The compound described by La5C2Cl9 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are five inequivalent La sites. In the first La site, La(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one C(1), one C(2), one Cl(1), one Cl(10), one Cl(4), one Cl(5), one Cl(6), one Cl(8), and one Cl(9) atom. In the second La site, La(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one C(2), one Cl(10), one Cl(4), one Cl(8), two equivalent Cl(3), and two equivalent Cl(6) atoms. In the third La site, La(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one C(1), one C(2), one Cl(1), one Cl(3), one Cl(4), one Cl(5), one Cl(7), one Cl(8), and one Cl(9) atom. In the fourth La site, La(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one C(1), one Cl(5), one Cl(7), one Cl(8), two equivalent Cl(2), and two equivalent Cl(9) atoms. In the fifth La site, La(5) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one C(1), one C(2), one Cl(1), one Cl(2), one Cl(4), one Cl(5), one Cl(6), and one Cl(8) atom. There are two inequivalent C sites. In the first C site, C(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one La(1), one La(3), one La(4), one La(5), and one C(2) atom. In the second C site, C(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one La(1), one La(2), one La(3), one La(5), and one C(1) atom. There are ten inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one La(1), one La(3), and one La(5) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one La(5) and two equivalent La(4) atoms. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one La(3) and two equivalent La(2) atoms. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one La(1), one La(2), one La(3), and one La(5) atom. In the fifth Cl site, Cl(5) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one La(1), one La(3), one La(4), and one La(5) atom. In the sixth Cl site, Cl(6) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one La(1), one La(5), and two equivalent La(2) atoms. In the seventh Cl site, Cl(7) is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to two equivalent La(3) and two equivalent La(4) atoms. In the eighth Cl site, Cl(8) is bonded in a distorted trigonal bipyramidal geometry to one La(1), one La(2), one La(3), one La(4), and one La(5) atom. In the ninth Cl site, Cl(9) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one La(1), one La(3), and two equivalent La(4) atoms. In the tenth Cl site, Cl(10) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent La(1) and two equivalent La(2) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_La5C2Cl9
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.690
_cell_length_b   8.734
_cell_length_c   12.009
_cell_angle_alpha   84.852
_cell_angle_beta   85.607
_cell_angle_gamma   61.325
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   795.834
_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
  La  La0  1  0.873  0.732  0.729  1.0
  La  La1  1  0.127  0.268  0.271  1.0
  La  La2  1  0.206  0.681  0.493  1.0
  La  La3  1  0.391  0.401  0.783  1.0
  La  La4  1  0.794  0.319  0.507  1.0
  La  La5  1  0.896  0.297  0.993  1.0
  La  La6  1  0.609  0.599  0.217  1.0
  La  La7  1  0.767  0.080  0.258  1.0
  La  La8  1  0.233  0.920  0.742  1.0
  La  La9  1  0.104  0.703  0.007  1.0
  C  C10  1  0.856  0.305  0.188  1.0
  C  C11  1  0.826  0.315  0.311  1.0
  C  C12  1  0.174  0.685  0.689  1.0
  C  C13  1  0.144  0.695  0.812  1.0
  Cl  Cl14  1  0.487  0.987  0.231  1.0
  Cl  Cl15  1  0.513  0.013  0.769  1.0
  Cl  Cl16  1  0.780  0.040  0.022  1.0
  Cl  Cl17  1  0.541  0.676  0.449  1.0
  Cl  Cl18  1  0.459  0.324  0.551  1.0
  Cl  Cl19  1  0.220  0.960  0.978  1.0
  Cl  Cl20  1  0.392  0.417  0.276  1.0
  Cl  Cl21  1  0.081  0.337  0.769  1.0
  Cl  Cl22  1  0.174  0.052  0.506  1.0
  Cl  Cl23  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Cl  Cl24  1  0.842  0.127  0.743  1.0
  Cl  Cl25  1  0.158  0.873  0.257  1.0
  Cl  Cl26  1  0.826  0.948  0.494  1.0
  Cl  Cl27  1  0.608  0.583  0.724  1.0
  Cl  Cl28  1  0.785  0.669  0.968  1.0
  Cl  Cl29  1  0.000  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Cl  Cl30  1  0.919  0.663  0.231  1.0
  Cl  Cl31  1  0.215  0.331  0.032  1.0
[/CIF]
