The crystal structure described by Cd7P10 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are fourteen inequivalent Cd sites. In the first Cd site, Cd(1) is bonded to one P(10), one P(13), one P(8), and one P(9) atom to form distorted CdP4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(6)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(8)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(13)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(18)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(2)P4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(5)P4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(8)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid. In the second Cd site, Cd(2) is bonded to one P(10), one P(14), one P(7), and one P(9) atom to form distorted CdP4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(5)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(7)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(14)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(17)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(1)P4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(6)P4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(7)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid. In the third Cd site, Cd(3) is bonded to one P(11), one P(12), one P(20), and one P(6) atom to form distorted CdP4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(6)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(8)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(16)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(20)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(4)P4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(7)P4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(6)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid. In the fourth Cd site, Cd(4) is bonded to one P(11), one P(12), one P(19), and one P(5) atom to form distorted CdP4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(5)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(7)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(15)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(19)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(3)P4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(8)P4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(5)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid. In the fifth Cd site, Cd(5) is bonded to one P(1), one P(13), one P(5), and one P(9) atom to form distorted CdP4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(2)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(4)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(15)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(18)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(19)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(1)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(8)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(14)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the sixth Cd site, Cd(6) is bonded to one P(10), one P(14), one P(2), and one P(6) atom to form distorted CdP4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(1)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(3)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(16)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(17)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(20)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(2)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(7)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(14)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the seventh Cd site, Cd(7) is bonded to one P(11), one P(20), one P(3), and one P(7) atom to form distorted CdP4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(2)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(4)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(14)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(16)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(17)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(3)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(7)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(13)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the eighth Cd site, Cd(8) is bonded to one P(12), one P(19), one P(4), and one P(8) atom to form distorted CdP4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(1)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(3)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(13)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(15)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(18)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(4)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(8)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(13)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the ninth Cd site, Cd(9) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one P(18), one P(5), and two equivalent P(11) atoms. In the tenth Cd site, Cd(10) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one P(17), one P(6), and two equivalent P(12) atoms. In the eleventh Cd site, Cd(11) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one P(16), one P(7), and two equivalent P(9) atoms. In the twelfth Cd site, Cd(12) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one P(15), one P(8), and two equivalent P(10) atoms. In the thirteenth Cd site, Cd(13) is bonded to one P(17), one P(18), one P(3), and one P(4) atom to form distorted CdP4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(7)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(8)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(13)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(14)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(17)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(18)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(7)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid, and  a cornercorner with one P(8)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid. In the fourteenth Cd site, Cd(14) is bonded to one P(1), one P(15), one P(16), and one P(2) atom to form distorted CdP4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(5)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(6)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(15)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(16)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(19)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(20)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid, and  a cornercorner with one P(6)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid. There are twenty inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one Cd(14), one Cd(5), one P(15), and one P(5) atom to form distorted PCd2P2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(4)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(5)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(13)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(15)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(16)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(19)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(9)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(14)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one Cd(14), one Cd(6), one P(16), and one P(6) atom to form distorted PCd2P2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(3)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(6)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(14)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(15)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(16)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(20)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(10)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(14)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one Cd(13), one Cd(7), one P(17), and one P(7) atom to form distorted PCd2P2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(2)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(7)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(17)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(18)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(20)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(14)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(7)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(11)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(13)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the fourth P site, P(4) is bonded to one Cd(13), one Cd(8), one P(18), and one P(8) atom to form distorted