The material structure described by Ge2N2O crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are eight inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded to one N(2), one N(5), one O(1), and one O(4) atom to form corner-sharing GeN2O2 tetrahedra. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded to one N(1), one N(3), one N(6), and one O(1) atom to form GeN3O tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)N2O2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(5)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(8)N3O tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Ge(7)N3O tetrahedra. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded to one N(2), one N(4), one N(8), and one O(2) atom to form GeN3O tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)N2O2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(5)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(8)N3O tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Ge(6)N3O tetrahedra. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded to one N(2), one N(3), one N(5), and one O(4) atom to form GeN3O tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(2)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(6)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(7)N3O tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Ge(1)N2O2 tetrahedra. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded to one N(1), one N(4), one N(7), and one O(3) atom to form corner-sharing GeN3O tetrahedra. In the sixth Ge site, Ge(6) is bonded to one N(4), one N(5), one N(8), and one O(2) atom to form GeN3O tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)N2O2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(5)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(8)N3O tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Ge(3)N3O tetrahedra. In the seventh Ge site, Ge(7) is bonded to one N(3), one N(6), one N(7), and one O(1) atom to form GeN3O tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)N2O2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(5)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(8)N3O tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Ge(2)N3O tetrahedra. In the eighth Ge site, Ge(8) is bonded to one N(1), one N(7), one N(8), and one O(3) atom to form corner-sharing GeN3O tetrahedra. There are eight inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Ge(2), one Ge(5), and one Ge(8) atom. In the second N site, N(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Ge(1), one Ge(3), and one Ge(4) atom. In the third N site, N(3) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Ge(2), one Ge(4), and one Ge(7) atom. In the fourth N site, N(4) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Ge(3), one Ge(5), and one Ge(6) atom. In the fifth N site, N(5) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Ge(1), one Ge(4), and one Ge(6) atom. In the sixth N site, N(6) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(2) and one Ge(7) atom. In the seventh N site, N(7) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Ge(5), one Ge(7), and one Ge(8) atom. In the eighth N site, N(8) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Ge(3), one Ge(6), and one Ge(8) atom. There are four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Ge(1), one Ge(2), and one Ge(7) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(3) and one Ge(6) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(5) and one Ge(8) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(1) and one Ge(4) atom. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Ge2N2O
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.469
_cell_length_b   5.619
_cell_length_c   10.476
_cell_angle_alpha   89.724
_cell_angle_beta   104.897
_cell_angle_gamma   117.460
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   273.620
_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
  Ge  Ge0  1  0.540  0.992  0.934  1.0
  Ge  Ge1  1  0.753  0.900  0.688  1.0
  Ge  Ge2  1  0.373  0.741  0.181  1.0
  Ge  Ge3  1  0.862  0.641  0.933  1.0
  Ge  Ge4  1  0.540  0.486  0.432  1.0
  Ge  Ge5  1  0.720  0.394  0.186  1.0
  Ge  Ge6  1  0.354  0.258  0.685  1.0
  Ge  Ge7  1  0.861  0.135  0.433  1.0
  N  N8  1  0.649  0.833  0.505  1.0
  N  N9  1  0.250  0.742  0.998  1.0
  N  N10  1  0.689  0.577  0.753  1.0
  N  N11  1  0.480  0.485  0.247  1.0
  N  N12  1  0.663  0.338  0.006  1.0
  N  N13  1  0.095  0.172  0.773  1.0
  N  N14  1  0.251  0.238  0.499  1.0
  N  N15  1  0.688  0.078  0.253  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.496  0.993  0.751  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.079  0.670  0.249  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.834  0.417  0.495  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.823  0.911  0.998  1.0
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The material structure described by Ge2N2O crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are eight inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded to one N(2), one N(5), one O(1), and one O(4) atom to form corner-sharing GeN2O2 tetrahedra. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded to one N(1), one N(3), one N(6), and one O(1) atom to form GeN3O tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)N2O2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(5)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(8)N3O tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Ge(7)N3O tetrahedra. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded to one N(2), one N(4), one N(8), and one O(2) atom to form GeN3O tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)N2O2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(5)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(8)N3O tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Ge(6)N3O tetrahedra. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded to one N(2), one N(3), one N(5), and one O(4) atom to form GeN3O tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(2)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(6)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(7)N3O tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Ge(1)N2O2 tetrahedra. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded to one N(1), one N(4), one N(7), and one O(3) atom to form corner-sharing GeN3O tetrahedra. In the sixth Ge site, Ge(6) is bonded to one N(4), one N(5), one N(8), and one O(2) atom to form GeN3O tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)N2O2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(5)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(8)N3O tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Ge(3)N3O tetrahedra. In the seventh Ge site, Ge(7) is bonded to one N(3), one N(6), one N(7), and one O(1) atom to form GeN3O tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)N2O2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(5)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(8)N3O tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent Ge(2)N3O tetrahedra. In the eighth Ge site, Ge(8) is bonded to one N(1), one N(7), one N(8), and one O(3) atom to form corner-sharing GeN3O tetrahedra. There are eight inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Ge(2), one Ge(5), and one Ge(8) atom. In the second N site, N(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Ge(1), one Ge(3), and one Ge(4) atom. In the third N site, N(3) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Ge(2), one Ge(4), and one Ge(7) atom. In the fourth N site, N(4) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Ge(3), one Ge(5), and one Ge(6) atom. In the fifth N site, N(5) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Ge(1), one Ge(4), and one Ge(6) atom. In the sixth N site, N(6) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(2) and one Ge(7) atom. In the seventh N site, N(7) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Ge(5), one Ge(7), and one Ge(8) atom. In the eighth N site, N(8) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Ge(3), one Ge(6), and one Ge(8) atom. There are four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Ge(1), one Ge(2), and one Ge(7) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(3) and one Ge(6) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(5) and one Ge(8) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(1) and one Ge(4) atom. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Ge2N2O
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.469
_cell_length_b   5.619
_cell_length_c   10.476
_cell_angle_alpha   89.724
_cell_angle_beta   104.897
_cell_angle_gamma   117.460
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   273.620
_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
  Ge  Ge0  1  0.540  0.992  0.934  1.0
  Ge  Ge1  1  0.753  0.900  0.688  1.0
  Ge  Ge2  1  0.373  0.741  0.181  1.0
  Ge  Ge3  1  0.862  0.641  0.933  1.0
  Ge  Ge4  1  0.540  0.486  0.432  1.0
  Ge  Ge5  1  0.720  0.394  0.186  1.0
  Ge  Ge6  1  0.354  0.258  0.685  1.0
  Ge  Ge7  1  0.861  0.135  0.433  1.0
  N  N8  1  0.649  0.833  0.505  1.0
  N  N9  1  0.250  0.742  0.998  1.0
  N  N10  1  0.689  0.577  0.753  1.0
  N  N11  1  0.480  0.485  0.247  1.0
  N  N12  1  0.663  0.338  0.006  1.0
  N  N13  1  0.095  0.172  0.773  1.0
  N  N14  1  0.251  0.238  0.499  1.0
  N  N15  1  0.688  0.078  0.253  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.496  0.993  0.751  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.079  0.670  0.249  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.834  0.417  0.495  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.823  0.911  0.998  1.0
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