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The compound described by La5C2Cl9 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are five inequivalent La sites. In the first La site, La(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one C(1), one C(2), one Cl(1), one Cl(10), one Cl(4), one Cl(5), one Cl(6), one Cl(8), and one Cl(9) atom. In the second La site, La(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one C(2), one Cl(10), one Cl(4), one Cl(8), two equivalent Cl(3), and two equivalent Cl(6) atoms. In the third La site, La(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one C(1), one C(2), one Cl(1), one Cl(3), one Cl(4), one Cl(5), one Cl(7), one Cl(8), and one Cl(9) atom. In the fourth La site, La(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one C(1), one Cl(5), one Cl(7), one Cl(8), two equivalent Cl(2), and two equivalent Cl(9) atoms. In the fifth La site, La(5) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one C(1), one C(2), one Cl(1), one Cl(2), one Cl(4), one Cl(5), one Cl(6), and one Cl(8) atom. There are two inequivalent C sites. In the first C site, C(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one La(1), one La(3), one La(4), one La(5), and one C(2) atom. In the second C site, C(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one La(1), one La(2), one La(3), one La(5), and one C(1) atom. There are ten inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one La(1), one La(3), and one La(5) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one La(5) and two equivalent La(4) atoms. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one La(3) and two equivalent La(2) atoms. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one La(1), one La(2), one La(3), and one La(5) atom. In the fifth Cl site, Cl(5) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one La(1), one La(3), one La(4), and one La(5) atom. In the sixth Cl site, Cl(6) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one La(1), one La(5), and two equivalent La(2) atoms. In the seventh Cl site, Cl(7) is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to two equivalent La(3) and two equivalent La(4) atoms. In the eighth Cl site, Cl(8) is bonded in a distorted trigonal bipyramidal geometry to one La(1), one La(2), one La(3), one La(4), and one La(5) atom. In the ninth Cl site, Cl(9) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one La(1), one La(3), and two equivalent La(4) atoms. In the tenth Cl site, Cl(10) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent La(1) and two equivalent La(2) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_La5C2Cl9
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.690
_cell_length_b   8.734
_cell_length_c   12.009
_cell_angle_alpha   84.852
_cell_angle_beta   85.607
_cell_angle_gamma   61.325
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   795.834
_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
  La  La0  1  0.873  0.732  0.729  1.0
  La  La1  1  0.127  0.268  0.271  1.0
  La  La2  1  0.206  0.681  0.493  1.0
  La  La3  1  0.391  0.401  0.783  1.0
  La  La4  1  0.794  0.319  0.507  1.0
  La  La5  1  0.896  0.297  0.993  1.0
  La  La6  1  0.609  0.599  0.217  1.0
  La  La7  1  0.767  0.080  0.258  1.0
  La  La8  1  0.233  0.920  0.742  1.0
  La  La9  1  0.104  0.703  0.007  1.0
  C  C10  1  0.856  0.305  0.188  1.0
  C  C11  1  0.826  0.315  0.311  1.0
  C  C12  1  0.174  0.685  0.689  1.0
  C  C13  1  0.144  0.695  0.812  1.0
  Cl  Cl14  1  0.487  0.987  0.231  1.0
  Cl  Cl15  1  0.513  0.013  0.769  1.0
  Cl  Cl16  1  0.780  0.040  0.022  1.0
  Cl  Cl17  1  0.541  0.676  0.449  1.0
  Cl  Cl18  1  0.459  0.324  0.551  1.0
  Cl  Cl19  1  0.220  0.960  0.978  1.0
  Cl  Cl20  1  0.392  0.417  0.276  1.0
  Cl  Cl21  1  0.081  0.337  0.769  1.0
  Cl  Cl22  1  0.174  0.052  0.506  1.0
  Cl  Cl23  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Cl  Cl24  1  0.842  0.127  0.743  1.0
  Cl  Cl25  1  0.158  0.873  0.257  1.0
  Cl  Cl26  1  0.826  0.948  0.494  1.0
  Cl  Cl27  1  0.608  0.583  0.724  1.0
  Cl  Cl28  1  0.785  0.669  0.968  1.0
  Cl  Cl29  1  0.000  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Cl  Cl30  1  0.919  0.663  0.231  1.0
  Cl  Cl31  1  0.215  0.331  0.032  1.0
[/CIF]
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