The compound described by Rb5(TeCl6)3NH4 crystallizes in the trigonal P3m1 space group. The structure consists of one ammonium molecule inside a Rb5(TeCl6)3 framework. In the Rb5(TeCl6)3 framework, there are five inequivalent Rb sites. In the first Rb site, Rb(1) is bonded to three equivalent Cl(1), three equivalent Cl(5), and six equivalent Cl(2) atoms to form RbCl12 cuboctahedra that share corners with three equivalent Rb(2)Cl12 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent Rb(4)Cl12 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Rb(1)Cl12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Rb(3)Cl12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Te(2)Cl6 octahedra, and faces with three equivalent Te(1)Cl6 octahedra. In the second Rb site, Rb(2) is bonded to three equivalent Cl(1), three equivalent Cl(3), and six equivalent Cl(4) atoms to form RbCl12 cuboctahedra that share corners with three equivalent Rb(1)Cl12 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent Rb(4)Cl12 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Rb(2)Cl12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Rb(3)Cl12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Rb(5)Cl12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Te(3)Cl6 octahedra, and faces with three equivalent Te(2)Cl6 octahedra. In the third Rb site, Rb(3) is bonded to three equivalent Cl(2), three equivalent Cl(4), and six equivalent Cl(1) atoms to form RbCl12 cuboctahedra that share corners with three equivalent Rb(5)Cl12 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Rb(3)Cl12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Rb(1)Cl12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Rb(2)Cl12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Te(1)Cl6 octahedra, and faces with three equivalent Te(2)Cl6 octahedra. In the fourth Rb site, Rb(4) is bonded to three equivalent Cl(3), three equivalent Cl(5), and six equivalent Cl(6) atoms to form RbCl12 cuboctahedra that share corners with three equivalent Rb(1)Cl12 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent Rb(2)Cl12 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Rb(4)Cl12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Rb(5)Cl12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Te(1)Cl6 octahedra, and faces with three equivalent Te(3)Cl6 octahedra. In the fifth Rb site, Rb(5) is bonded to three equivalent Cl(4), three equivalent Cl(6), and six equivalent Cl(3) atoms to form RbCl12 cuboctahedra that share corners with three equivalent Rb(3)Cl12 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Rb(5)Cl12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Rb(2)Cl12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Rb(4)Cl12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Te(2)Cl6 octahedra, and faces with three equivalent Te(3)Cl6 octahedra. There are three inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded to three equivalent Cl(2) and three equivalent Cl(5) atoms to form TeCl6 octahedra that share  a faceface with one Rb(3)Cl12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Rb(4)Cl12 cuboctahedra, and faces with three equivalent Rb(1)Cl12 cuboctahedra. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to three equivalent Cl(1) and three equivalent Cl(4) atoms to form TeCl6 octahedra that share  a faceface with one Rb(1)Cl12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Rb(5)Cl12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Rb(2)Cl12 cuboctahedra, and faces with three equivalent Rb(3)Cl12 cuboctahedra. In the third Te site, Te(3) is bonded to three equivalent Cl(3) and three equivalent Cl(6) atoms to form TeCl6 octahedra that share  a faceface with one Rb(2)Cl12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Rb(4)Cl12 cuboctahedra, and faces with three equivalent Rb(5)Cl12 cuboctahedra. There are six inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded to one Rb(1), one Rb(2), two equivalent Rb(3), and one Te(2) atom to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing ClRb4Te square pyramids. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Rb(3), two equivalent Rb(1), and one Te(1) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded to one Rb(2), one Rb(4), two equivalent Rb(5), and one Te(3) atom to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing ClRb4Te square pyramids. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded to one Rb(3), one Rb(5), two equivalent Rb(2), and one Te(2) atom to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing ClRb4Te square pyramids. In the fifth Cl site, Cl(5) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Rb(1), one Rb(4), and one Te(1) atom. In the sixth Cl site, Cl(6) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Rb(5), two equivalent Rb(4), and one Te(3) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Rb5Te3H4NCl18
