The compound described by Ce(Cu2P)2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnnm space group. There are two inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce(1) is bonded in a 17-coordinate geometry to one Cu(1), one Cu(4), one Cu(5), two equivalent Cu(2), three equivalent Cu(3), three equivalent Cu(6), two equivalent P(1), two equivalent P(2), and two equivalent P(3) atoms. In the second Ce site, Ce(2) is bonded in a 16-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Cu(5), four equivalent Cu(3), four equivalent Cu(4), two equivalent P(3), and four equivalent P(1) atoms. There are six inequivalent Cu sites. In the first Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), one Cu(1), one Cu(4), one Cu(6), two equivalent Cu(5), four equivalent Cu(2), and two equivalent P(2) atoms. In the second Cu site, Cu(2) is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), four equivalent Cu(1), one P(2), and one P(3) atom. In the third Cu site, Cu(3) is bonded to two equivalent Ce(2), three equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Cu(6), one P(1), one P(2), and two equivalent P(3) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing CuCe5Cu2P4 tetrahedra. In the fourth Cu site, Cu(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), one Cu(1), one P(1), and two equivalent P(3) atoms. In the fifth Cu site, Cu(5) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), one Ce(2), two equivalent Cu(1), two equivalent Cu(6), one P(2), and two equivalent P(1) atoms. In the sixth Cu site, Cu(6) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ce(1), one Cu(1), two equivalent Cu(3), two equivalent Cu(5), one P(1), one P(3), and two equivalent P(2) atoms. There are three inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), one Cu(2), one Cu(3), one Cu(5), two equivalent Cu(1), and two equivalent Cu(6) atoms. In the second P site, P(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ce(2), two equivalent Ce(1), one Cu(2), one Cu(6), two equivalent Cu(3), and two equivalent Cu(4) atoms. In the third P site, P(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), one Cu(3), one Cu(4), one Cu(6), and two equivalent Cu(5) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Ce(Cu2P)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.845
_cell_length_b   10.916
_cell_length_c   14.717
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   617.730
_cell_formula_units_Z   6
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
  Ce  Ce0  1  0.000  0.122  0.727  1.0
  Ce  Ce1  1  0.000  0.878  0.273  1.0
  Ce  Ce2  1  0.500  0.378  0.227  1.0
  Ce  Ce3  1  0.500  0.622  0.773  1.0
  Ce  Ce4  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Ce  Ce5  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Cu  Cu6  1  0.000  0.071  0.438  1.0
  Cu  Cu7  1  0.000  0.929  0.562  1.0
  Cu  Cu8  1  0.500  0.429  0.938  1.0
  Cu  Cu9  1  0.500  0.571  0.062  1.0
  Cu  Cu10  1  0.000  0.397  0.053  1.0
  Cu  Cu11  1  0.000  0.603  0.947  1.0
  Cu  Cu12  1  0.500  0.103  0.553  1.0
  Cu  Cu13  1  0.500  0.897  0.447  1.0
  Cu  Cu14  1  0.000  0.578  0.330  1.0
  Cu  Cu15  1  0.000  0.422  0.670  1.0
  Cu  Cu16  1  0.500  0.922  0.830  1.0
  Cu  Cu17  1  0.500  0.078  0.170  1.0
  Cu  Cu18  1  0.000  0.266  0.536  1.0
  Cu  Cu19  1  0.000  0.734  0.464  1.0
  Cu  Cu20  1  0.500  0.234  0.036  1.0
  Cu  Cu21  1  0.500  0.766  0.964  1.0
  Cu  Cu22  1  0.000  0.744  0.089  1.0
  Cu  Cu23  1  0.000  0.256  0.911  1.0
  Cu  Cu24  1  0.500  0.756  0.589  1.0
  Cu  Cu25  1  0.500  0.244  0.411  1.0
  Cu  Cu26  1  0.000  0.174  0.287  1.0
  Cu  Cu27  1  0.000  0.826  0.713  1.0
  Cu  Cu28  1  0.500  0.326  0.787  1.0
  Cu  Cu29  1  0.500  0.674  0.213  1.0
  P  P30  1  0.000  0.372  0.384  1.0
  P  P31  1  0.000  0.628  0.616  1.0
  P  P32  1  0.500  0.128  0.884  1.0
  P  P33  1  0.500  0.872  0.116  1.0
  P  P34  1  0.000  0.556  0.165  1.0
  P  P35  1  0.000  0.444  0.835  1.0
  P  P36  1  0.500  0.944  0.665  1.0
  P  P37  1  0.500  0.056  0.335  1.0
  P  P38  1  0.000  0.205  0.131  1.0
  P  P39  1  0.000  0.795  0.869  1.0
  P  P40  1  0.500  0.295  0.631  1.0
  P  P41  1  0.500  0.705  0.369  1.0
[/CIF]
