The compound described by Na5Ni2P2(CO7)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are five inequivalent Na sites. In the first Na site, Na(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(10), one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(7) atom. In the second Na site, Na(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(11), one O(13), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(9) atom to form distorted NaO7 pentagonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 65°. In the third Na site, Na(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(12), one O(14), one O(2), one O(3), one O(6), and one O(9) atom. In the fourth Na site, Na(4) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(11), one O(14), one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(8) atom. In the fifth Na site, Na(5) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(12), one O(13), one O(3), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom. There are two inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(13), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form distorted NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Na(2)O7 pentagonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one Na(2)O7 pentagonal bipyramid. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded to one O(12), one O(14), one O(3), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form distorted NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Na(2)O7 pentagonal bipyramid. There are two inequivalent C sites. In the first C site, C(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(2), one O(3), and one O(5) atom. In the second C site, C(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(1), one O(4), and one O(6) atom. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(12), one O(13), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Na(2)O7 pentagonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 41-51°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(14), and one O(7) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent Na(2)O7 pentagonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 41-52°. There are fourteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Na(1), one Na(2), one Na(5), and one C(2) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to one Na(1), one Na(3), one Na(4), and one C(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Na(3), one Na(5), one Ni(2), and one C(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Na(1), one Na(2), one Na(4), one Ni(1), and one C(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Na(1), one Na(2), one Na(4), one Ni(2), and one C(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Na(3), one Na(5), one Ni(1), and one C(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Na(1), one Na(5), one Ni(2), and one P(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Na(4), one Na(5), one Ni(1), and one P(1) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Na(2), one Na(3), one Ni(2), and one P(1) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Na(1), one Na(2), one Ni(1), and one P(2) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Na(2), one Na(4), one Ni(1), and one P(2) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Na(3), one Na(5), one Ni(2), and one P(1) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Na(2), one Na(5), one Ni(1), and one P(1) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Na(3), one Na(4), one Ni(2), and one P(2) atom. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Na5Ni2P2(CO7)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.410
_cell_length_b   8.436
_cell_length_c   8.957
_cell_angle_alpha   90.670
_cell_angle_beta   90.561
_cell_angle_gamma   103.717
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   617.287
_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
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  Na  Na0  1  0.235  0.981  0.085  1.0
  Na  Na1  1  0.872  0.860  0.269  1.0
  Na  Na2  1  0.390  0.388  0.242  1.0
  Na  Na3  1  0.629  0.143  0.264  1.0
  Na  Na4  1  0.113  0.617  0.255  1.0
  Na  Na5  1  0.887  0.383  0.745  1.0
  Na  Na6  1  0.371  0.857  0.736  1.0
  Na  Na7  1  0.610  0.612  0.758  1.0
  Na  Na8  1  0.128  0.140  0.731  1.0
  Na  Na9  1  0.765  0.019  0.915  1.0
  Ni  Ni10  1  0.985  0.232  0.353  1.0
  Ni  Ni11  1  0.484  0.736  0.353  1.0
  Ni  Ni12  1  0.015  0.768  0.647  1.0
  Ni  Ni13  1  0.516  0.264  0.647  1.0
  P  P14  1  0.768  0.518  0.424  1.0
  P  P15  1  0.269  0.019  0.418  1.0
  P  P16  1  0.731  0.981  0.582  1.0
  P  P17  1  0.232  0.482  0.576  1.0
  C  C18  1  0.518  0.771  0.072  1.0
  C  C19  1  0.010  0.257  0.072  1.0
  C  C20  1  0.990  0.743  0.928  1.0
  C  C21  1  0.482  0.229  0.928  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.985  0.741  0.071  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.466  0.208  0.068  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.406  0.658  0.132  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.898  0.147  0.139  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.616  0.869  0.166  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.112  0.357  0.159  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.325  0.888  0.321  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.827  0.388  0.330  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.638  0.577  0.330  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.138  0.073  0.320  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.801  0.049  0.431  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.300  0.550  0.424  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.917  0.667  0.453  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.418  0.168  0.448  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.582  0.832  0.552  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.083  0.333  0.547  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.199  0.951  0.569  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.700  0.450  0.576  1.0
  O  O40  1  0.862  0.926  0.680  1.0
  O  O41  1  0.173  0.612  0.670  1.0
  O  O42  1  0.675  0.112  0.679  1.0
  O  O43  1  0.362  0.423  0.670  1.0
  O  O44  1  0.888  0.643  0.841  1.0
  O  O45  1  0.384  0.131  0.834  1.0
  O  O46  1  0.594  0.342  0.869  1.0
  O  O47  1  0.102  0.853  0.861  1.0
  O  O48  1  0.534  0.792  0.932  1.0
  O  O49  1  0.015  0.259  0.929  1.0
[/CIF]
