The crystal structure described by K2LaBr5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. K(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Br(1), two equivalent Br(2), two equivalent Br(3), and two equivalent Br(4) atoms. La(1) is bonded to one Br(1), one Br(3), one Br(4), and four equivalent Br(2) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing LaBr7 pentagonal bipyramids. There are four inequivalent Br sites. In the first Br site, Br(1) is bonded to four equivalent K(1) and one La(1) atom to form distorted BrK4La trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Br(4)K4La trigonal bipyramid, corners with four equivalent Br(1)K4La trigonal bipyramids, corners with five equivalent Br(3)K4La trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent Br(2)K2La2 trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent Br(3)K4La trigonal bipyramids, edges with four equivalent Br(4)K4La trigonal bipyramids, and edges with four equivalent Br(2)K2La2 trigonal pyramids. In the second Br site, Br(2) is bonded to two equivalent K(1) and two equivalent La(1) atoms to form distorted BrK2La2 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent Br(1)K4La trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent Br(4)K4La trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent Br(3)K4La trigonal bipyramids, corners with six equivalent Br(2)K2La2 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Br(3)K4La trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent Br(1)K4La trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent Br(4)K4La trigonal bipyramids, and  an edgeedge with one Br(2)K2La2 trigonal pyramid. In the third Br site, Br(3) is bonded to four equivalent K(1) and one La(1) atom to form BrK4La trigonal bipyramids that share corners with four equivalent Br(4)K4La trigonal bipyramids, corners with five equivalent Br(1)K4La trigonal bipyramids, corners with eight equivalent Br(2)K2La2 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Br(4)K4La trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent Br(1)K4La trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent Br(3)K4La trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent Br(2)K2La2 trigonal pyramids, and  a faceface with one Br(4)K4La trigonal bipyramid. In the fourth Br site, Br(4) is bonded to four equivalent K(1) and one La(1) atom to form BrK4La trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Br(1)K4La trigonal bipyramid, corners with four equivalent Br(3)K4La trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent Br(4)K4La trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent Br(2)K2La2 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Br(3)K4La trigonal bipyramid, edges with four equivalent Br(1)K4La trigonal bipyramids, edges with four equivalent Br(2)K2La2 trigonal pyramids, and  a faceface with one Br(3)K4La trigonal bipyramid. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_K2LaBr5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.498
_cell_length_b   9.294
_cell_length_c   13.439
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   1061.480
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
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
  K  K0  1  0.948  0.004  0.828  1.0
  K  K1  1  0.052  0.996  0.172  1.0
  K  K2  1  0.448  0.996  0.672  1.0
  K  K3  1  0.052  0.504  0.172  1.0
  K  K4  1  0.552  0.004  0.328  1.0
  K  K5  1  0.948  0.496  0.828  1.0
  K  K6  1  0.552  0.496  0.328  1.0
  K  K7  1  0.448  0.504  0.672  1.0
  La  La8  1  0.921  0.750  0.507  1.0
  La  La9  1  0.079  0.250  0.493  1.0
  La  La10  1  0.421  0.250  0.993  1.0
  La  La11  1  0.579  0.750  0.007  1.0
  Br  Br12  1  0.132  0.750  0.683  1.0
  Br  Br13  1  0.868  0.250  0.317  1.0
  Br  Br14  1  0.632  0.250  0.817  1.0
  Br  Br15  1  0.368  0.750  0.183  1.0
  Br  Br16  1  0.832  0.045  0.580  1.0
  Br  Br17  1  0.168  0.955  0.420  1.0
  Br  Br18  1  0.332  0.955  0.920  1.0
  Br  Br19  1  0.168  0.545  0.420  1.0
  Br  Br20  1  0.668  0.045  0.080  1.0
  Br  Br21  1  0.832  0.455  0.580  1.0
  Br  Br22  1  0.668  0.455  0.080  1.0
  Br  Br23  1  0.332  0.545  0.920  1.0
  Br  Br24  1  0.566  0.750  0.507  1.0
  Br  Br25  1  0.434  0.250  0.493  1.0
  Br  Br26  1  0.066  0.250  0.993  1.0
  Br  Br27  1  0.934  0.750  0.007  1.0
  Br  Br28  1  0.668  0.750  0.791  1.0
  Br  Br29  1  0.332  0.250  0.209  1.0
  Br  Br30  1  0.168  0.250  0.709  1.0
  Br  Br31  1  0.832  0.750  0.291  1.0
