The structure described by Cd7P10 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Fdd2 space group. There are four inequivalent Cd sites. In the first Cd site, Cd(1) is bonded to one P(2), one P(4), and two equivalent P(3) atoms to form distorted CdP4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(1)P4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Cd(2)P4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(2)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid. In the second Cd site, Cd(2) is bonded to one P(1), one P(2), one P(3), and one P(4) atom to form distorted CdP4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(5)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Cd(1)P4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramids, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(4)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the third Cd site, Cd(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one P(2), one P(5), and two equivalent P(3) atoms. In the fourth Cd site, Cd(4) is bonded to two equivalent P(1) and two equivalent P(5) atoms to form distorted CdP4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent Cd(2)P4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(1)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(4)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(5)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent P(2)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramids. There are five inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(3) is bonded to one Cd(2), two equivalent Cd(1), and two equivalent Cd(3) atoms to form distorted PCd5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(5)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(4)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent P(3)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, and  an edgeedge with one P(2)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid. In the second P site, P(4) is bonded to one Cd(1), one Cd(2), one P(2), and one P(5) atom to form PCd2P2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(1)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(2)P4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(1)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with three equivalent P(3)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(4)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the third P site, P(5) is bonded to one Cd(3), one Cd(4), one P(1), and one P(4) atom to form distorted PCd2P2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(1)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(2)P4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(1)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(3)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with three equivalent P(2)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramids, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(4)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the fourth P site, P(1) is bonded to one Cd(2), one Cd(4), one P(2), and one P(5) atom to form distorted PCd2P2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(1)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(2)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(5)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(4)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(3)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(4)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the fifth P site, P(2) is bonded to one Cd(1), one Cd(2), one Cd(3), one P(1), and one P(4) atom to form distorted PCd3P2 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(1)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(2)P4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(4)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(5)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(3)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one Cd(4)P4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one P(3)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Cd7P10
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.647
_cell_length_b   11.791
_cell_length_c   14.043
_cell_angle_alpha   88.131
_cell_angle_beta   80.476
_cell_angle_gamma   78.634
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   744.033
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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
  Cd  Cd0  1  0.420  0.505  0.097  1.0
  Cd  Cd1  1  0.022  0.495  0.903  1.0
  Cd  Cd2  1  0.675  0.995  0.597  1.0
  Cd  Cd3  1  0.267  0.005  0.403  1.0
  Cd  Cd4  1  0.811  0.761  0.164  1.0
  Cd  Cd5  1  0.736  0.239  0.836  1.0
  Cd  Cd6  1  0.322  0.739  0.664  1.0
  Cd  Cd7  1  0.725  0.261  0.336  1.0
  Cd  Cd8  1  0.059  0.765  0.424  1.0
  Cd  Cd9  1  0.248  0.235  0.576  1.0
  Cd  Cd10  1  0.574  0.735  0.924  1.0
  Cd  Cd11  1  0.233  0.265  0.076  1.0
  Cd  Cd12  1  0.743  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Cd  Cd13  1  0.993  0.000  0.000  1.0
  P  P14  1  0.335  0.917  0.128  1.0
  P  P15  1  0.380  0.083  0.872  1.0
  P  P16  1  0.002  0.583  0.628  1.0
  P  P17  1  0.213  0.417  0.372  1.0
  P  P18  1  0.018  0.911  0.260  1.0
  P  P19  1  0.189  0.089  0.740  1.0
  P  P20  1  0.679  0.589  0.760  1.0
  P  P21  1  0.028  0.411  0.240  1.0
  P  P22  1  0.110  0.665  0.003  1.0
  P  P23  1  0.779  0.335  0.997  1.0
  P  P24  1  0.525  0.835  0.503  1.0
  P  P25  1  0.864  0.165  0.497  1.0
  P  P26  1  0.681  0.567  0.232  1.0
  P  P27  1  0.480  0.433  0.768  1.0
  P  P28  1  0.525  0.073  0.129  1.0
  P  P29  1  0.726  0.927  0.871  1.0
  P  P30  1  0.347  0.427  0.629  1.0
  P  P31  1  0.404  0.573  0.371  1.0
  P  P32  1  0.663  0.067  0.268  1.0
  P  P33  1  0.998  0.933  0.732  1.0
[/CIF]
