The structure described by Zn7P10 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Fdd2 space group. There are four inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded to one P(1), one P(2), one P(4), and one P(5) atom to form ZnP4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(5)Zn2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(3)Zn2P2 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Zn(2)P4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(4)Zn3P2 trigonal bipyramids, and  a cornercorner with one Zn(3)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded to one P(4), one P(5), and two equivalent P(1) atoms to form distorted ZnP4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(3)Zn2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)Zn2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)P4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Zn(1)P4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(4)Zn3P2 trigonal bipyramid. In the third Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded to two equivalent P(2) and two equivalent P(3) atoms to form distorted ZnP4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent Zn(1)P4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(3)Zn2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(5)Zn2P2 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent P(4)Zn3P2 trigonal bipyramids. In the fourth Zn site, Zn(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one P(3), one P(4), and two equivalent P(1) atoms. There are five inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(3) is bonded to one Zn(3), one Zn(4), one P(2), and one P(5) atom to form distorted PZn2P2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(2)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)Zn2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)P4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(1)Zn5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with three equivalent P(4)Zn3P2 trigonal bipyramids, and  a cornercorner with one Zn(3)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the second P site, P(4) is bonded to one Zn(1), one Zn(2), one Zn(4), one P(2), and one P(5) atom to form distorted PZn3P2 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(2)P4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)P4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(5)Zn2P2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(3)Zn2P2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(1)Zn5 trigonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one Zn(3)P4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one P(1)Zn5 trigonal bipyramid. In the third P site, P(5) is bonded to one Zn(1), one Zn(2), one P(3), and one P(4) atom to form distorted PZn2P2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(2)P4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(4)Zn3P2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with three equivalent P(1)Zn5 trigonal bipyramids, and  a cornercorner with one Zn(3)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the fourth P site, P(1) is bonded to one Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(2), and two equivalent Zn(4) atoms to form distorted PZn5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent P(3)Zn2P2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(5)Zn2P2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(4)Zn3P2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent P(1)Zn5 trigonal bipyramids, and  an edgeedge with one P(4)Zn3P2 trigonal bipyramid. In the fifth P site, P(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Zn(1), one Zn(3), one P(3), and one P(4) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Zn7P10
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   17.008
_cell_length_b   13.271
_cell_length_c   11.088
_cell_angle_alpha   88.095
_cell_angle_beta   51.244
_cell_angle_gamma   40.661
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   628.888
_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
  Zn  Zn0  1  0.974  0.186  0.264  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.576  0.264  0.186  1.0
  Zn  Zn2  1  0.064  0.276  0.674  1.0
  Zn  Zn3  1  0.986  0.674  0.276  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.267  0.327  0.735  1.0
  Zn  Zn5  1  0.671  0.735  0.327  1.0
  Zn  Zn6  1  0.923  0.983  0.579  1.0
  Zn  Zn7  1  0.515  0.579  0.983  1.0
  Zn  Zn8  1  0.999  0.001  0.001  1.0
  Zn  Zn9  1  0.249  0.251  0.251  1.0
  Zn  Zn10  1  0.305  0.771  0.424  1.0
  Zn  Zn11  1  0.500  0.424  0.771  1.0
  Zn  Zn12  1  0.479  0.945  0.750  1.0
  Zn  Zn13  1  0.826  0.750  0.945  1.0
  P  P14  1  0.124  0.881  0.213  1.0
  P  P15  1  0.782  0.213  0.881  1.0
  P  P16  1  0.369  0.126  0.468  1.0
  P  P17  1  0.037  0.468  0.126  1.0
  P  P18  1  0.463  0.658  0.626  1.0
  P  P19  1  0.253  0.626  0.658  1.0
  P  P20  1  0.592  0.787  0.997  1.0
  P  P21  1  0.624  0.997  0.787  1.0
  P  P22  1  0.781  0.596  0.637  1.0
  P  P23  1  0.985  0.637  0.596  1.0
  P  P24  1  0.654  0.469  0.265  1.0
  P  P25  1  0.613  0.265  0.469  1.0
  P  P26  1  0.264  0.972  0.332  1.0
  P  P27  1  0.432  0.332  0.972  1.0
  P  P28  1  0.278  0.986  0.818  1.0
  P  P29  1  0.918  0.818  0.986  1.0
  P  P30  1  0.894  0.330  0.533  1.0
  P  P31  1  0.243  0.533  0.330  1.0
  P  P32  1  0.920  0.356  0.007  1.0
  P  P33  1  0.717  0.007  0.356  1.0
[/CIF]
