The material described by Co(PO3)3 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are two inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(16), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(8) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(4)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(17), one O(18), one O(5), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form distorted CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(3)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra. There are six inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(14), one O(16), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 39-58°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(11), one O(13), one O(14), and one O(5) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 42°. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(15), and one O(17) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-57°. In the fourth P site, P(4) is bonded to one O(1), one O(15), one O(3), and one O(7) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 22-50°. In the fifth P site, P(5) is bonded to one O(12), one O(2), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 17°. In the sixth P site, P(6) is bonded to one O(18), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(6) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 40-47°. There are eighteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Co(1) and one P(4) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one P(5) and one P(6) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co(1) and one P(4) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Co(1) and one P(6) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co(2) and one P(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one P(1) and one P(6) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one P(4) and one P(5) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Co(1), one Co(2), and one P(1) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a linear geometry to one Co(2) and one P(5) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Co(1), one Co(2), and one P(3) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one P(2) and one P(3) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P(5) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P(2) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one P(1) and one P(2) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one P(3) and one P(4) atom. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co(1) and one P(1) atom. In the seventeenth O site, O(17) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Co(2) and one P(3) atom. In the eighteenth O site, O(18) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co(2) and one P(6) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Co(PO3)3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   9.461
_cell_length_b   9.464
_cell_length_c   9.555
_cell_angle_alpha   109.340
_cell_angle_beta   105.349
_cell_angle_gamma   108.417
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   697.626
_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
  Co  Co0  1  0.258  0.776  0.728  1.0
  Co  Co1  1  0.892  0.696  0.793  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.742  0.224  0.272  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.108  0.304  0.207  1.0
  P  P4  1  0.998  0.394  0.648  1.0
  P  P5  1  0.063  0.797  0.169  1.0
  P  P6  1  0.814  0.907  0.078  1.0
  P  P7  1  0.510  0.158  0.902  1.0
  P  P8  1  0.431  0.666  0.304  1.0
  P  P9  1  0.298  0.436  0.593  1.0
  P  P10  1  0.569  0.334  0.696  1.0
  P  P11  1  0.702  0.564  0.407  1.0
  P  P12  1  0.937  0.203  0.831  1.0
  P  P13  1  0.490  0.842  0.098  1.0
  P  P14  1  0.186  0.093  0.922  1.0
  P  P15  1  0.002  0.606  0.352  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.435  0.984  0.767  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.430  0.405  0.700  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.357  0.804  0.942  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.646  0.379  0.352  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.967  0.277  0.010  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.845  0.634  0.352  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.155  0.366  0.648  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.584  0.301  0.857  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.033  0.575  0.687  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.728  0.487  0.759  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.874  0.093  0.184  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.092  0.165  0.821  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.487  0.816  0.454  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.778  0.067  0.709  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.513  0.184  0.546  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.985  0.368  0.799  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.222  0.933  0.291  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.369  0.197  0.950  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.272  0.513  0.241  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.147  0.738  0.509  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.570  0.595  0.300  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.908  0.835  0.179  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.416  0.699  0.143  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.033  0.723  0.990  1.0
  O  O40  1  0.174  0.140  0.084  1.0
  O  O41  1  0.631  0.803  0.050  1.0
  O  O42  1  0.236  0.327  0.412  1.0
  O  O43  1  0.015  0.632  0.201  1.0
  O  O44  1  0.853  0.262  0.491  1.0
  O  O45  1  0.764  0.673  0.588  1.0
  O  O46  1  0.967  0.425  0.313  1.0
  O  O47  1  0.826  0.860  0.916  1.0
  O  O48  1  0.643  0.196  0.058  1.0
  O  O49  1  0.354  0.621  0.648  1.0
  O  O50  1  0.126  0.907  0.816  1.0
  O  O51  1  0.565  0.016  0.233  1.0
[/CIF]
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The material described by Co(PO3)3 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are two inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(16), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(8) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(4)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(17), one O(18), one O(5), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form distorted CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(3)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra. There are six inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(14), one O(16), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 39-58°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(11), one O(13), one O(14), and one O(5) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 42°. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(15), and one O(17) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-57°. In the fourth P site, P(4) is bonded to one O(1), one O(15), one O(3), and one O(7) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 22-50°. In the fifth P site, P(5) is bonded to one O(12), one O(2), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(6)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 17°. In the sixth P site, P(6) is bonded to one O(18), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(6) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 40-47°. There are eighteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Co(1) and one P(4) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one P(5) and one P(6) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co(1) and one P(4) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Co(1) and one P(6) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co(2) and one P(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one P(1) and one P(6) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one P(4) and one P(5) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Co(1), one Co(2), and one P(1) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a linear geometry to one Co(2) and one P(5) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Co(1), one Co(2), and one P(3) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one P(2) and one P(3) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P(5) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P(2) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one P(1) and one P(2) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one P(3) and one P(4) atom. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co(1) and one P(1) atom. In the seventeenth O site, O(17) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Co(2) and one P(3) atom. In the eighteenth O site, O(18) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co(2) and one P(6) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Co(PO3)3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   9.461
_cell_length_b   9.464
_cell_length_c   9.555
_cell_angle_alpha   109.340
_cell_angle_beta   105.349
_cell_angle_gamma   108.417
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   697.626
_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
  Co  Co0  1  0.258  0.776  0.728  1.0
  Co  Co1  1  0.892  0.696  0.793  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.742  0.224  0.272  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.108  0.304  0.207  1.0
  P  P4  1  0.998  0.394  0.648  1.0
  P  P5  1  0.063  0.797  0.169  1.0
  P  P6  1  0.814  0.907  0.078  1.0
  P  P7  1  0.510  0.158  0.902  1.0
  P  P8  1  0.431  0.666  0.304  1.0
  P  P9  1  0.298  0.436  0.593  1.0
  P  P10  1  0.569  0.334  0.696  1.0
  P  P11  1  0.702  0.564  0.407  1.0
  P  P12  1  0.937  0.203  0.831  1.0
  P  P13  1  0.490  0.842  0.098  1.0
  P  P14  1  0.186  0.093  0.922  1.0
  P  P15  1  0.002  0.606  0.352  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.435  0.984  0.767  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.430  0.405  0.700  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.357  0.804  0.942  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.646  0.379  0.352  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.967  0.277  0.010  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.845  0.634  0.352  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.155  0.366  0.648  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.584  0.301  0.857  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.033  0.575  0.687  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.728  0.487  0.759  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.874  0.093  0.184  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.092  0.165  0.821  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.487  0.816  0.454  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.778  0.067  0.709  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.513  0.184  0.546  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.985  0.368  0.799  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.222  0.933  0.291  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.369  0.197  0.950  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.272  0.513  0.241  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.147  0.738  0.509  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.570  0.595  0.300  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.908  0.835  0.179  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.416  0.699  0.143  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.033  0.723  0.990  1.0
  O  O40  1  0.174  0.140  0.084  1.0
  O  O41  1  0.631  0.803  0.050  1.0
  O  O42  1  0.236  0.327  0.412  1.0
  O  O43  1  0.015  0.632  0.201  1.0
  O  O44  1  0.853  0.262  0.491  1.0
  O  O45  1  0.764  0.673  0.588  1.0
  O  O46  1  0.967  0.425  0.313  1.0
  O  O47  1  0.826  0.860  0.916  1.0
  O  O48  1  0.643  0.196  0.058  1.0
  O  O49  1  0.354  0.621  0.648  1.0
  O  O50  1  0.126  0.907  0.816  1.0
  O  O51  1  0.565  0.016  0.233  1.0
[/CIF]
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