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The crystal structure described by K2LaBr5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. K(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Br(1), two equivalent Br(2), two equivalent Br(3), and two equivalent Br(4) atoms. La(1) is bonded to one Br(1), one Br(3), one Br(4), and four equivalent Br(2) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing LaBr7 pentagonal bipyramids. There are four inequivalent Br sites. In the first Br site, Br(1) is bonded to four equivalent K(1) and one La(1) atom to form distorted BrK4La trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Br(4)K4La trigonal bipyramid, corners with four equivalent Br(1)K4La trigonal bipyramids, corners with five equivalent Br(3)K4La trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent Br(2)K2La2 trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent Br(3)K4La trigonal bipyramids, edges with four equivalent Br(4)K4La trigonal bipyramids, and edges with four equivalent Br(2)K2La2 trigonal pyramids. In the second Br site, Br(2) is bonded to two equivalent K(1) and two equivalent La(1) atoms to form distorted BrK2La2 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent Br(1)K4La trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent Br(4)K4La trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent Br(3)K4La trigonal bipyramids, corners with six equivalent Br(2)K2La2 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Br(3)K4La trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent Br(1)K4La trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent Br(4)K4La trigonal bipyramids, and  an edgeedge with one Br(2)K2La2 trigonal pyramid. In the third Br site, Br(3) is bonded to four equivalent K(1) and one La(1) atom to form BrK4La trigonal bipyramids that share corners with four equivalent Br(4)K4La trigonal bipyramids, corners with five equivalent Br(1)K4La trigonal bipyramids, corners with eight equivalent Br(2)K2La2 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Br(4)K4La trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent Br(1)K4La trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent Br(3)K4La trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent Br(2)K2La2 trigonal pyramids, and  a faceface with one Br(4)K4La trigonal bipyramid. In the fourth Br site, Br(4) is bonded to four equivalent K(1) and one La(1) atom to form BrK4La trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Br(1)K4La trigonal bipyramid, corners with four equivalent Br(3)K4La trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent Br(4)K4La trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent Br(2)K2La2 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Br(3)K4La trigonal bipyramid, edges with four equivalent Br(1)K4La trigonal bipyramids, edges with four equivalent Br(2)K2La2 trigonal pyramids, and  a faceface with one Br(3)K4La trigonal bipyramid. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_K2LaBr5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.498
_cell_length_b   9.294
_cell_length_c   13.439
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   1061.480
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
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
  K  K0  1  0.948  0.004  0.828  1.0
  K  K1  1  0.052  0.996  0.172  1.0
  K  K2  1  0.448  0.996  0.672  1.0
  K  K3  1  0.052  0.504  0.172  1.0
  K  K4  1  0.552  0.004  0.328  1.0
  K  K5  1  0.948  0.496  0.828  1.0
  K  K6  1  0.552  0.496  0.328  1.0
  K  K7  1  0.448  0.504  0.672  1.0
  La  La8  1  0.921  0.750  0.507  1.0
  La  La9  1  0.079  0.250  0.493  1.0
  La  La10  1  0.421  0.250  0.993  1.0
  La  La11  1  0.579  0.750  0.007  1.0
  Br  Br12  1  0.132  0.750  0.683  1.0
  Br  Br13  1  0.868  0.250  0.317  1.0
  Br  Br14  1  0.632  0.250  0.817  1.0
  Br  Br15  1  0.368  0.750  0.183  1.0
  Br  Br16  1  0.832  0.045  0.580  1.0
  Br  Br17  1  0.168  0.955  0.420  1.0
  Br  Br18  1  0.332  0.955  0.920  1.0
  Br  Br19  1  0.168  0.545  0.420  1.0
  Br  Br20  1  0.668  0.045  0.080  1.0
  Br  Br21  1  0.832  0.455  0.580  1.0
  Br  Br22  1  0.668  0.455  0.080  1.0
  Br  Br23  1  0.332  0.545  0.920  1.0
  Br  Br24  1  0.566  0.750  0.507  1.0
  Br  Br25  1  0.434  0.250  0.493  1.0
  Br  Br26  1  0.066  0.250  0.993  1.0
  Br  Br27  1  0.934  0.750  0.007  1.0
  Br  Br28  1  0.668  0.750  0.791  1.0
  Br  Br29  1  0.332  0.250  0.209  1.0
  Br  Br30  1  0.168  0.250  0.709  1.0
  Br  Br31  1  0.832  0.750  0.291  1.0
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