The crystal structure described by Na4ZnC2P4H16(NO8)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are two inequivalent Na sites. In the first Na site, Na(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form distorted NaO6 pentagonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Na(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)CO3 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)CO3 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Na(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one P(1)CO3 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one P(2)CO3 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 44-53°. In the second Na site, Na(2) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), one O(7), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form distorted NaO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Na(1)O6 pentagonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(2)CO3 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(1)CO3 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Na(2)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Na(1)O6 pentagonal pyramid. Zn(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Na(1)O6 pentagonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent P(1)CO3 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent P(2)CO3 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent Na(1)O6 pentagonal pyramids. C(1) is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to one P(1), one P(2), one N(1), and one H(8) atom. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one C(1), one O(1), one O(2), and one O(3) atom to form distorted PCO3 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Na(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Na(1)O6 pentagonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(2)CO3 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one N(1)H3C tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Na(1)O6 pentagonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 40-58°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one C(1), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form PCO3 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Na(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Na(1)O6 pentagonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(1)CO3 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one N(1)H3C tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Na(1)O6 pentagonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 29-53°. N(1) is bonded to one C(1), one H(1), one H(2), and one H(3) atom to form distorted NH3C tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)CO3 tetrahedra and  a cornercorner with one P(2)CO3 tetrahedra. There are eight inequivalent H sites. In the first H site, H(1) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one N(1) and one O(5) atom. In the second H site, H(2) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one N(1) and one O(1) atom. In the third H site, H(3) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one N(1) atom. In the fourth H site, H(4) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(7) atom. In the fifth H site, H(5) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(7) atom. In the sixth H site, H(6) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(8) atom. In the seventh H site, H(7) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(8) atom. In the eighth H site, H(8) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(1) atom. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Na(1), one Zn(1), one P(1), and one H(2) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Na(1), one Na(2), and one P(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Na(1), one Na(2), and one P(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Na(1), one Zn(1), and one P(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Na(1), one Na(2), one P(2), and one H(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Na(1), one Zn(1), and one P(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Na(2), one H(4), and one H(5) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to two equivalent Na(2), one H(6), and one H(7) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Na4ZnP4H16C2(NO8)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.628
_cell_length_b   6.212
_cell_length_c   12.531
_cell_angle_alpha   92.232
_cell_angle_beta   92.572
_cell_angle_gamma   94.059
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   436.145
_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
  Na  Na0  1  0.482  0.908  0.686  1.0
  Na  Na1  1  0.518  0.092  0.314  1.0
  Na  Na2  1  0.888  0.904  0.884  1.0
  Na  Na3  1  0.112  0.096  0.116  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  P  P5  1  0.638  0.396  0.751  1.0
  P  P6  1  0.362  0.604  0.249  1.0
  P  P7  1  0.990  0.698  0.635  1.0
  P  P8  1  0.010  0.302  0.365  1.0
  H  H9  1  0.000  0.111  0.676  1.0
  H  H10  1  1.000  0.889  0.324  1.0
  H  H11  1  0.190  0.285  0.622  1.0
  H  H12  1  0.810  0.715  0.378  1.0
  H  H13  1  0.909  0.252  0.566  1.0
  H  H14  1  0.091  0.748  0.434  1.0
  H  H15  1  0.351  0.647  0.901  1.0
  H  H16  1  0.649  0.353  0.099  1.0
  H  H17  1  0.280  0.688  0.021  1.0
  H  H18  1  0.720  0.312  0.979  1.0
  H  H19  1  0.192  0.336  0.948  1.0
  H  H20  1  0.808  0.664  0.052  1.0
  H  H21  1  0.351  0.164  0.901  1.0
  H  H22  1  0.649  0.836  0.099  1.0
  H  H23  1  0.072  0.461  0.778  1.0
  H  H24  1  0.928  0.539  0.222  1.0
  C  C25  1  0.947  0.446  0.708  1.0
  C  C26  1  0.053  0.554  0.292  1.0
  N  N27  1  0.011  0.261  0.639  1.0
  N  N28  1  0.989  0.739  0.361  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.501  0.321  0.643  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.499  0.679  0.357  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.567  0.608  0.802  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.433  0.392  0.198  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.631  0.204  0.826  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.369  0.796  0.174  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.753  0.733  0.573  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.247  0.267  0.427  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.049  0.878  0.723  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.951  0.122  0.277  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.202  0.681  0.563  1.0
  O  O40  1  0.798  0.319  0.437  1.0
  O  O41  1  0.215  0.642  0.949  1.0
  O  O42  1  0.785  0.358  0.051  1.0
  O  O43  1  0.207  0.178  0.943  1.0
  O  O44  1  0.793  0.822  0.057  1.0
[/CIF]
