The structure described by U3Te5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. There are three inequivalent U sites. In the first U site, U(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Te(2), one Te(5), two equivalent Te(1), two equivalent Te(3), and two equivalent Te(4) atoms. In the second U site, U(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Te(3), two equivalent Te(2), two equivalent Te(5), and three equivalent Te(1) atoms. In the third U site, U(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Te(5), two equivalent Te(2), two equivalent Te(3), and three equivalent Te(4) atoms. There are five inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent U(1) and three equivalent U(2) atoms. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to one U(1), two equivalent U(2), and two equivalent U(3) atoms to form distorted TeU5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with five equivalent Te(5)U4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Te(3)U5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent Te(4)U5 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one Te(5)U4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Te(2)U5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with three equivalent Te(3)U5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with three equivalent Te(4)U5 trigonal bipyramids. In the third Te site, Te(3) is bonded to one U(2), two equivalent U(1), and two equivalent U(3) atoms to form distorted TeU5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent Te(5)U4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Te(2)U5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with six equivalent Te(4)U5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent Te(5)U4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Te(3)U5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent Te(4)U5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with three equivalent Te(2)U5 trigonal bipyramids. In the fourth Te site, Te(4) is bonded to two equivalent U(1) and three equivalent U(3) atoms to form distorted TeU5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Te(5)U4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Te(2)U5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with six equivalent Te(3)U5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent Te(5)U4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Te(3)U5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with three equivalent Te(2)U5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with four equivalent Te(4)U5 trigonal bipyramids. In the fifth Te site, Te(5) is bonded to one U(1), one U(3), and two equivalent U(2) atoms to form distorted TeU4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(5)U4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Te(4)U5 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent Te(3)U5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with five equivalent Te(2)U5 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one Te(2)U5 trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent Te(3)U5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent Te(4)U5 trigonal bipyramids. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_U3Te5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.215
_cell_length_b   14.264
_cell_length_c   16.287
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   979.257
_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
  U  U0  1  0.250  0.249  0.881  1.0
  U  U1  1  0.750  0.751  0.119  1.0
  U  U2  1  0.750  0.749  0.619  1.0
  U  U3  1  0.250  0.251  0.381  1.0
  U  U4  1  0.250  0.930  0.862  1.0
  U  U5  1  0.750  0.070  0.138  1.0
  U  U6  1  0.750  0.430  0.638  1.0
  U  U7  1  0.250  0.570  0.362  1.0
  U  U8  1  0.250  0.091  0.627  1.0
  U  U9  1  0.750  0.909  0.373  1.0
  U  U10  1  0.750  0.591  0.873  1.0
  U  U11  1  0.250  0.409  0.127  1.0
  Te  Te12  1  0.250  0.920  0.075  1.0
  Te  Te13  1  0.750  0.080  0.925  1.0
  Te  Te14  1  0.750  0.420  0.425  1.0
  Te  Te15  1  0.250  0.580  0.575  1.0
  Te  Te16  1  0.250  0.453  0.785  1.0
  Te  Te17  1  0.750  0.547  0.215  1.0
  Te  Te18  1  0.750  0.953  0.715  1.0
  Te  Te19  1  0.250  0.047  0.285  1.0
  Te  Te20  1  0.250  0.723  0.765  1.0
  Te  Te21  1  0.750  0.277  0.235  1.0
  Te  Te22  1  0.750  0.223  0.735  1.0
  Te  Te23  1  0.250  0.777  0.265  1.0
  Te  Te24  1  0.250  0.610  0.026  1.0
  Te  Te25  1  0.750  0.390  0.974  1.0
  Te  Te26  1  0.750  0.110  0.474  1.0
  Te  Te27  1  0.250  0.890  0.526  1.0
  Te  Te28  1  0.250  0.201  0.068  1.0
  Te  Te29  1  0.750  0.799  0.932  1.0
  Te  Te30  1  0.750  0.701  0.432  1.0
  Te  Te31  1  0.250  0.299  0.568  1.0
[/CIF]