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.416
_cell_length_b   7.416
_cell_length_c   18.166
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   865.169
_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
  Rb  Rb0  1  0.667  0.333  0.917  1.0
  Rb  Rb1  1  0.333  0.667  0.583  1.0
  Rb  Rb2  1  0.000  0.000  0.750  1.0
  Rb  Rb3  1  0.000  0.000  0.250  1.0
  Rb  Rb4  1  0.667  0.333  0.417  1.0
  Te  Te5  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Te  Te6  1  0.667  0.333  0.667  1.0
  Te  Te7  1  0.333  0.667  0.333  1.0
  H  H8  1  0.181  0.591  0.102  1.0
  H  H9  1  0.333  0.667  0.026  1.0
  H  H10  1  0.409  0.591  0.102  1.0
  H  H11  1  0.409  0.819  0.102  1.0
  N  N12  1  0.333  0.667  0.083  1.0
  Cl  Cl13  1  0.993  0.496  0.748  1.0
  Cl  Cl14  1  0.163  0.326  0.919  1.0
  Cl  Cl15  1  0.163  0.837  0.919  1.0
  Cl  Cl16  1  0.504  0.496  0.748  1.0
  Cl  Cl17  1  0.659  0.830  0.415  1.0
  Cl  Cl18  1  0.830  0.659  0.585  1.0
  Cl  Cl19  1  0.504  0.007  0.748  1.0
  Cl  Cl20  1  0.674  0.837  0.919  1.0
  Cl  Cl21  1  0.170  0.830  0.415  1.0
  Cl  Cl22  1  0.830  0.170  0.585  1.0
  Cl  Cl23  1  0.327  0.164  0.082  1.0
  Cl  Cl24  1  0.497  0.993  0.252  1.0
  Cl  Cl25  1  0.170  0.341  0.415  1.0
  Cl  Cl26  1  0.341  0.170  0.585  1.0
  Cl  Cl27  1  0.836  0.164  0.082  1.0
  Cl  Cl28  1  0.497  0.503  0.252  1.0
  Cl  Cl29  1  0.836  0.673  0.082  1.0
  Cl  Cl30  1  0.007  0.503  0.252  1.0
[/CIF]
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The compound described by Rb5(TeCl6)3NH4 crystallizes in the trigonal P3m1 space group. The structure consists of one ammonium molecule inside a Rb5(TeCl6)3 framework. In the Rb5(TeCl6)3 framework, there are five inequivalent Rb sites. In the first Rb site, Rb(1) is bonded to three equivalent Cl(1), three equivalent Cl(5), and six equivalent Cl(2) atoms to form RbCl12 cuboctahedra that share corners with three equivalent Rb(2)Cl12 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent Rb(4)Cl12 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Rb(1)Cl12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Rb(3)Cl12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Te(2)Cl6 octahedra, and faces with three equivalent Te(1)Cl6 octahedra. In the second Rb site, Rb(2) is bonded to three equivalent Cl(1), three equivalent Cl(3), and six equivalent Cl(4) atoms to form RbCl12 cuboctahedra that share corners with three equivalent Rb(1)Cl12 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent Rb(4)Cl12 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Rb(2)Cl12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Rb(3)Cl12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Rb(5)Cl12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Te(3)Cl6 octahedra, and faces with three equivalent Te(2)Cl6 octahedra. In the third Rb site, Rb(3) is bonded to three equivalent Cl(2), three equivalent Cl(4), and six equivalent Cl(1) atoms to form RbCl12 cuboctahedra that share corners with three equivalent Rb(5)Cl12 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Rb(3)Cl12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Rb(1)Cl12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Rb(2)Cl12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Te(1)Cl6 octahedra, and faces with three equivalent Te(2)Cl6 octahedra. In the fourth Rb site, Rb(4) is bonded to three equivalent Cl(3), three equivalent Cl(5), and six equivalent Cl(6) atoms to form RbCl12 cuboctahedra that share corners with three equivalent Rb(1)Cl12 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent Rb(2)Cl12 