PCd2P2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(1)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(8)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(17)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(18)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(19)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(13)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(8)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(12)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(13)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the fifth P site, P(5) is bonded to one Cd(4), one Cd(5), one Cd(9), one P(1), and one P(19) atom to form distorted PCd3P2 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(4)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(5)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(8)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(13)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(18)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(19)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(15)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(11)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(12)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(9)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Cd(14)P4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one P(11)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid. In the sixth P site, P(6) is bonded to one Cd(10), one Cd(3), one Cd(6), one P(2), and one P(20) atom to form distorted PCd3P2 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(3)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(6)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(7)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(14)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(17)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(20)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(16)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(10)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(11)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(12)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Cd(14)P4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one P(12)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid. In the seventh P site, P(7) is bonded to one Cd(11), one Cd(2), one Cd(7), one P(14), and one P(3) atom to form distorted PCd3P2 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(2)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(6)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(7)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(14)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(16)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(20)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(17)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(10)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(11)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(9)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Cd(13)P4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one P(9)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid. In the eighth P site, P(8) is bonded to one Cd(1), one Cd(12), one Cd(8), one P(13), 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 Cd(5)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(8)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(13)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(15)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(19)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(18)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(10)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(12)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(9)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Cd(13)P4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one P(10)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid. In the ninth P site, P(9) is bonded to one Cd(1), one Cd(2), one Cd(5), and two equivalent Cd(11) atoms to form distorted PCd5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(14)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(13)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(16)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(7)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(8)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent P(10)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent P(9)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, and  an edgeedge with one P(7)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid. In the tenth P site, P(10) is bonded to one Cd(1), one Cd(2), one Cd(6), and two equivalent Cd(12) atoms to form distorted PCd5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one P(13)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(14)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(15)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(7)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(8)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent P(10)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent P(9)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, and  an edgeedge with one P(8)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid. In the eleventh P site, P(11) is bonded to one Cd(3), one Cd(4), one Cd(7), and two equivalent Cd(9) atoms to form distorted PCd5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one P(19)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(18)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(20)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(6)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(7)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent P(11)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent P(12)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, and  an edgeedge with one P(5)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid. In the twelfth P site, P(12) is bonded to one Cd(3), one Cd(4), one Cd(8), and two equivalent Cd(10) atoms to form distorted PCd5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one P(20)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(17)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(19)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(6)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(8)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent P(11)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent P(12)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, and  an edgeedge with one P(6)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid. In the thirteenth P site, P(13) is bonded to one Cd(1), one Cd(5), one P(18), and one P(8) atom to form distorted PCd2P2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(1)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(8)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(4)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(8)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(10)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent P(9)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(13)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the fourteenth P site, P(14) is bonded to one Cd(2), one Cd(6), one P(17), and one P(7) atom to form distorted PCd2P2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(2)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(7)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(3)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(7)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(9)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent P(10)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(13)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the fifteenth P site, P(15) is bonded to one Cd(12), one Cd(14), one P(1), and one P(19) atom to form distorted PCd2P2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(4)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(5)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(8)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(16)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(8)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent P(5)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent P(10)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(14)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the sixteenth P site, P(16) is bonded to one Cd(11), one Cd(14), one P(2), and one P(20) atom to form PCd2P2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(3)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(6)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(7)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(15)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(7)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent P(6)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent P(9)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(14)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the seventeenth P site, P(17) is bonded to one Cd(10), one Cd(13), one P(14), and one P(3) atom to form PCd2P2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(2)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(6)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(7)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(18)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent P(7)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent P(12)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(13)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the eighteenth P site, P(18) is bonded to one Cd(13), one Cd(9), one P(13), and one P(4) atom to form PCd2P2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(1)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(5)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(8)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(17)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent P(8)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent P(11)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(13)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the nineteenth P site, P(19) is bonded to one Cd(4), one Cd(8), one P(15), and one P(5) atom to form PCd2P2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(4)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(5)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(1)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(8)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(11)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent P(12)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(14)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the twentieth P site, P(20) is bonded to one Cd(3), one Cd(7), one P(16), and one P(6) atom to form distorted PCd2P2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(3)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(6)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(7)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(12)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent P(11)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(14)P4 trigonal pyramid. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Cd7P10
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   18.182
_cell_length_b   14.154
_cell_length_c   11.885
_cell_angle_alpha   88.126
_cell_angle_beta   51.083
_cell_angle_gamma   40.791
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   762.945
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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  1  'x, y, z'
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  Cd  Cd0  1  0.573  0.527  0.933  1.0
  Cd  Cd1  1  0.982  0.924  0.514  1.0
  Cd  Cd2  1  0.324  0.270  0.672  1.0
  Cd  Cd3  1  0.723  0.680  0.284  1.0
  Cd  Cd4  1  0.194  0.970  0.565  1.0
  Cd  Cd5  1  0.260  0.575  0.982  1.0
  Cd  Cd6  1  0.685  0.982  0.054  1.0
  Cd  Cd7  1  0.274  0.064  0.990  1.0
  Cd  Cd8  1  0.932  0.491  0.833  1.0
  Cd  Cd9  1  0.755  0.818  0.477  1.0
  Cd  Cd10  1  0.426  0.497  0.313  1.0
  Cd  Cd11  1  0.775  0.298  0.490  1.0
  Cd  Cd12  1  0.247  0.255  0.254  1.0
  Cd  Cd13  1  0.005  0.993  0.999  1.0
  P  P14  1  0.669  0.461  0.244  1.0
  P  P15  1  0.630  0.244  0.454  1.0
  P  P16  1  0.005  0.622  0.582  1.0
  P  P17  1  0.795  0.575  0.623  1.0
  P  P18  1  0.984  0.280  0.927  1.0
  P  P19  1  0.813  0.929  0.272  1.0
  P  P20  1  0.329  0.429  0.260  1.0
  P  P21  1  0.983  0.257  0.431  1.0
  P  P22  1  0.888  0.116  0.781  1.0
  P  P23  1  0.227  0.768  0.111  1.0
  P  P24  1  0.466  0.036  0.369  1.0
  P  P25  1  0.143  0.351  0.022  1.0
  P  P26  1  0.323  0.906  0.245  1.0
  P  P27  1  0.524  0.244  0.905  1.0
  P  P28  1  0.482  0.649  0.590  1.0
  P  P29  1  0.265  0.605  0.664  1.0
  P  P30  1  0.652  0.974  0.778  1.0
  P  P31  1  0.591  0.781  0.977  1.0
  P  P32  1  0.339  0.930  0.725  1.0
  P  P33  1  0.009  0.722  0.921  1.0
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The crystal structure described by Cd7P10 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are fourteen inequivalent Cd sites. In the first Cd site, Cd(1) is bonded to one P(10), one P(13), one P(8), and one P(9) atom to form distorted CdP4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(6)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(8)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(13)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(18)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(2)P4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(5)P4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(8)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid. In the second Cd site, Cd(2) is bonded to one P(10), one P(14), one P(7), and one P(9) atom to form distorted CdP4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(5)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(7)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(14)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(17)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(1)P4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(6)P4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(7)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid. In the third Cd site, Cd(3) is bonded to one P(11), one P(12), one P(20), and one P(6) atom to form distorted CdP4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(6)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(8)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(16)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(20)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(4)P4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(7)P4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(6)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid. In the fourth Cd site, Cd(4) is bonded to one P(11), one P(12), one P(19), and one P(5) atom to form distorted CdP4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(5)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(7)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(15)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(19)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(3)P4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(8)P4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(5)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid. In the fifth Cd site, Cd(5) is bonded to one P(1), one P(13), one P(5), and one P(9) atom to form distorted CdP4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(2)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(4)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(15)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(18)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(19)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(1)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(8)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(14)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the sixth Cd site, Cd(6) is bonded to one P(10), one P(14), one P(2), and one P(6) atom to form distorted CdP4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(1)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(3)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(16)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(17)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(20)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(2)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(7)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(14)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the seventh Cd site, Cd(7) is bonded to one P(11), one P(20), one P(3), and one P(7) atom to form distorted CdP4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(2)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(4)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(14)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(16)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(17)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(3)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(7)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(13)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the eighth Cd site, Cd(8) is bonded to one P(12), one P(19), one P(4), and one P(8) atom to form distorted