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The structure described by U3Te5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. There are three inequivalent U sites. In the first U site, U(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Te(2), one Te(5), two equivalent Te(1), two equivalent Te(3), and two equivalent Te(4) atoms. In the second U site, U(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Te(3), two equivalent Te(2), two equivalent Te(5), and three equivalent Te(1) atoms. In the third U site, U(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Te(5), two equivalent Te(2), two equivalent Te(3), and three equivalent Te(4) atoms. There are five inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent U(1) and three equivalent U(2) atoms. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to one U(1), two equivalent U(2), and two equivalent U(3) atoms to form distorted TeU5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with five equivalent Te(5)U4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Te(3)U5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent Te(4)U5 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one Te(5)U4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Te(2)U5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with three equivalent Te(3)U5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with three equivalent Te(4)U5 trigonal bipyramids. In the third Te site, Te(3) is bonded to one U(2), two equivalent U(1), and two equivalent U(3) atoms to form distorted TeU5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent Te(5)U4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Te(2)U5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with six equivalent Te(4)U5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent Te(5)U4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Te(3)U5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent Te(4)U5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with three equivalent Te(2)U5 trigonal bipyramids. In the fourth Te site, Te(4) is bonded to two equivalent U(1) and three equivalent U(3) atoms to form distorted TeU5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Te(5)U4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Te(2)U5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with six equivalent Te(3)U5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent Te(5)U4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Te(3)U5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with three equivalent Te(2)U5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with four equivalent Te(4)U5 trigonal bipyramids. In the fifth Te site, Te(5) is bonded to one U(1), one U(3), and two equivalent U(2) atoms to form distorted TeU4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(5)U4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Te(4)U5 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent Te(3)U5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with five equivalent Te(2)U5 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one Te(2)U5 trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent Te(3)U5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent Te(4)U5 trigonal bipyramids. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_U3Te5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.215
_cell_length_b   14.264
_cell_length_c   16.287
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   979.257
_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
  U  U0  1  0.250  0.249  0.881  1.0
  U  U1  1  0.750  0.751  0.119  1.0
  U  U2  1  0.750  0.749  0.619  1.0
  U  U3  1  0.250  0.251  0.381  1.0
  U  U4  1  0.250  0.930  0.862  1.0
  U  U5  1  0.750  0.070  0.138  1.0
  U  U6  1  0.750  0.430  0.638  1.0
  U  U7  1  0.250  0.570  0.362  1.0
  U  U8  1  0.250  0.091  0.627  1.0
  U  U9  1  0.750  0.909  0.373  1.0
  U  U10  1  0.750  0.591  0.873  1.0
  U  U11  1  0.250  0.409  0.127  1.0
  Te  Te12  1  0.250  0.920  0.075  1.0
  Te  Te13  1  0.750  0.080  0.925  1.0
  Te  Te14  1  0.750  0.420  0.425  1.0
  Te  Te15  1  0.250  0.580  0.575  1.0
  Te  Te16  1  0.250  0.453  0.785  1.0
  Te  Te17  1  0.750  0.547  0.215  1.0
  Te  Te18  1  0.750  0.953  0.715  1.0
  Te  Te19  1  0.250  0.047  0.285  1.0
  Te  Te20  1  0.250  0.723  0.765  1.0
  Te  Te21  1  0.750  0.277  0.235  1.0
  Te  Te22  1  0.750  0.223  0.735  1.0
  Te  Te23  1  0.250  0.777  0.265  1.0
  Te  Te24  1  0.250  0.610  0.026  1.0
  Te  Te25  1  0.750  0.390  0.974  1.0
  Te  Te26  1  0.750  0.110  0.474  1.0
  Te  Te27  1  0.250  0.890  0.526  1.0
  Te  Te28  1  0.250  0.201  0.068  1.0
  Te  Te29  1  0.750  0.799  0.932  1.0
  Te  Te30  1  0.750  0.701  0.432  1.0
  Te  Te31  1  0.250  0.299  0.568  1.0
[/CIF]
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