The crystal structure described by Co2Re5P12 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnnm space group. There are three inequivalent Re sites. In the first Re site, Re(1) is bonded to one P(4), one P(6), two equivalent P(2), and two equivalent P(5) atoms to form distorted ReP6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Re(3)P6 octahedra, corners with five equivalent Co(1)P6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)Re3P tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Re(1)P6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Re(2)P6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 40-58°. In the second Re site, Re(2) is bonded to one P(3), one P(5), two equivalent P(1), and two equivalent P(4) atoms to form distorted ReP6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Re(3)P6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Co(1)P6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)Co2ReP tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)Re3P tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Re(1)P6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Re(2)P6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Co(1)P6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-58°. In the third Re site, Re(3) is bonded to two equivalent P(2) and four equivalent P(3) atoms to form ReP6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Re(1)P6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Re(2)P6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent P(6)Co2ReP tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent Re(3)P6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-58°. Co(1) is bonded to one P(4), one P(5), two equivalent P(1), and two equivalent P(6) atoms to form CoP6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Re(2)P6 octahedra, corners with five equivalent Re(1)P6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)Re3P tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(3)Re3P tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)P6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Re(2)P6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 40-58°. There are six inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(6) is bonded to one Re(1), two equivalent Co(1), and one P(3) atom to form distorted PCo2ReP tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Re(2)P6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Re(3)P6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent P(6)Co2ReP tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent P(2)Re3P tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 69-71°. In the second P site, P(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Re(2), two equivalent Co(1), and one P(2) atom. In the third P site, P(2) is bonded to one Re(3), two equivalent Re(1), and one P(1) atom to form distorted PRe3P tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Re(2)P6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)P6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent P(6)Co2ReP tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)Re3P tetrahedra, and corners with four equivalent P(3)Re3P tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 59-65°. In the fourth P site, P(3) is bonded to one Re(2), two equivalent Re(3), and one P(6) atom to form PRe3P tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Re(1)P6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)P6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent P(2)Re3P tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent P(3)Re3P tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one P(3)Re3P tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 70-73°. In the fifth P site, P(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Re(1), two equivalent Re(2), and one Co(1) atom. In the sixth P site, P(5) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Re(2), two equivalent Re(1), one Co(1), and one P(5) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Co2Re5P12
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.060
_cell_length_b   11.926
_cell_length_c   14.910
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   544.174
_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
  Co  Co0  1  0.500  0.131  0.345  1.0
  Co  Co1  1  0.500  0.869  0.655  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.000  0.369  0.845  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.000  0.631  0.155  1.0
  Re  Re4  1  0.500  0.318  0.101  1.0
  Re  Re5  1  0.500  0.682  0.899  1.0
  Re  Re6  1  0.000  0.182  0.601  1.0
  Re  Re7  1  0.000  0.818  0.399  1.0
  Re  Re8  1  0.500  0.923  0.258  1.0
  Re  Re9  1  0.500  0.077  0.742  1.0
  Re  Re10  1  0.000  0.577  0.758  1.0
  Re  Re11  1  0.000  0.423  0.242  1.0
  Re  Re12  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Re  Re13  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  P  P14  1  0.500  0.577  0.262  1.0
  P  P15  1  0.500  0.423  0.738  1.0
  P  P16  1  0.000  0.923  0.762  1.0
  P  P17  1  0.000  0.077  0.238  1.0
  P  P18  1  0.500  0.654  0.400  1.0
  P  P19  1  0.500  0.346  0.600  1.0
  P  P20  1  0.000  0.846  0.900  1.0
  P  P21  1  0.000  0.154  0.100  1.0
  P  P22  1  0.500  0.900  0.095  1.0
  P  P23  1  0.500  0.100  0.905  1.0
  P  P24  1  0.000  0.600  0.595  1.0
  P  P25  1  0.000  0.400  0.405  1.0
  P  P26  1  0.500  0.726  0.742  1.0
  P  P27  1  0.500  0.274  0.258  1.0
  P  P28  1  0.000  0.774  0.242  1.0
  P  P29  1  0.000  0.226  0.758  1.0
  P  P30  1  0.500  0.972  0.426  1.0
  P  P31  1  0.500  0.028  0.574  1.0
  P  P32  1  0.000  0.528  0.926  1.0
  P  P33  1  0.000  0.472  0.074  1.0
  P  P34  1  0.500  0.712  0.063  1.0
  P  P35  1  0.500  0.288  0.937  1.0
  P  P36  1  0.000  0.788  0.563  1.0
  P  P37  1  0.000  0.212  0.437  1.0
[/CIF]