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The compound described by Na5Ni2P2(CO7)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are five inequivalent Na sites. In the first Na site, Na(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(10), one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(7) atom. In the second Na site, Na(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(11), one O(13), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(9) atom to form distorted NaO7 pentagonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 65°. In the third Na site, Na(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(12), one O(14), one O(2), one O(3), one O(6), and one O(9) atom. In the fourth Na site, Na(4) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(11), one O(14), one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(8) atom. In the fifth Na site, Na(5) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(12), one O(13), one O(3), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom. There are two inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(13), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form distorted NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Na(2)O7 pentagonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one Na(2)O7 pentagonal bipyramid. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded to one O(12), one O(14), one O(3), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form distorted NiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Na(2)O7 pentagonal bipyramid. There are two inequivalent C sites. In the first C site, C(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(2), one O(3), and one O(5) atom. In the second C site, C(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(1), one O(4), and one O(6) atom. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(12), one O(13), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Na(2)O7 pentagonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 41-51°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(14), and one O(7) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent Na(2)O7 pentagonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 41-52°. There are fourteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Na(1), one Na(2), one Na(5), and one C(2) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to one Na(1), one Na(3), one Na(4), and one C(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Na(3), one Na(5), one Ni(2), and one C(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Na(1), one Na(2), one Na(4), one Ni(1), and one C(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Na(1), one Na(2), one Na(4), one Ni(2), and one C(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Na(3), one Na(5), one Ni(1), and one C(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Na(1), one Na(5), one Ni(2), and one P(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Na(4), one Na(5), one Ni(1), and one P(1) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Na(2), one Na(3), one Ni(2), and one P(1) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Na(1), one Na(2), one Ni(1), and one P(2) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Na(2), one Na(4), one Ni(1), and one P(2) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Na(3), one Na(5), one Ni(2), and one P(1) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Na(2), one Na(5), one Ni(1), and one P(1) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Na(3), one Na(4), one Ni(2), and one P(2) atom. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Na5Ni2P2(CO7)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.410
_cell_length_b   8.436
_cell_length_c   8.957
_cell_angle_alpha   90.670
_cell_angle_beta   90.561
_cell_angle_gamma   103.717
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   617.287
_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
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  Na  Na0  1  0.235  0.981  0.085  1.0
  Na  Na1  1  0.872  0.860  0.269  1.0
  Na  Na2  1  0.390  0.388  0.242  1.0
  Na  Na3  1  0.629  0.143  0.264  1.0
  Na  Na4  1  0.113  0.617  0.255  1.0
  Na  Na5  1  0.887  0.383  0.745  1.0
  Na  Na6  1  0.371  0.857  0.736  1.0
  Na  Na7  1  0.610  0.612  0.758  1.0
  Na  Na8  1  0.128  0.140  0.731  1.0
  Na  Na9  1  0.765  0.019  0.915  1.0
  Ni  Ni10  1  0.985  0.232  0.353  1.0
  Ni  Ni11  1  0.484  0.736  0.353  1.0
  Ni  Ni12  1  0.015  0.768  0.647  1.0
  Ni  Ni13  1  0.516  0.264  0.647  1.0
  P  P14  1  0.768  0.518  0.424  1.0
  P  P15  1  0.269  0.019  0.418  1.0
  P  P16  1  0.731  0.981  0.582  1.0
  P  P17  1  0.232  0.482  0.576  1.0
  C  C18  1  0.518  0.771  0.072  1.0
  C  C19  1  0.010  0.257  0.072  1.0
  C  C20  1  0.990  0.743  0.928  1.0
  C  C21  1  0.482  0.229  0.928  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.985  0.741  0.071  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.466  0.208  0.068  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.406  0.658  0.132  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.898  0.147  0.139  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.616  0.869  0.166  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.112  0.357  0.159  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.325  0.888  0.321  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.827  0.388  0.330  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.638  0.577  0.330  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.138  0.073  0.320  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.801  0.049  0.431  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.300  0.550  0.424  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.917  0.667  0.453  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.418  0.168  0.448  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.582  0.832  0.552  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.083  0.333  0.547  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.199  0.951  0.569  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.700  0.450  0.576  1.0
  O  O40  1  0.862  0.926  0.680  1.0
  O  O41  1  0.173  0.612  0.670  1.0
  O  O42  1  0.675  0.112  0.679  1.0
  O  O43  1  0.362  0.423  0.670  1.0
  O  O44  1  0.888  0.643  0.841  1.0
  O  O45  1  0.384  0.131  0.834  1.0
  O  O46  1  0.594  0.342  0.869  1.0
  O  O47  1  0.102  0.853  0.861  1.0
  O  O48  1  0.534  0.792  0.932  1.0
  O  O49  1  0.015  0.259  0.929  1.0
[/CIF]
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