The structure described by CeCo5P3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Ce(1) is bonded in a 17-coordinate geometry to one Co(1), one Co(5), three equivalent Co(2), three equivalent Co(3), three equivalent Co(4), two equivalent P(1), two equivalent P(2), and two equivalent P(3) atoms. There are five inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), one P(3), two equivalent P(1), and two equivalent P(2) atoms. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ce(1), one P(2), and three equivalent P(3) atoms. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to three equivalent Ce(1), one P(1), one P(2), and two equivalent P(3) atoms to form distorted CoCe3P4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(5)CeP4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(4)Ce3P4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Co(3)Ce3P4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(3)Ce3P4 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent Co(5)CeP4 tetrahedra, and faces with three equivalent Co(4)Ce3P4 tetrahedra. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded to three equivalent Ce(1), one P(1), one P(3), and two equivalent P(2) atoms to form distorted CoCe3P4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(5)CeP4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(3)Ce3P4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Co(4)Ce3P4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(4)Ce3P4 tetrahedra, faces with two equivalent Co(5)CeP4 tetrahedra, and faces with three equivalent Co(3)Ce3P4 tetrahedra. In the fifth Co site, Co(5) is bonded to one Ce(1), one P(2), and three equivalent P(1) atoms to form distorted CoCeP4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(3)Ce3P4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(4)Ce3P4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(5)CeP4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(5)CeP4 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent Co(3)Ce3P4 tetrahedra, and faces with two equivalent Co(4)Ce3P4 tetrahedra. There are three inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), one Co(1), one Co(4), two equivalent Co(3), and three equivalent Co(2) atoms. In the second P site, P(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), one Co(3), one Co(4), two equivalent Co(1), and three equivalent Co(5) atoms. In the third P site, P(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), one Co(2), one Co(3), one Co(5), two equivalent Co(1), and two equivalent Co(4) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_CeCo5P3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.710
_cell_length_b   10.297
_cell_length_c   11.655
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   445.169
_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
  Ce  Ce0  1  0.250  0.583  0.700  1.0
  Ce  Ce1  1  0.250  0.917  0.200  1.0
  Ce  Ce2  1  0.750  0.417  0.300  1.0
  Ce  Ce3  1  0.750  0.083  0.800  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.250  0.709  0.991  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.250  0.791  0.491  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.750  0.291  0.009  1.0
  Co  Co7  1  0.750  0.209  0.509  1.0
  Co  Co8  1  0.250  0.404  0.485  1.0
  Co  Co9  1  0.250  0.096  0.985  1.0
  Co  Co10  1  0.750  0.596  0.515  1.0
  Co  Co11  1  0.750  0.904  0.015  1.0
  Co  Co12  1  0.250  0.220  0.173  1.0
  Co  Co13  1  0.250  0.280  0.673  1.0
  Co  Co14  1  0.750  0.780  0.827  1.0
  Co  Co15  1  0.750  0.720  0.327  1.0
  Co  Co16  1  0.250  0.884  0.698  1.0
  Co  Co17  1  0.250  0.616  0.198  1.0
  Co  Co18  1  0.750  0.116  0.302  1.0
  Co  Co19  1  0.750  0.384  0.802  1.0
  Co  Co20  1  0.250  0.470  0.933  1.0
  Co  Co21  1  0.250  0.030  0.433  1.0
  Co  Co22  1  0.750  0.530  0.067  1.0
  Co  Co23  1  0.750  0.970  0.567  1.0
  P  P24  1  0.250  0.419  0.112  1.0
  P  P25  1  0.250  0.081  0.612  1.0
  P  P26  1  0.750  0.581  0.888  1.0
  P  P27  1  0.750  0.919  0.388  1.0
  P  P28  1  0.250  0.278  0.865  1.0
  P  P29  1  0.250  0.222  0.365  1.0
  P  P30  1  0.750  0.722  0.135  1.0
  P  P31  1  0.750  0.778  0.635  1.0
  P  P32  1  0.250  0.606  0.394  1.0
  P  P33  1  0.250  0.894  0.894  1.0
  P  P34  1  0.750  0.394  0.606  1.0
  P  P35  1  0.750  0.106  0.106  1.0
[/CIF]
