The compound described by Ce(Rh3Ge2)2 crystallizes in the hexagonal P-6m2 space group. Ce(1) is bonded to six equivalent Rh(2) and six equivalent Ge(2) atoms to form face-sharing CeGe6Rh6 cuboctahedra. There are two inequivalent Rh sites. In the first Rh site, Rh(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Ge(1) and four equivalent Ge(2) atoms. In the second Rh site, Rh(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ge(1), and two equivalent Ge(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Rh(1) and six equivalent Rh(2) atoms. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Rh(2), and four equivalent Rh(1) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Ce(Ge2Rh3)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.168
_cell_length_b   7.168
_cell_length_c   3.838
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   170.820
_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
  Ce  Ce0  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Ge  Ge1  1  0.667  0.333  0.000  1.0
  Ge  Ge2  1  0.198  0.802  0.500  1.0
  Ge  Ge3  1  0.198  0.397  0.500  1.0
  Ge  Ge4  1  0.603  0.802  0.500  1.0
  Rh  Rh5  1  0.467  0.533  0.000  1.0
  Rh  Rh6  1  0.467  0.934  0.000  1.0
  Rh  Rh7  1  0.066  0.533  0.000  1.0
  Rh  Rh8  1  0.801  0.199  0.500  1.0
  Rh  Rh9  1  0.801  0.602  0.500  1.0
  Rh  Rh10  1  0.398  0.199  0.500  1.0
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The compound described by Ce(Rh3Ge2)2 crystallizes in the hexagonal P-6m2 space group. Ce(1) is bonded to six equivalent Rh(2) and six equivalent Ge(2) atoms to form face-sharing CeGe6Rh6 cuboctahedra. There are two inequivalent Rh sites. In the first Rh site, Rh(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Ge(1) and four equivalent Ge(2) atoms. In the second Rh site, Rh(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ge(1), and two equivalent Ge(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Rh(1) and six equivalent Rh(2) atoms. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Rh(2), and four equivalent Rh(1) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Ce(Ge2Rh3)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.168
_cell_length_b   7.168
_cell_length_c   3.838
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   170.820
_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
  Ce  Ce0  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Ge  Ge1  1  0.667  0.333  0.000  1.0
  Ge  Ge2  1  0.198  0.802  0.500  1.0
  Ge  Ge3  1  0.198  0.397  0.500  1.0
  Ge  Ge4  1  0.603  0.802  0.500  1.0
  Rh  Rh5  1  0.467  0.533  0.000  1.0
  Rh  Rh6  1  0.467  0.934  0.000  1.0
  Rh  Rh7  1  0.066  0.533  0.000  1.0
  Rh  Rh8  1  0.801  0.199  0.500  1.0
  Rh  Rh9  1  0.801  0.602  0.500  1.0
  Rh  Rh10  1  0.398  0.199  0.500  1.0
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