The crystal structure described by K2GdAuCl6 crystallizes in the cubic Fm-3m space group. K(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Cl(1) atoms to form distorted KCl12 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent K(1)Cl12 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent K(1)Cl12 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Gd(1)Cl6 octahedra, and faces with four equivalent Au(1)Cl6 octahedra. Gd(1) is bonded to six equivalent Cl(1) atoms to form GdCl6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Au(1)Cl6 octahedra and faces with eight equivalent K(1)Cl12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra are not tilted. Au(1) is bonded to six equivalent Cl(1) atoms to form AuCl6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Gd(1)Cl6 octahedra and faces with eight equivalent K(1)Cl12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra are not tilted. Cl(1) is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to four equivalent K(1), one Gd(1), and one Au(1) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_K2GdAuCl6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.628
_cell_length_b   7.628
_cell_length_c   7.628
_cell_angle_alpha   60.000
_cell_angle_beta   60.000
_cell_angle_gamma   60.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   313.839
_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
 _atom_site_occupancy
  K  K0  1  0.750  0.750  0.750  1.0
  K  K1  1  0.250  0.250  0.250  1.0
  Gd  Gd2  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Au  Au3  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Cl  Cl4  1  0.754  0.246  0.246  1.0
  Cl  Cl5  1  0.246  0.246  0.754  1.0
  Cl  Cl6  1  0.246  0.754  0.754  1.0
  Cl  Cl7  1  0.246  0.754  0.246  1.0
  Cl  Cl8  1  0.754  0.246  0.754  1.0
  Cl  Cl9  1  0.754  0.754  0.246  1.0
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The crystal structure described by K2GdAuCl6 crystallizes in the cubic Fm-3m space group. K(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Cl(1) atoms to form distorted KCl12 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent K(1)Cl12 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent K(1)Cl12 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Gd(1)Cl6 octahedra, and faces with four equivalent Au(1)Cl6 octahedra. Gd(1) is bonded to six equivalent Cl(1) atoms to form GdCl6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Au(1)Cl6 octahedra and faces with eight equivalent K(1)Cl12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra are not tilted. Au(1) is bonded to six equivalent Cl(1) atoms to form AuCl6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Gd(1)Cl6 octahedra and faces with eight equivalent K(1)Cl12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra are not tilted. Cl(1) is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to four equivalent K(1), one Gd(1), and one Au(1) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_K2GdAuCl6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.628
_cell_length_b   7.628
_cell_length_c   7.628
_cell_angle_alpha   60.000
_cell_angle_beta   60.000
_cell_angle_gamma   60.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   313.839
_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
 _atom_site_occupancy
  K  K0  1  0.750  0.750  0.750  1.0
  K  K1  1  0.250  0.250  0.250  1.0
  Gd  Gd2  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Au  Au3  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Cl  Cl4  1  0.754  0.246  0.246  1.0
  Cl  Cl5  1  0.246  0.246  0.754  1.0
  Cl  Cl6  1  0.246  0.754  0.754  1.0
  Cl  Cl7  1  0.246  0.754  0.246  1.0
  Cl  Cl8  1  0.754  0.246  0.754  1.0
  Cl  Cl9  1  0.754  0.754  0.246  1.0
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