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The crystal structure described by Co2Re5P12 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnnm space group. There are three inequivalent Re sites. In the first Re site, Re(1) is bonded to one P(4), one P(6), two equivalent P(2), and two equivalent P(5) atoms to form distorted ReP6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Re(3)P6 octahedra, corners with five equivalent Co(1)P6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)Re3P tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Re(1)P6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Re(2)P6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 40-58°. In the second Re site, Re(2) is bonded to one P(3), one P(5), two equivalent P(1), and two equivalent P(4) atoms to form distorted ReP6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Re(3)P6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Co(1)P6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)Co2ReP tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)Re3P tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Re(1)P6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Re(2)P6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Co(1)P6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-58°. In the third Re site, Re(3) is bonded to two equivalent P(2) and four equivalent P(3) atoms to form ReP6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Re(1)P6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Re(2)P6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent P(6)Co2ReP tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent Re(3)P6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-58°. Co(1) is bonded to one P(4), one P(5), two equivalent P(1), and two equivalent P(6) atoms to form CoP6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Re(2)P6 octahedra, corners with five equivalent Re(1)P6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)Re3P tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(3)Re3P tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)P6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Re(2)P6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 40-58°. There are six inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(6) is bonded to one Re(1), two equivalent Co(1), and one P(3) atom to form distorted PCo2ReP tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Re(2)P6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Re(3)P6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent P(6)Co2ReP tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent P(2)Re3P tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 69-71°. In the second P site, P(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Re(2), two equivalent Co(1), and one P(2) atom. In the third P site, P(2) is bonded to one Re(3), two equivalent Re(1), and one P(1) atom to form distorted PRe3P tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Re(2)P6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)P6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent P(6)Co2ReP tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)Re3P tetrahedra, and corners with four equivalent P(3)Re3P tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 59-65°. In the fourth P site, P(3) is bonded to one Re(2), two equivalent Re(3), and one P(6) atom to form PRe3P tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Re(1)P6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)P6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent P(2)Re3P tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent P(3)Re3P tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one P(3)Re3P tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 70-73°. In the fifth P site, P(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Re(1), two equivalent Re(2), and one Co(1) atom. In the sixth P site, P(5) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Re(2), two equivalent Re(1), one Co(1), and one P(5) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Co2Re5P12
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.060
_cell_length_b   11.926
_cell_length_c   14.910
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   544.174
_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
  Co  Co0  1  0.500  0.131  0.345  1.0
  Co  Co1  1  0.500  0.869  0.655  1.0
  Co  Co2  1  0.000  0.369  0.845  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.000  0.631  0.155  1.0
  Re  Re4  1  0.500  0.318  0.101  1.0
  Re  Re5  1  0.500  0.682  0.899  1.0
  Re  Re6  1  0.000  0.182  0.601  1.0
  Re  Re7  1  0.000  0.818  0.399  1.0
  Re  Re8  1  0.500  0.923  0.258  1.0
  Re  Re9  1  0.500  0.077  0.742  1.0
  Re  Re10  1  0.000  0.577  0.758  1.0
  Re  Re11  1  0.000  0.423  0.242  1.0
  Re  Re12  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Re  Re13  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  P  P14  1  0.500  0.577  0.262  1.0
  P  P15  1  0.500  0.423  0.738  1.0
  P  P16  1  0.000  0.923  0.762  1.0
  P  P17  1  0.000  0.077  0.238  1.0
  P  P18  1  0.500  0.654  0.400  1.0
  P  P19  1  0.500  0.346  0.600  1.0
  P  P20  1  0.000  0.846  0.900  1.0
  P  P21  1  0.000  0.154  0.100  1.0
  P  P22  1  0.500  0.900  0.095  1.0
  P  P23  1  0.500  0.100  0.905  1.0
  P  P24  1  0.000  0.600  0.595  1.0
  P  P25  1  0.000  0.400  0.405  1.0
  P  P26  1  0.500  0.726  0.742  1.0
  P  P27  1  0.500  0.274  0.258  1.0
  P  P28  1  0.000  0.774  0.242  1.0
  P  P29  1  0.000  0.226  0.758  1.0
  P  P30  1  0.500  0.972  0.426  1.0
  P  P31  1  0.500  0.028  0.574  1.0
  P  P32  1  0.000  0.528  0.926  1.0
  P  P33  1  0.000  0.472  0.074  1.0
  P  P34  1  0.500  0.712  0.063  1.0
  P  P35  1  0.500  0.288  0.937  1.0
  P  P36  1  0.000  0.788  0.563  1.0
  P  P37  1  0.000  0.212  0.437  1.0
[/CIF]
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