The compound described by Ge11N11O5 is beta indium sulfide-derived structured and crystallizes in the trigonal R3m space group. There are seven inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded to one N(1), two equivalent N(2), one O(2), and two equivalent O(1) atoms to form GeN3O3 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)N4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(7)N4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ge(2)N3O3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ge(6)N6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Ge(1)N3O3 octahedra. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded to three equivalent N(4) and three equivalent O(1) atoms to form GeN3O3 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Ge(3)N3O tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent Ge(1)N3O3 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Ge(5)N5O octahedra. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded to three equivalent N(4) and one O(2) atom to form GeN3O tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Ge(1)N3O3 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Ge(2)N3O3 octahedra, and corners with six equivalent Ge(5)N5O octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 55-59°. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded to one N(1) and three equivalent N(3) atoms to form GeN4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Ge(1)N3O3 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Ge(6)N6 octahedra, and corners with six equivalent Ge(5)N5O octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 55-58°. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded to one N(5), two equivalent N(3), two equivalent N(4), and one O(3) atom to form GeN5O octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(7)N4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(3)N3O tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(4)N4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ge(2)N3O3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ge(6)N6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Ge(5)N5O octahedra. In the sixth Ge site, Ge(6) is bonded to three equivalent N(2) and three equivalent N(3) atoms to form GeN6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Ge(4)N4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Ge(7)N4 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent Ge(1)N3O3 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Ge(5)N5O octahedra. In the seventh Ge site, Ge(7) is bonded to one N(5) and three equivalent N(2) atoms to form GeN4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Ge(5)N5O octahedra, corners with three equivalent Ge(6)N6 octahedra, and corners with six equivalent Ge(1)N3O3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 58-60°. There are five inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ge(4) and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the second N site, N(2) is bonded to one Ge(6), one Ge(7), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing NGe4 trigonal pyramids. In the third N site, N(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ge(4), one Ge(6), and two equivalent Ge(5) atoms. In the fourth N site, N(4) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ge(2), one Ge(3), and two equivalent Ge(5) atoms. In the fifth N site, N(5) is bonded to one Ge(7) and three equivalent Ge(5) atoms to form distorted corner-sharing NGe4 trigonal pyramids. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ge(3) and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the second O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Ge(2) and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Ge(5) atoms. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Ge11N11O5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   10.217
_cell_length_b   10.217
_cell_length_c   10.217
_cell_angle_alpha   33.601
_cell_angle_beta   33.601
_cell_angle_gamma   33.601
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   290.957
_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
  Ge  Ge0  1  0.934  0.451  0.934  1.0
  Ge  Ge1  1  0.688  0.688  0.688  1.0
  Ge  Ge2  1  0.998  0.998  0.998  1.0
  Ge  Ge3  1  0.451  0.934  0.934  1.0
  Ge  Ge4  1  0.934  0.934  0.451  1.0
  Ge  Ge5  1  0.877  0.877  0.877  1.0
  Ge  Ge6  1  0.437  0.936  0.437  1.0
  Ge  Ge7  1  0.187  0.187  0.187  1.0
  Ge  Ge8  1  0.499  0.499  0.499  1.0
  Ge  Ge9  1  0.936  0.437  0.437  1.0
  Ge  Ge10  1  0.437  0.437  0.936  1.0
  N  N11  1  0.811  0.811  0.811  1.0
  N  N12  1  0.297  0.832  0.297  1.0
  N  N13  1  0.832  0.297  0.297  1.0
  N  N14  1  0.297  0.297  0.832  1.0
  N  N15  1  0.074  0.074  0.543  1.0
  N  N16  1  0.543  0.074  0.074  1.0
  N  N17  1  0.074  0.543  0.074  1.0
  N  N18  1  0.800  0.336  0.800  1.0
  N  N19  1  0.566  0.566  0.566  1.0
  N  N20  1  0.800  0.800  0.336  1.0
  N  N21  1  0.336  0.800  0.800  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.588  0.588  0.022  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.022  0.588  0.588  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.588  0.022  0.588  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.065  0.065  0.065  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.302  0.302  0.302  1.0