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The compound described by Ce(Cu2P)2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnnm space group. There are two inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce(1) is bonded in a 17-coordinate geometry to one Cu(1), one Cu(4), one Cu(5), two equivalent Cu(2), three equivalent Cu(3), three equivalent Cu(6), two equivalent P(1), two equivalent P(2), and two equivalent P(3) atoms. In the second Ce site, Ce(2) is bonded in a 16-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Cu(5), four equivalent Cu(3), four equivalent Cu(4), two equivalent P(3), and four equivalent P(1) atoms. There are six inequivalent Cu sites. In the first Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), one Cu(1), one Cu(4), one Cu(6), two equivalent Cu(5), four equivalent Cu(2), and two equivalent P(2) atoms. In the second Cu site, Cu(2) is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), four equivalent Cu(1), one P(2), and one P(3) atom. In the third Cu site, Cu(3) is bonded to two equivalent Ce(2), three equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Cu(6), one P(1), one P(2), and two equivalent P(3) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing CuCe5Cu2P4 tetrahedra. In the fourth Cu site, Cu(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), one Cu(1), one P(1), and two equivalent P(3) atoms. In the fifth Cu site, Cu(5) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), one Ce(2), two equivalent Cu(1), two equivalent Cu(6), one P(2), and two equivalent P(1) atoms. In the sixth Cu site, Cu(6) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ce(1), one Cu(1), two equivalent Cu(3), two equivalent Cu(5), one P(1), one P(3), and two equivalent P(2) atoms. There are three inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), one Cu(2), one Cu(3), one Cu(5), two equivalent Cu(1), and two equivalent Cu(6) atoms. In the second P site, P(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ce(2), two equivalent Ce(1), one Cu(2), one Cu(6), two equivalent Cu(3), and two equivalent Cu(4) atoms. In the third P site, P(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), one Cu(3), one Cu(4), one Cu(6), and two equivalent Cu(5) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Ce(Cu2P)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.845
_cell_length_b   10.916
_cell_length_c   14.717
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   617.730
_cell_formula_units_Z   6
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
  Ce  Ce0  1  0.000  0.122  0.727  1.0
  Ce  Ce1  1  0.000  0.878  0.273  1.0
  Ce  Ce2  1  0.500  0.378  0.227  1.0
  Ce  Ce3  1  0.500  0.622  0.773  1.0
  Ce  Ce4  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Ce  Ce5  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Cu  Cu6  1  0.000  0.071  0.438  1.0
  Cu  Cu7  1  0.000  0.929  0.562  1.0
  Cu  Cu8  1  0.500  0.429  0.938  1.0
  Cu  Cu9  1  0.500  0.571  0.062  1.0
  Cu  Cu10  1  0.000  0.397  0.053  1.0
  Cu  Cu11  1  0.000  0.603  0.947  1.0
  Cu  Cu12  1  0.500  0.103  0.553  1.0
  Cu  Cu13  1  0.500  0.897  0.447  1.0
  Cu  Cu14  1  0.000  0.578  0.330  1.0
  Cu  Cu15  1  0.000  0.422  0.670  1.0
  Cu  Cu16  1  0.500  0.922  0.830  1.0
  Cu  Cu17  1  0.500  0.078  0.170  1.0
  Cu  Cu18  1  0.000  0.266  0.536  1.0
  Cu  Cu19  1  0.000  0.734  0.464  1.0
  Cu  Cu20  1  0.500  0.234  0.036  1.0
  Cu  Cu21  1  0.500  0.766  0.964  1.0
  Cu  Cu22  1  0.000  0.744  0.089  1.0
  Cu  Cu23  1  0.000  0.256  0.911  1.0
  Cu  Cu24  1  0.500  0.756  0.589  1.0
  Cu  Cu25  1  0.500  0.244  0.411  1.0
  Cu  Cu26  1  0.000  0.174  0.287  1.0
  Cu  Cu27  1  0.000  0.826  0.713  1.0
  Cu  Cu28  1  0.500  0.326  0.787  1.0
  Cu  Cu29  1  0.500  0.674  0.213  1.0
  P  P30  1  0.000  0.372  0.384  1.0
  P  P31  1  0.000  0.628  0.616  1.0
  P  P32  1  0.500  0.128  0.884  1.0
  P  P33  1  0.500  0.872  0.116  1.0
  P  P34  1  0.000  0.556  0.165  1.0
  P  P35  1  0.000  0.444  0.835  1.0
  P  P36  1  0.500  0.944  0.665  1.0
  P  P37  1  0.500  0.056  0.335  1.0
  P  P38  1  0.000  0.205  0.131  1.0
  P  P39  1  0.000  0.795  0.869  1.0
  P  P40  1  0.500  0.295  0.631  1.0
  P  P41  1  0.500  0.705  0.369  1.0
[/CIF]
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