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The structure described by Zn7P10 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Fdd2 space group. There are four inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded to one P(1), one P(2), one P(4), and one P(5) atom to form ZnP4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(5)Zn2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(3)Zn2P2 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Zn(2)P4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(4)Zn3P2 trigonal bipyramids, and  a cornercorner with one Zn(3)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded to one P(4), one P(5), and two equivalent P(1) atoms to form distorted ZnP4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(3)Zn2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)Zn2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)P4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Zn(1)P4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(4)Zn3P2 trigonal bipyramid. In the third Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded to two equivalent P(2) and two equivalent P(3) atoms to form distorted ZnP4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent Zn(1)P4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(3)Zn2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(5)Zn2P2 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent P(4)Zn3P2 trigonal bipyramids. In the fourth Zn site, Zn(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one P(3), one P(4), and two equivalent P(1) atoms. There are five inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(3) is bonded to one Zn(3), one Zn(4), one P(2), and one P(5) atom to form distorted PZn2P2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(2)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)Zn2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)P4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(1)Zn5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with three equivalent P(4)Zn3P2 trigonal bipyramids, and  a cornercorner with one Zn(3)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the second P site, P(4) is bonded to one Zn(1), one Zn(2), one Zn(4), one P(2), and one P(5) atom to form distorted PZn3P2 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(2)P4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)P4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(5)Zn2P2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(3)Zn2P2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(1)Zn5 trigonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one Zn(3)P4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one P(1)Zn5 trigonal bipyramid. In the third P site, P(5) is bonded to one Zn(1), one Zn(2), one P(3), and one P(4) atom to form distorted PZn2P2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(2)P4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(4)Zn3P2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with three equivalent P(1)Zn5 trigonal bipyramids, and  a cornercorner with one Zn(3)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the fourth P site, P(1) is bonded to one Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(2), and two equivalent Zn(4) atoms to form distorted PZn5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent P(3)Zn2P2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(5)Zn2P2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(4)Zn3P2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent P(1)Zn5 trigonal bipyramids, and  an edgeedge with one P(4)Zn3P2 trigonal bipyramid. In the fifth P site, P(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Zn(1), one Zn(3), one P(3), and one P(4) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Zn7P10
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   17.008
_cell_length_b   13.271
_cell_length_c   11.088
_cell_angle_alpha   88.095
_cell_angle_beta   51.244
_cell_angle_gamma   40.661
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   628.888
_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
  Zn  Zn0  1  0.974  0.186  0.264  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.576  0.264  0.186  1.0
  Zn  Zn2  1  0.064  0.276  0.674  1.0
  Zn  Zn3  1  0.986  0.674  0.276  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.267  0.327  0.735  1.0
  Zn  Zn5  1  0.671  0.735  0.327  1.0
  Zn  Zn6  1  0.923  0.983  0.579  1.0
  Zn  Zn7  1  0.515  0.579  0.983  1.0
  Zn  Zn8  1  0.999  0.001  0.001  1.0
  Zn  Zn9  1  0.249  0.251  0.251  1.0
  Zn  Zn10  1  0.305  0.771  0.424  1.0
  Zn  Zn11  1  0.500  0.424  0.771  1.0
  Zn  Zn12  1  0.479  0.945  0.750  1.0
  Zn  Zn13  1  0.826  0.750  0.945  1.0
  P  P14  1  0.124  0.881  0.213  1.0
  P  P15  1  0.782  0.213  0.881  1.0
  P  P16  1  0.369  0.126  0.468  1.0
  P  P17  1  0.037  0.468  0.126  1.0
  P  P18  1  0.463  0.658  0.626  1.0
  P  P19  1  0.253  0.626  0.658  1.0
  P  P20  1  0.592  0.787  0.997  1.0
  P  P21  1  0.624  0.997  0.787  1.0
  P  P22  1  0.781  0.596  0.637  1.0
  P  P23  1  0.985  0.637  0.596  1.0
  P  P24  1  0.654  0.469  0.265  1.0
  P  P25  1  0.613  0.265  0.469  1.0
  P  P26  1  0.264  0.972  0.332  1.0
  P  P27  1  0.432  0.332  0.972  1.0
  P  P28  1  0.278  0.986  0.818  1.0
  P  P29  1  0.918  0.818  0.986  1.0
  P  P30  1  0.894  0.330  0.533  1.0
  P  P31  1  0.243  0.533  0.330  1.0
  P  P32  1  0.920  0.356  0.007  1.0
  P  P33  1  0.717  0.007  0.356  1.0
[/CIF]
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