The compound described by MgAu4Se4(O3Cl)4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Mg(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(4), one O(9), and one Cl(3) atom. There are four inequivalent Au sites. In the first Au site, Au(1) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to one O(3), one O(5), one O(7), and one Cl(2) atom. In the second Au site, Au(2) is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one O(4) and one O(6) atom. In the third Au site, Au(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(10), one O(2), one O(8), and one Cl(1) atom. In the fourth Au site, Au(4) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(12), one O(9), one Cl(3), and one Cl(4) atom. There are four inequivalent Se sites. In the first Se site, Se(1) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one O(1), one O(3), and one O(9) atom. In the second Se site, Se(2) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(10), one O(6), and one O(7) atom. In the third Se site, Se(3) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(2), one O(4), and one O(5) atom. In the fourth Se site, Se(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(11), one O(12), and one O(8) atom. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mg(1) and one Se(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au(3) and one Se(3) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au(1) and one Se(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mg(1), one Au(2), and one Se(3) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au(1) and one Se(3) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au(2) and one Se(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au(1) and one Se(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au(3) and one Se(4) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mg(1), one Au(4), and one Se(1) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au(3) and one Se(2) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Se(4) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au(4) and one Se(4) atom. There are four inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Au(3) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Au(1) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to one Mg(1) and one Au(4) atom. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Au(4) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_MgAu4Se4(ClO3)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.052
_cell_length_b   10.120
_cell_length_c   11.026
_cell_angle_alpha   83.377
_cell_angle_beta   92.043
_cell_angle_gamma   83.531
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   555.703
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
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 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
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loop_
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 _atom_site_label
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 _atom_site_fract_x
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  Mg  Mg0  1  0.171  0.023  0.223  1.0
  Au  Au1  1  0.009  0.588  0.168  1.0
  Au  Au2  1  0.937  0.008  0.991  1.0
  Au  Au3  1  0.021  0.431  0.796  1.0
  Au  Au4  1  0.065  0.993  0.519  1.0
  Se  Se5  1  0.733  0.823  0.323  1.0
  Se  Se6  1  0.137  0.723  0.898  1.0
  Se  Se7  1  0.808  0.321  0.071  1.0
  Se  Se8  1  0.363  0.158  0.726  1.0
  Cl  Cl9  1  0.315  0.514  0.663  1.0
  Cl  Cl10  1  0.719  0.511  0.310  1.0
  Cl  Cl11  1  0.293  0.151  0.403  1.0
  Cl  Cl12  1  0.828  0.833  0.613  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.508  0.909  0.218  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.749  0.356  0.917  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.994  0.768  0.232  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.013  0.164  0.091  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.080  0.406  0.106  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.868  0.834  0.926  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.272  0.654  0.044  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.043  0.257  0.724  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.911  0.965  0.349  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.919  0.607  0.864  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.433  0.100  0.872  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.215  0.014  0.686  1.0
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The compound described by MgAu4Se4(O3Cl)4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Mg(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(4), one O(9), and one Cl(3) atom. There are four inequivalent Au sites. In the first Au site, Au(1) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to one O(3), one O(5), one O(7), and one Cl(2) atom. In the second Au site, Au(2) is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one O(4) and one O(6) atom. In the third Au site, Au(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(10), one O(2), one O(8), and one Cl(1) atom. In the fourth Au site, Au(4) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(12), one O(9), one Cl(3), and one Cl(4) atom. There are four inequivalent Se sites. In the first Se site, Se(1) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one O(1), one O(3), and one O(9) atom. In the second Se site, Se(2) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(10), one O(6), and one O(7) atom. In the third Se site, Se(3) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(2), one O(4), and one O(5) atom. In the fourth Se site, Se(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(11), one O(12), and one O(8) atom. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mg(1) and one Se(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au(3) and one Se(3) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au(1) and one Se(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mg(1), one Au(2), and one Se(3) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au(1) and one Se(3) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au(2) and one Se(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au(1) and one Se(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au(3) and one Se(4) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mg(1), one Au(4), and one Se(1) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au(3) and one Se(2) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Se(4) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au(4) and one Se(4) atom. There are four inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Au(3) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Au(1) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to one Mg(1) and one Au(4) atom. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Au(4) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_MgAu4Se4(ClO3)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.052
_cell_length_b   10.120
_cell_length_c   11.026
_cell_angle_alpha   83.377
_cell_angle_beta   92.043
_cell_angle_gamma   83.531
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   555.703
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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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  Mg  Mg0  1  0.171  0.023  0.223  1.0
  Au  Au1  1  0.009  0.588  0.168  1.0
  Au  Au2  1  0.937  0.008  0.991  1.0
  Au  Au3  1  0.021  0.431  0.796  1.0
  Au  Au4  1  0.065  0.993  0.519  1.0
  Se  Se5  1  0.733  0.823  0.323  1.0
  Se  Se6  1  0.137  0.723  0.898  1.0
  Se  Se7  1  0.808  0.321  0.071  1.0
  Se  Se8  1  0.363  0.158  0.726  1.0
  Cl  Cl9  1  0.315  0.514  0.663  1.0
  Cl  Cl10  1  0.719  0.511  0.310  1.0
  Cl  Cl11  1  0.293  0.151  0.403  1.0
  Cl  Cl12  1  0.828  0.833  0.613  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.508  0.909  0.218  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.749  0.356  0.917  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.994  0.768  0.232  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.013  0.164  0.091  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.080  0.406  0.106  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.868  0.834  0.926  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.272  0.654  0.044  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.043  0.257  0.724  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.911  0.965  0.349  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.919  0.607  0.864  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.433  0.100  0.872  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.215  0.014  0.686  1.0
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