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The structure described by CeCo5P3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Ce(1) is bonded in a 17-coordinate geometry to one Co(1), one Co(5), three equivalent Co(2), three equivalent Co(3), three equivalent Co(4), two equivalent P(1), two equivalent P(2), and two equivalent P(3) atoms. There are five inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), one P(3), two equivalent P(1), and two equivalent P(2) atoms. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ce(1), one P(2), and three equivalent P(3) atoms. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to three equivalent Ce(1), one P(1), one P(2), and two equivalent P(3) atoms to form distorted CoCe3P4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(5)CeP4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(4)Ce3P4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Co(3)Ce3P4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(3)Ce3P4 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent Co(5)CeP4 tetrahedra, and faces with three equivalent Co(4)Ce3P4 tetrahedra. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded to three equivalent Ce(1), one P(1), one P(3), and two equivalent P(2) atoms to form distorted CoCe3P4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(5)CeP4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(3)Ce3P4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Co(4)Ce3P4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(4)Ce3P4 tetrahedra, faces with two equivalent Co(5)CeP4 tetrahedra, and faces with three equivalent Co(3)Ce3P4 tetrahedra. In the fifth Co site, Co(5) is bonded to one Ce(1), one P(2), and three equivalent P(1) atoms to form distorted CoCeP4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(3)Ce3P4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(4)Ce3P4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(5)CeP4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(5)CeP4 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent Co(3)Ce3P4 tetrahedra, and faces with two equivalent Co(4)Ce3P4 tetrahedra. There are three inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), one Co(1), one Co(4), two equivalent Co(3), and three equivalent Co(2) atoms. In the second P site, P(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), one Co(3), one Co(4), two equivalent Co(1), and three equivalent Co(5) atoms. In the third P site, P(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), one Co(2), one Co(3), one Co(5), two equivalent Co(1), and two equivalent Co(4) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_CeCo5P3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.710
_cell_length_b   10.297
_cell_length_c   11.655
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   445.169
_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
  Ce  Ce0  1  0.250  0.583  0.700  1.0
  Ce  Ce1  1  0.250  0.917  0.200  1.0
  Ce  Ce2  1  0.750  0.417  0.300  1.0
  Ce  Ce3  1  0.750  0.083  0.800  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.250  0.709  0.991  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.250  0.791  0.491  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.750  0.291  0.009  1.0
  Co  Co7  1  0.750  0.209  0.509  1.0
  Co  Co8  1  0.250  0.404  0.485  1.0
  Co  Co9  1  0.250  0.096  0.985  1.0
  Co  Co10  1  0.750  0.596  0.515  1.0
  Co  Co11  1  0.750  0.904  0.015  1.0
  Co  Co12  1  0.250  0.220  0.173  1.0
  Co  Co13  1  0.250  0.280  0.673  1.0
  Co  Co14  1  0.750  0.780  0.827  1.0
  Co  Co15  1  0.750  0.720  0.327  1.0
  Co  Co16  1  0.250  0.884  0.698  1.0
  Co  Co17  1  0.250  0.616  0.198  1.0
  Co  Co18  1  0.750  0.116  0.302  1.0
  Co  Co19  1  0.750  0.384  0.802  1.0
  Co  Co20  1  0.250  0.470  0.933  1.0
  Co  Co21  1  0.250  0.030  0.433  1.0
  Co  Co22  1  0.750  0.530  0.067  1.0
  Co  Co23  1  0.750  0.970  0.567  1.0
  P  P24  1  0.250  0.419  0.112  1.0
  P  P25  1  0.250  0.081  0.612  1.0
  P  P26  1  0.750  0.581  0.888  1.0
  P  P27  1  0.750  0.919  0.388  1.0
  P  P28  1  0.250  0.278  0.865  1.0
  P  P29  1  0.250  0.222  0.365  1.0
  P  P30  1  0.750  0.722  0.135  1.0
  P  P31  1  0.750  0.778  0.635  1.0
  P  P32  1  0.250  0.606  0.394  1.0
  P  P33  1  0.250  0.894  0.894  1.0
  P  P34  1  0.750  0.394  0.606  1.0
  P  P35  1  0.750  0.106  0.106  1.0
[/CIF]
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