(1), one B(1), one B(3), and one B(6) atom. In the third B site, B(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho(1), two equivalent Ho(2), two equivalent Os(1), one B(2), one B(4), and one B(5) atom. In the fourth B site, B(4) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho(1), two equivalent Ho(2), two equivalent Os(1), one B(3), one B(5), and one B(6) atom. In the fifth B site, B(5) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho(1), two equivalent Ho(2), two equivalent Os(1), one B(1), one B(3), and one B(4) atom. In the sixth B site, B(6) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho(1), four equivalent Ho(2), one B(2), one B(4), and one B(6) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Ho2B6Os
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.641
_cell_length_b   9.116
_cell_length_c   11.481
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   381.059
_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
  Ho  Ho0  1  1.000  0.322  0.414  1.0
  Ho  Ho1  1  0.000  0.678  0.586  1.0
  Ho  Ho2  1  0.000  0.822  0.086  1.0
  Ho  Ho3  1  0.000  0.178  0.914  1.0
  Ho  Ho4  1  1.000  0.944  0.373  1.0
  Ho  Ho5  1  0.000  0.056  0.627  1.0
  Ho  Ho6  1  0.000  0.444  0.127  1.0
  Ho  Ho7  1  1.000  0.556  0.873  1.0
  B  B8  1  0.500  0.554  0.433  1.0
  B  B9  1  0.500  0.446  0.567  1.0
  B  B10  1  0.500  0.054  0.067  1.0
  B  B11  1  0.500  0.946  0.933  1.0
  B  B12  1  0.500  0.748  0.420  1.0
  B  B13  1  0.500  0.252  0.580  1.0
  B  B14  1  0.500  0.248  0.080  1.0
  B  B15  1  0.500  0.752  0.920  1.0
  B  B16  1  0.500  0.791  0.267  1.0
  B  B17  1  0.500  0.209  0.733  1.0
  B  B18  1  0.500  0.291  0.233  1.0
  B  B19  1  0.500  0.709  0.767  1.0
  B  B20  1  0.500  0.632  0.185  1.0
  B  B21  1  0.500  0.368  0.815  1.0
  B  B22  1  0.500  0.132  0.315  1.0
  B  B23  1  0.500  0.868  0.685  1.0
  B  B24  1  0.500  0.983  0.213  1.0
  B  B25  1  0.500  0.017  0.787  1.0
  B  B26  1  0.500  0.483  0.287  1.0
  B  B27  1  0.500  0.517  0.713  1.0
  B  B28  1  0.500  0.610  0.031  1.0
  B  B29  1  0.500  0.390  0.969  1.0
  B  B30  1  0.500  0.110  0.469  1.0
  B  B31  1  0.500  0.890  0.531  1.0
  Os  Os32  1  1.000  0.637  0.322  1.0
  Os  Os33  1  0.000  0.363  0.678  1.0
  Os  Os34  1  0.000  0.137  0.178  1.0
  Os  Os35  1  0.000  0.863  0.822  1.0
[/CIF]
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The compound described by Ho2OsB6 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbam space group. There are two inequivalent Ho sites. In the first Ho site, Ho(1) is bonded in a 17-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Os(1), two equivalent B(2), two equivalent B(3), two equivalent B(4), two equivalent B(5), two equivalent B(6), and four equivalent B(1) atoms. In the second Ho site, Ho(2) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Os(1), two equivalent B(2), two equivalent B(3), two equivalent B(4), two equivalent B(5), and four equivalent B(6) atoms. Os(1) is bonded in a 15-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho(2), three equivalent Ho(1), two equivalent B(1), two equivalent B(2), two equivalent B(3), two equivalent B(4), and two equivalent B(5) atoms. There are six inequivalent B sites. In the first B site, B(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ho(1), two equivalent Os(1), one B(1), one B(2), and one B(5) atom. In the second B site, B(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho(1), two equivalent Ho(2), two equivalent Os(1), one B(1), one B(3), and one B(6) atom. In the third B site, B(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho(1), two equivalent Ho(2), two equivalent Os(1), one B(2), one B(4), and one B(5) atom. In the fourth B site, B(4) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho(1), two equivalent Ho(2), two equivalent Os(1), one B(3), one B(5), and one B(6) atom. In the fifth B site, B(5) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho(1), two equivalent Ho(2), two equivalent Os(1), one B(1), one B(3), and one B(4) atom. In the sixth B site, B(6) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho(1), four equivalent Ho(2), one B(2), one B(4), and one B(6) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Ho2B6Os
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.641
_cell_length_b   9.116
_cell_length_c   11.481
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   381.059
_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
  Ho  Ho0  1  1.000  0.322  0.414  1.0
  Ho  Ho1  1  0.000  0.678  0.586  1.0
  Ho  Ho2  1  0.000  0.822  0.086  1.0
  Ho  Ho3  1  0.000  0.178  0.914  1.0
  Ho  Ho4  1  1.000  0.944  0.373  1.0
  Ho  Ho5  1  0.000  0.056  0.627  1.0
  Ho  Ho6  1  0.000  0.444  0.127  1.0
  Ho  Ho7  1  1.000  0.556  0.873  1.0
  B  B8  1  0.500  0.554  0.433  1.0
  B  B9  1  0.500  0.446  0.567  1.0
  B  B10  1  0.500  0.054  0.067  1.0
  B  B11  1  0.500  0.946  0.933  1.0
  B  B12  1  0.500  0.748  0.420  1.0
  B  B13  1  0.500  0.252  0.580  1.0
  B  B14  1  0.500  0.248  0.080  1.0
  B  B15  1  0.500  0.752  0.920  1.0
  B  B16  1  0.500  0.791  0.267  1.0
  B  B17  1  0.500  0.209  0.733  1.0
  B  B18  1  0.500  0.291  0.233  1.0
  B  B19  1  0.500  0.709  0.767  1.0
  B  B20  1  0.500  0.632  0.185  1.0
  B  B21  1  0.500  0.368  0.815  1.0
  B  B22  1  0.500  0.132  0.315  1.0
  B  B23  1  0.500  0.868  0.685  1.0
  B  B24  1  0.500  0.983  0.213  1.0
  B  B25  1  0.500  0.017  0.787  1.0
  B  B26  1  0.500  0.483  0.287  1.0
  B  B27  1  0.500  0.517  0.713  1.0
  B  B28  1  0.500  0.610  0.031  1.0
  B  B29  1  0.500  0.390  0.969  1.0
  B  B30  1  0.500  0.110  0.469  1.0
  B  B31  1  0.500  0.890  0.531  1.0
  Os  Os32  1  1.000  0.637  0.322  1.0
  Os  Os33  1  0.000  0.363  0.678  1.0
  Os  Os34  1  0.000  0.137  0.178  1.0
  Os  Os35  1  0.000  0.863  0.822  1.0
[/CIF]
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