CdP4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(1)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(3)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(13)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(15)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(18)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(4)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(8)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(13)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the ninth Cd site, Cd(9) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one P(18), one P(5), and two equivalent P(11) atoms. In the tenth Cd site, Cd(10) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one P(17), one P(6), and two equivalent P(12) atoms. In the eleventh Cd site, Cd(11) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one P(16), one P(7), and two equivalent P(9) atoms. In the twelfth Cd site, Cd(12) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one P(15), one P(8), and two equivalent P(10) atoms. In the thirteenth Cd site, Cd(13) is bonded to one P(17), one P(18), one P(3), and one P(4) atom to form distorted CdP4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(7)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(8)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(13)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(14)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(17)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(18)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(7)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid, and  a cornercorner with one P(8)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid. In the fourteenth Cd site, Cd(14) is bonded to one P(1), one P(15), one P(16), and one P(2) atom to form distorted CdP4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(5)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(6)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(15)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(16)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(19)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(20)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid, and  a cornercorner with one P(6)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid. There are twenty inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one Cd(14), one Cd(5), one P(15), and one P(5) atom to form distorted PCd2P2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(4)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(5)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(13)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(15)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(16)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(19)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(9)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(14)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one Cd(14), one Cd(6), one P(16), and one P(6) atom to form distorted PCd2P2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(3)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(6)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(14)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(15)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(16)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(20)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(10)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(14)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one Cd(13), one Cd(7), one P(17), and one P(7) atom to form distorted PCd2P2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(2)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(7)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(17)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(18)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(20)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(14)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(7)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(11)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(13)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the fourth P site, P(4) is bonded to one Cd(13), one Cd(8), one P(18), and one P(8) atom to form distorted PCd2P2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(1)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(8)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(17)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(18)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(19)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(13)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(8)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(12)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(13)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the fifth P site, P(5) is bonded to one Cd(4), one Cd(5), one Cd(9), one P(1), and one P(19) atom to form distorted PCd3P2 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(4)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(5)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(8)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(13)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(18)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(19)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(15)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(11)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(12)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(9)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Cd(14)P4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one P(11)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid. In the sixth P site, P(6) is bonded to one Cd(10), one Cd(3), one Cd(6), one P(2), and one P(20) atom to form distorted PCd3P2 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(3)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(6)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(7)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(14)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(17)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(20)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(16)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(10)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(11)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(12)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Cd(14)P4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one P(12)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid. In the seventh P site, P(7) is bonded to one Cd(11), one Cd(2), one Cd(7), one P(14), and one P(3) atom to form distorted PCd3P2 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(2)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(6)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(7)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(14)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(16)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(20)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(17)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(10)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(11)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(9)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Cd(13)P4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one P(9)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid. In the eighth P site, P(8) is bonded to one Cd(1), one Cd(12), one Cd(8), one P(13), 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 Cd(5)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(8)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(13)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(15)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(19)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(18)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(10)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(12)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(9)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Cd(13)P4 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one P(10)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid. In the ninth P site, P(9) is bonded to one Cd(1), one Cd(2), one Cd(5), and two equivalent Cd(11) atoms to form distorted PCd5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(14)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(13)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(16)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(7)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(8)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent P(10)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent P(9)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, and  an edgeedge with one P(7)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid. In the tenth P site, P(10) is bonded to one Cd(1), one Cd(2), one Cd(6), and two equivalent Cd(12) atoms to form distorted PCd5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one P(13)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(14)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(15)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(7)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(8)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent P(10)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent P(9)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, and  an edgeedge with one P(8)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid. In the eleventh P site, P(11) is bonded to one Cd(3), one Cd(4), one Cd(7), and two equivalent Cd(9) atoms to form distorted PCd5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one P(19)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(18)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(20)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(6)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(7)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent P(11)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent P(12)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, and  an edgeedge with one P(5)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid. In the twelfth P site, P(12) is bonded to one Cd(3), one Cd(4), one Cd(8), and two equivalent Cd(10) atoms to form distorted PCd5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one P(20)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(17)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(19)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(6)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(8)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent P(11)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent P(12)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, and  an edgeedge with one P(6)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid. In the thirteenth P site, P(13) is bonded to one Cd(1), one Cd(5), one P(18), and one P(8) atom to form distorted PCd2P2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(1)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(8)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(4)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(8)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(10)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent P(9)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(13)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the fourteenth P site, P(14) is bonded to one Cd(2), one Cd(6), one P(17), and one P(7) atom to form distorted PCd2P2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(2)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(7)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(3)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(7)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(9)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent P(10)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(13)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the fifteenth P site, P(15) is bonded to one Cd(12), one Cd(14), one P(1), and one P(19) atom to form distorted PCd2P2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(4)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(5)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(8)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(16)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(8)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent P(5)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent P(10)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(14)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the sixteenth P site, P(16) is bonded to one Cd(11), one Cd(14), one P(2), and one P(20) atom to form PCd2P2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(3)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(6)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(7)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(15)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(7)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent P(6)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent P(9)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(14)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the seventeenth P site, P(17) is bonded to one Cd(10), one Cd(13), one P(14), and one P(3) atom to form PCd2P2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(2)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(6)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(7)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(18)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent P(7)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent P(12)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(13)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the eighteenth P site, P(18) is bonded to one Cd(13), one Cd(9), one P(13), and one P(4) atom to form PCd2P2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(1)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(5)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(8)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(17)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent P(8)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent P(11)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(13)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the nineteenth P site, P(19) is bonded to one Cd(4), one Cd(8), one P(15), and one P(5) atom to form PCd2P2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(4)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(5)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(1)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(8)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(11)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent P(12)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(14)P4 trigonal pyramid. In the twentieth P site, P(20) is bonded to one Cd(3), one Cd(7), one P(16), and one P(6) atom to form distorted PCd2P2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(3)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(6)P4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)Cd2P2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)Cd2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(6)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(7)Cd3P2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one P(12)Cd5 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent P(11)Cd5 trigonal bipyramids, and  a cornercorner with one Cd(14)P4 trigonal pyramid. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Cd7P10
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   18.182
_cell_length_b   14.154
_cell_length_c   11.885
_cell_angle_alpha   88.126
_cell_angle_beta   51.083
_cell_angle_gamma   40.791
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   762.945
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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  1  'x, y, z'
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  Cd  Cd0  1  0.573  0.527  0.933  1.0
  Cd  Cd1  1  0.982  0.924  0.514  1.0
  Cd  Cd2  1  0.324  0.270  0.672  1.0
  Cd  Cd3  1  0.723  0.680  0.284  1.0
  Cd  Cd4  1  0.194  0.970  0.565  1.0
  Cd  Cd5  1  0.260  0.575  0.982  1.0
  Cd  Cd6  1  0.685  0.982  0.054  1.0
  Cd  Cd7  1  0.274  0.064  0.990  1.0
  Cd  Cd8  1  0.932  0.491  0.833  1.0
  Cd  Cd9  1  0.755  0.818  0.477  1.0
  Cd  Cd10  1  0.426  0.497  0.313  1.0
  Cd  Cd11  1  0.775  0.298  0.490  1.0
  Cd  Cd12  1  0.247  0.255  0.254  1.0
  Cd  Cd13  1  0.005  0.993  0.999  1.0
  P  P14  1  0.669  0.461  0.244  1.0
  P  P15  1  0.630  0.244  0.454  1.0
  P  P16  1  0.005  0.622  0.582  1.0
  P  P17  1  0.795  0.575  0.623  1.0
  P  P18  1  0.984  0.280  0.927  1.0
  P  P19  1  0.813  0.929  0.272  1.0
  P  P20  1  0.329  0.429  0.260  1.0
  P  P21  1  0.983  0.257  0.431  1.0
  P  P22  1  0.888  0.116  0.781  1.0
  P  P23  1  0.227  0.768  0.111  1.0
  P  P24  1  0.466  0.036  0.369  1.0
  P  P25  1  0.143  0.351  0.022  1.0
  P  P26  1  0.323  0.906  0.245  1.0
  P  P27  1  0.524  0.244  0.905  1.0
  P  P28  1  0.482  0.649  0.590  1.0
  P  P29  1  0.265  0.605  0.664  1.0
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