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Rb(4)Cl12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Rb(5)Cl12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Te(1)Cl6 octahedra, and faces with three equivalent Te(3)Cl6 octahedra. In the fifth Rb site, Rb(5) is bonded to three equivalent Cl(4), three equivalent Cl(6), and six equivalent Cl(3) atoms to form RbCl12 cuboctahedra that share corners with three equivalent Rb(3)Cl12 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Rb(5)Cl12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Rb(2)Cl12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Rb(4)Cl12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Te(2)Cl6 octahedra, and faces with three equivalent Te(3)Cl6 octahedra. There are three inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded to three equivalent Cl(2) and three equivalent Cl(5) atoms to form TeCl6 octahedra that share  a faceface with one Rb(3)Cl12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Rb(4)Cl12 cuboctahedra, and faces with three equivalent Rb(1)Cl12 cuboctahedra. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to three equivalent Cl(1) and three equivalent Cl(4) atoms to form TeCl6 octahedra that share  a faceface with one Rb(1)Cl12 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Rb(5)Cl12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Rb(2)Cl12 cuboctahedra, and faces with three equivalent Rb(3)Cl12 cuboctahedra. In the third Te site, Te(3) is bonded to three equivalent Cl(3) and three equivalent Cl(6) atoms to form TeCl6 octahedra that share  a faceface with one Rb(2)Cl12 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Rb(4)Cl12 cuboctahedra, and faces with three equivalent Rb(5)Cl12 cuboctahedra. There are six inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded to one Rb(1), one Rb(2), two equivalent Rb(3), and one Te(2) atom to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing ClRb4Te square pyramids. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Rb(3), two equivalent Rb(1), and one Te(1) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded to one Rb(2), one Rb(4), two equivalent Rb(5), and one Te(3) atom to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing ClRb4Te square pyramids. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded to one Rb(3), one Rb(5), two equivalent Rb(2), and one Te(2) atom to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing ClRb4Te square pyramids. In the fifth Cl site, Cl(5) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Rb(1), one Rb(4), and one Te(1) atom. In the sixth Cl site, Cl(6) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Rb(5), two equivalent Rb(4), and one Te(3) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Rb5Te3H4NCl18
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.416
_cell_length_b   7.416
_cell_length_c   18.166
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   865.169
_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
  Rb  Rb0  1  0.667  0.333  0.917  1.0
  Rb  Rb1  1  0.333  0.667  0.583  1.0
  Rb  Rb2  1  0.000  0.000  0.750  1.0
  Rb  Rb3  1  0.000  0.000  0.250  1.0
  Rb  Rb4  1  0.667  0.333  0.417  1.0
  Te  Te5  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Te  Te6  1  0.667  0.333  0.667  1.0
  Te  Te7  1  0.333  0.667  0.333  1.0
  H  H8  1  0.181  0.591  0.102  1.0
  H  H9  1  0.333  0.667  0.026  1.0
  H  H10  1  0.409  0.591  0.102  1.0
  H  H11  1  0.409  0.819  0.102  1.0
  N  N12  1  0.333  0.667  0.083  1.0
  Cl  Cl13  1  0.993  0.496  0.748  1.0
  Cl  Cl14  1  0.163  0.326  0.919  1.0
  Cl  Cl15  1  0.163  0.837  0.919  1.0
  Cl  Cl16  1  0.504  0.496  0.748  1.0
  Cl  Cl17  1  0.659  0.830  0.415  1.0
  Cl  Cl18  1  0.830  0.659  0.585  1.0
  Cl  Cl19  1  0.504  0.007  0.748  1.0
  Cl  Cl20  1  0.674  0.837  0.919  1.0
  Cl  Cl21  1  0.170  0.830  0.415  1.0
  Cl  Cl22  1  0.830  0.170  0.585  1.0
  Cl  Cl23  1  0.327  0.164  0.082  1.0
  Cl  Cl24  1  0.497  0.993  0.252  1.0
  Cl  Cl25  1  0.170  0.341  0.415  1.0
  Cl  Cl26  1  0.341  0.170  0.585  1.0
  Cl  Cl27  1  0.836  0.164  0.082  1.0
  Cl  Cl28  1  0.497  0.503  0.252  1.0
  Cl  Cl29  1  0.836  0.673  0.082  1.0
  Cl  Cl30  1  0.007  0.503  0.252  1.0
[/CIF]
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