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The structure described by Cd7P10 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Fdd2 space group. There are four inequivalent Cd sites. In the first Cd site, Cd(1) is bonded to one P(2), one P(4), and two equivalent P(3) atoms to form distorted CdP4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(1)P4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Cd(2)P4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(2)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid. In the second Cd site, Cd(2) is bonded to one P(1), one P(2), one P(3), and one P(4) atom to form distorted CdP4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(5)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Cd(1)P4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramids, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(4)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the third Cd site, Cd(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one P(2), one P(5), and two equivalent P(3) atoms. In the fourth Cd site, Cd(4) is bonded to two equivalent P(1) and two equivalent P(5) atoms to form distorted CdP4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent Cd(2)P4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(1)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(4)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(5)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent P(2)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramids. There are five inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(3) is bonded to one Cd(2), two equivalent Cd(1), and two equivalent Cd(3) atoms to form distorted PCd5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(5)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(4)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent P(3)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, and  an edgeedge with one P(2)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid. In the second P site, P(4) is bonded to one Cd(1), one Cd(2), one P(2), and one P(5) atom to form PCd2P2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(1)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(2)P4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(1)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with three equivalent P(3)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(4)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the third P site, P(5) is bonded to one Cd(3), one Cd(4), one P(1), and one P(4) atom to form distorted PCd2P2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(1)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(2)P4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(1)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(3)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with three equivalent P(2)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramids, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(4)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the fourth P site, P(1) is bonded to one Cd(2), one Cd(4), one P(2), and one P(5) atom to form distorted PCd2P2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(1)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(2)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(5)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(4)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(3)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(4)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the fifth P site, P(2) is bonded to one Cd(1), one Cd(2), one Cd(3), one P(1), and one P(4) atom to form distorted PCd3P2 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(1)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(2)P4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(4)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(5)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(3)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one Cd(4)P4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one P(3)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Cd7P10
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.647
_cell_length_b   11.791
_cell_length_c   14.043
_cell_angle_alpha   88.131
_cell_angle_beta   80.476
_cell_angle_gamma   78.634
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   744.033
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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
  Cd  Cd0  1  0.420  0.505  0.097  1.0
  Cd  Cd1  1  0.022  0.495  0.903  1.0
  Cd  Cd2  1  0.675  0.995  0.597  1.0
  Cd  Cd3  1  0.267  0.005  0.403  1.0
  Cd  Cd4  1  0.811  0.761  0.164  1.0
  Cd  Cd5  1  0.736  0.239  0.836  1.0
  Cd  Cd6  1  0.322  0.739  0.664  1.0
  Cd  Cd7  1  0.725  0.261  0.336  1.0
  Cd  Cd8  1  0.059  0.765  0.424  1.0
  Cd  Cd9  1  0.248  0.235  0.576  1.0
  Cd  Cd10  1  0.574  0.735  0.924  1.0
  Cd  Cd11  1  0.233  0.265  0.076  1.0
  Cd  Cd12  1  0.743  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Cd  Cd13  1  0.993  0.000  0.000  1.0
  P  P14  1  0.335  0.917  0.128  1.0
  P  P15  1  0.380  0.083  0.872  1.0
  P  P16  1  0.002  0.583  0.628  1.0
  P  P17  1  0.213  0.417  0.372  1.0
  P  P18  1  0.018  0.911  0.260  1.0
  P  P19  1  0.189  0.089  0.740  1.0
  P  P20  1  0.679  0.589  0.760  1.0
  P  P21  1  0.028  0.411  0.240  1.0
  P  P22  1  0.110  0.665  0.003  1.0
  P  P23  1  0.779  0.335  0.997  1.0
  P  P24  1  0.525  0.835  0.503  1.0
  P  P25  1  0.864  0.165  0.497  1.0
  P  P26  1  0.681  0.567  0.232  1.0
  P  P27  1  0.480  0.433  0.768  1.0
  P  P28  1  0.525  0.073  0.129  1.0
  P  P29  1  0.726  0.927  0.871  1.0
  P  P30  1  0.347  0.427  0.629  1.0
  P  P31  1  0.404  0.573  0.371  1.0
  P  P32  1  0.663  0.067  0.268  1.0
  P  P33  1  0.998  0.933  0.732  1.0
[/CIF]
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