The structure described by RuP3 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are two inequivalent Ru sites. In the first Ru site, Ru(1) is bonded to one P(1), one P(5), two equivalent P(4), and two equivalent P(6) atoms to form distorted RuP6 octahedra that share corners with five equivalent Ru(2)P6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)P2Ru2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)P3Ru tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(5)P2Ru2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(3)P3Ru tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ru(1)P6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 41-63°. In the second Ru site, Ru(2) is bonded to one P(2), one P(3), one P(4), one P(5), and two equivalent P(1) atoms to form distorted RuP6 octahedra that share corners with five equivalent Ru(1)P6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)P2Ru2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)PRu3 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)PRu3 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(6)P2Ru2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)P3Ru tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(3)P3Ru tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Ru(2)P6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 41-63°. There are six inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one Ru(1), two equivalent Ru(2), and one P(3) atom to form distorted PPRu3 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ru(2)P6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent P(3)P3Ru tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(5)P2Ru2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(6)P2Ru2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)P3Ru tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent P(4)PRu3 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one P(1)PRu3 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 71°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one Ru(2), one P(2), one P(3), and one P(4) atom to form distorted PP3Ru tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ru(1)P6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Ru(2)P6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)P2Ru2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)P2Ru2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(3)P3Ru tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(4)PRu3 tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent P(1)PRu3 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 58-72°. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one Ru(2), one P(1), one P(2), and one P(6) atom to form PP3Ru tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Ru(1)P6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Ru(2)P6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent P(5)P2Ru2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)P3Ru tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(1)PRu3 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent P(4)PRu3 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 54-82°. In the fourth P site, P(4) is bonded to one Ru(2), two equivalent Ru(1), and one P(2) atom to form PPRu3 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ru(2)P6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)P3Ru tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(3)P3Ru tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(5)P2Ru2 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent P(6)P2Ru2 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent P(1)PRu3 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one P(4)PRu3 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 60°. In the fifth P site, P(5) is bonded to one Ru(1), one Ru(2), one P(5), and one P(6) atom to form PP2Ru2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ru(2)P6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Ru(1)P6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)P3Ru tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(3)P3Ru tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(6)P2Ru2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(1)PRu3 tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent P(4)PRu3 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 66-77°. In the sixth P site, P(6) is bonded to two equivalent Ru(1), one P(3), and one P(5) atom to form PP2Ru2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ru(1)P6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ru(2)P6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)P3Ru tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(5)P2Ru2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(1)PRu3 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent P(4)PRu3 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one P(6)P2Ru2 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 68-72°. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_P3Ru
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.891
_cell_length_b   5.947
_cell_length_c   8.110
_cell_angle_alpha   68.660
_cell_angle_beta   70.270
_cell_angle_gamma   72.786
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   244.216
_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
  P  P0  1  0.830  0.081  0.320  1.0
  P  P1  1  0.170  0.919  0.680  1.0
  P  P2  1  0.193  0.528  0.448  1.0
  P  P3  1  0.807  0.472  0.552  1.0
  P  P4  1  0.339  0.219  0.658  1.0
  P  P5  1  0.661  0.781  0.342  1.0
  P  P6  1  0.678  0.662  0.765  1.0
  P  P7  1  0.322  0.338  0.235  1.0
  P  P8  1  0.682  0.052  0.941  1.0
  P  P9  1  0.318  0.948  0.059  1.0
  P  P10  1  0.153  0.316  0.915  1.0
  P  P11  1  0.847  0.684  0.085  1.0
  Ru  Ru12  1  0.277  0.634  0.956  1.0
  Ru  Ru13  1  0.723  0.366  0.044  1.0
  Ru  Ru14  1  0.228  0.930  0.372  1.0
  Ru  Ru15  1  0.772  0.070  0.628  1.0
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The structure described by RuP3 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are two inequivalent Ru sites. In the first Ru site, Ru(1) is bonded to one P(1), one P(5), two equivalent P(4), and two equivalent P(6) atoms to form distorted RuP6 octahedra that share corners with five equivalent Ru(2)P6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)P2Ru2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)P3Ru tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(5)P2Ru2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(3)P3Ru tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ru(1)P6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 41-63°. In the second Ru site, Ru(2) is bonded to one P(2), one P(3), one P(4), one P(5), and two equivalent P(1) atoms to form distorted RuP6 octahedra that share corners with five equivalent Ru(1)P6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)P2Ru2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)PRu3 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)PRu3 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(6)P2Ru2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)P3Ru tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(3)P3Ru tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Ru(2)P6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 41-63°. There are six inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one Ru(1), two equivalent Ru(2), and one P(3) atom to form distorted PPRu3 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ru(2)P6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent P(3)P3Ru tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(5)P2Ru2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(6)P2Ru2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)P3Ru tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent P(4)PRu3 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one P(1)PRu3 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 71°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one Ru(2), one P(2), one P(3), and one P(4) atom to form distorted PP3Ru tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ru(1)P6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Ru(2)P6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)P2Ru2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)P2Ru2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(3)P3Ru tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(4)PRu3 tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent P(1)PRu3 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 58-72°. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one Ru(2), one P(1), one P(2), and one P(6) atom to form PP3Ru tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Ru(1)P6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Ru(2)P6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent P(5)P2Ru2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)P3Ru tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(1)PRu3 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent P(4)PRu3 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 54-82°. In the fourth P site, P(4) is bonded to one Ru(2), two equivalent Ru(1), and one P(2) atom to form PPRu3 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ru(2)P6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)P3Ru tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(3)P3Ru tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(5)P2Ru2 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent P(6)P2Ru2 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent P(1)PRu3 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one P(4)PRu3 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 60°. In the fifth P site, P(5) is bonded to one Ru(1), one Ru(2), one P(5), and one P(6) atom to form PP2Ru2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ru(2)P6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Ru(1)P6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)P3Ru tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(3)P3Ru tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(6)P2Ru2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(1)PRu3 tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent P(4)PRu3 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 66-77°. In the sixth P site, P(6) is bonded to two equivalent Ru(1), one P(3), and one P(5) atom to form PP2Ru2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ru(1)P6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ru(2)P6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)P3Ru tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(5)P2Ru2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(1)PRu3 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent P(4)PRu3 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one P(6)P2Ru2 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 68-72°. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_P3Ru
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.891
_cell_length_b   5.947
_cell_length_c   8.110
_cell_angle_alpha   68.660
_cell_angle_beta   70.270
_cell_angle_gamma   72.786
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   244.216
_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
  P  P0  1  0.830  0.081  0.320  1.0
  P  P1  1  0.170  0.919  0.680  1.0
  P  P2  1  0.193  0.528  0.448  1.0
  P  P3  1  0.807  0.472  0.552  1.0
  P  P4  1  0.339  0.219  0.658  1.0
  P  P5  1  0.661  0.781  0.342  1.0
  P  P6  1  0.678  0.662  0.765  1.0
  P  P7  1  0.322  0.338  0.235  1.0
  P  P8  1  0.682  0.052  0.941  1.0
  P  P9  1  0.318  0.948  0.059  1.0
  P  P10  1  0.153  0.316  0.915  1.0
  P  P11  1  0.847  0.684  0.085  1.0
  Ru  Ru12  1  0.277  0.634  0.956  1.0
  Ru  Ru13  1  0.723  0.366  0.044  1.0
  Ru  Ru14  1  0.228  0.930  0.372  1.0
  Ru  Ru15  1  0.772  0.070  0.628  1.0
[/CIF]
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