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The crystal structure described by Na4ZnC2P4H16(NO8)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are two inequivalent Na sites. In the first Na site, Na(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form distorted NaO6 pentagonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Na(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)CO3 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)CO3 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Na(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one P(1)CO3 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one P(2)CO3 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 44-53°. In the second Na site, Na(2) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), one O(7), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form distorted NaO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Na(1)O6 pentagonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(2)CO3 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(1)CO3 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Na(2)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Na(1)O6 pentagonal pyramid. Zn(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Na(1)O6 pentagonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent P(1)CO3 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent P(2)CO3 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent Na(1)O6 pentagonal pyramids. C(1) is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to one P(1), one P(2), one N(1), and one H(8) atom. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one C(1), one O(1), one O(2), and one O(3) atom to form distorted PCO3 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Na(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Na(1)O6 pentagonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(2)CO3 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one N(1)H3C tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Na(1)O6 pentagonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 40-58°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one C(1), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form PCO3 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Na(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Na(1)O6 pentagonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(1)CO3 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one N(1)H3C tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Na(1)O6 pentagonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 29-53°. N(1) is bonded to one C(1), one H(1), one H(2), and one H(3) atom to form distorted NH3C tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)CO3 tetrahedra and  a cornercorner with one P(2)CO3 tetrahedra. There are eight inequivalent H sites. In the first H site, H(1) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one N(1) and one O(5) atom. In the second H site, H(2) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one N(1) and one O(1) atom. In the third H site, H(3) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one N(1) atom. In the fourth H site, H(4) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(7) atom. In the fifth H site, H(5) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(7) atom. In the sixth H site, H(6) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(8) atom. In the seventh H site, H(7) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(8) atom. In the eighth H site, H(8) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(1) atom. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Na(1), one Zn(1), one P(1), and one H(2) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Na(1), one Na(2), and one P(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Na(1), one Na(2), and one P(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Na(1), one Zn(1), and one P(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Na(1), one Na(2), one P(2), and one H(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Na(1), one Zn(1), and one P(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Na(2), one H(4), and one H(5) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to two equivalent Na(2), one H(6), and one H(7) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Na4ZnP4H16C2(NO8)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.628
_cell_length_b   6.212
_cell_length_c   12.531
_cell_angle_alpha   92.232
_cell_angle_beta   92.572
_cell_angle_gamma   94.059
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   436.145
_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
  Na  Na0  1  0.482  0.908  0.686  1.0
  Na  Na1  1  0.518  0.092  0.314  1.0
  Na  Na2  1  0.888  0.904  0.884  1.0
  Na  Na3  1  0.112  0.096  0.116  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  P  P5  1  0.638  0.396  0.751  1.0
  P  P6  1  0.362  0.604  0.249  1.0
  P  P7  1  0.990  0.698  0.635  1.0
  P  P8  1  0.010  0.302  0.365  1.0
  H  H9  1  0.000  0.111  0.676  1.0
  H  H10  1  1.000  0.889  0.324  1.0
  H  H11  1  0.190  0.285  0.622  1.0
  H  H12  1  0.810  0.715  0.378  1.0
  H  H13  1  0.909  0.252  0.566  1.0
  H  H14  1  0.091  0.748  0.434  1.0
  H  H15  1  0.351  0.647  0.901  1.0
  H  H16  1  0.649  0.353  0.099  1.0
  H  H17  1  0.280  0.688  0.021  1.0
  H  H18  1  0.720  0.312  0.979  1.0
  H  H19  1  0.192  0.336  0.948  1.0
  H  H20  1  0.808  0.664  0.052  1.0
  H  H21  1  0.351  0.164  0.901  1.0
  H  H22  1  0.649  0.836  0.099  1.0
  H  H23  1  0.072  0.461  0.778  1.0
  H  H24  1  0.928  0.539  0.222  1.0
  C  C25  1  0.947  0.446  0.708  1.0
  C  C26  1  0.053  0.554  0.292  1.0
  N  N27  1  0.011  0.261  0.639  1.0
  N  N28  1  0.989  0.739  0.361  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.501  0.321  0.643  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.499  0.679  0.357  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.567  0.608  0.802  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.433  0.392  0.198  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.631  0.204  0.826  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.369  0.796  0.174  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.753  0.733  0.573  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.247  0.267  0.427  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.049  0.878  0.723  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.951  0.122  0.277  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.202  0.681  0.563  1.0
  O  O40  1  0.798  0.319  0.437  1.0
  O  O41  1  0.215  0.642  0.949  1.0
  O  O42  1  0.785  0.358  0.051  1.0
  O  O43  1  0.207  0.178  0.943  1.0
  O  O44  1  0.793  0.822  0.057  1.0
[/CIF]
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