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The compound described by Ge11N11O5 is beta indium sulfide-derived structured and crystallizes in the trigonal R3m space group. There are seven inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded to one N(1), two equivalent N(2), one O(2), and two equivalent O(1) atoms to form GeN3O3 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)N4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(7)N4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ge(2)N3O3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ge(6)N6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Ge(1)N3O3 octahedra. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded to three equivalent N(4) and three equivalent O(1) atoms to form GeN3O3 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Ge(3)N3O tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent Ge(1)N3O3 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Ge(5)N5O octahedra. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded to three equivalent N(4) and one O(2) atom to form GeN3O tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Ge(1)N3O3 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Ge(2)N3O3 octahedra, and corners with six equivalent Ge(5)N5O octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 55-59°. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded to one N(1) and three equivalent N(3) atoms to form GeN4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Ge(1)N3O3 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Ge(6)N6 octahedra, and corners with six equivalent Ge(5)N5O octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 55-58°. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded to one N(5), two equivalent N(3), two equivalent N(4), and one O(3) atom to form GeN5O octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(7)N4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(3)N3O tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(4)N4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ge(2)N3O3 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ge(6)N6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Ge(5)N5O octahedra. In the sixth Ge site, Ge(6) is bonded to three equivalent N(2) and three equivalent N(3) atoms to form GeN6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Ge(4)N4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Ge(7)N4 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent Ge(1)N3O3 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Ge(5)N5O octahedra. In the seventh Ge site, Ge(7) is bonded to one N(5) and three equivalent N(2) atoms to form GeN4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Ge(5)N5O octahedra, corners with three equivalent Ge(6)N6 octahedra, and corners with six equivalent Ge(1)N3O3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 58-60°. There are five inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ge(4) and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the second N site, N(2) is bonded to one Ge(6), one Ge(7), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing NGe4 trigonal pyramids. In the third N site, N(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ge(4), one Ge(6), and two equivalent Ge(5) atoms. In the fourth N site, N(4) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ge(2), one Ge(3), and two equivalent Ge(5) atoms. In the fifth N site, N(5) is bonded to one Ge(7) and three equivalent Ge(5) atoms to form distorted corner-sharing NGe4 trigonal pyramids. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ge(3) and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the second O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Ge(2) and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Ge(5) atoms. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Ge11N11O5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   10.217
_cell_length_b   10.217
_cell_length_c   10.217
_cell_angle_alpha   33.601
_cell_angle_beta   33.601
_cell_angle_gamma   33.601
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   290.957
_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
  Ge  Ge0  1  0.934  0.451  0.934  1.0
  Ge  Ge1  1  0.688  0.688  0.688  1.0
  Ge  Ge2  1  0.998  0.998  0.998  1.0
  Ge  Ge3  1  0.451  0.934  0.934  1.0
  Ge  Ge4  1  0.934  0.934  0.451  1.0
  Ge  Ge5  1  0.877  0.877  0.877  1.0
  Ge  Ge6  1  0.437  0.936  0.437  1.0
  Ge  Ge7  1  0.187  0.187  0.187  1.0
  Ge  Ge8  1  0.499  0.499  0.499  1.0
  Ge  Ge9  1  0.936  0.437  0.437  1.0
  Ge  Ge10  1  0.437  0.437  0.936  1.0
  N  N11  1  0.811  0.811  0.811  1.0
  N  N12  1  0.297  0.832  0.297  1.0
  N  N13  1  0.832  0.297  0.297  1.0
  N  N14  1  0.297  0.297  0.832  1.0
  N  N15  1  0.074  0.074  0.543  1.0
  N  N16  1  0.543  0.074  0.074  1.0
  N  N17  1  0.074  0.543  0.074  1.0
  N  N18  1  0.800  0.336  0.800  1.0
  N  N19  1  0.566  0.566  0.566  1.0
  N  N20  1  0.800  0.800  0.336  1.0
  N  N21  1  0.336  0.800  0.800  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.588  0.588  0.022  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.022  0.588  0.588  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.588  0.022  0.588  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.065  0.065  0.065  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.302  0.302  0.302  1.0
[/CIF]
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