The material described by Ge7O15N2 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. The structure consists of eight ammonia atoms inside a Ge7O15 framework. In the Ge7O15 framework, there are four inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 53°. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 56°. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(5) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 55°. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded to two equivalent O(3), two equivalent O(6), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form corner-sharing GeO6 octahedra. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(2) and one Ge(3) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(3) and one Ge(4) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(1) and one Ge(3) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(2) and one Ge(3) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(2) and one Ge(4) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(1) and one Ge(4) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(1) and one Ge(2) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Ge7N2O15
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.612
_cell_length_b   7.612
_cell_length_c   15.364
_cell_angle_alpha   77.936
_cell_angle_beta   77.936
_cell_angle_gamma   58.188
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   734.439
_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
  Ge  Ge0  1  0.858  0.055  0.852  1.0
  Ge  Ge1  1  0.142  0.945  0.148  1.0
  Ge  Ge2  1  0.945  0.142  0.648  1.0
  Ge  Ge3  1  0.055  0.858  0.352  1.0
  Ge  Ge4  1  0.761  0.872  0.625  1.0
  Ge  Ge5  1  0.239  0.128  0.375  1.0
  Ge  Ge6  1  0.128  0.239  0.875  1.0
  Ge  Ge7  1  0.872  0.761  0.125  1.0
  Ge  Ge8  1  0.286  0.232  0.663  1.0
  Ge  Ge9  1  0.714  0.768  0.337  1.0
  Ge  Ge10  1  0.768  0.714  0.837  1.0
  Ge  Ge11  1  0.232  0.286  0.163  1.0
  Ge  Ge12  1  0.500  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Ge  Ge13  1  0.000  0.500  0.500  1.0
  N  N14  1  0.423  0.665  0.576  1.0
  N  N15  1  0.577  0.335  0.424  1.0
  N  N16  1  0.335  0.577  0.924  1.0
  N  N17  1  0.665  0.423  0.076  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.717  0.732  0.726  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.283  0.268  0.274  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.268  0.283  0.774  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.732  0.717  0.226  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.778  0.222  0.750  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.222  0.778  0.250  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.528  0.875  0.899  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.472  0.125  0.101  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.125  0.472  0.601  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.875  0.528  0.399  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.203  0.051  0.667  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.797  0.949  0.333  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.949  0.797  0.833  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.051  0.203  0.167  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.547  0.133  0.616  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.453  0.867  0.384  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.867  0.453  0.884  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.133  0.547  0.116  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.762  0.778  0.031  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.238  0.222  0.969  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.222  0.238  0.469  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.778  0.762  0.531  1.0
  O  O40  1  0.633  0.151  0.933  1.0
  O  O41  1  0.367  0.849  0.067  1.0
  O  O42  1  0.849  0.367  0.567  1.0
  O  O43  1  0.151  0.633  0.433  1.0
  O  O44  1  0.919  0.971  0.115  1.0
  O  O45  1  0.081  0.029  0.885  1.0
  O  O46  1  0.029  0.081  0.385  1.0
  O  O47  1  0.971  0.919  0.615  1.0
[/CIF]
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The material described by Ge7O15N2 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. The structure consists of eight ammonia atoms inside a Ge7O15 framework. In the Ge7O15 framework, there are four inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 53°. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 56°. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(5) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 55°. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded to two equivalent O(3), two equivalent O(6), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form corner-sharing GeO6 octahedra. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(2) and one Ge(3) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(3) and one Ge(4) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(1) and one Ge(3) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(2) and one Ge(3) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(2) and one Ge(4) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(1) and one Ge(4) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(1) and one Ge(2) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Ge7N2O15
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.612
_cell_length_b   7.612
_cell_length_c   15.364
_cell_angle_alpha   77.936
_cell_angle_beta   77.936
_cell_angle_gamma   58.188
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   734.439
_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
  Ge  Ge0  1  0.858  0.055  0.852  1.0
  Ge  Ge1  1  0.142  0.945  0.148  1.0
  Ge  Ge2  1  0.945  0.142  0.648  1.0
  Ge  Ge3  1  0.055  0.858  0.352  1.0
  Ge  Ge4  1  0.761  0.872  0.625  1.0
  Ge  Ge5  1  0.239  0.128  0.375  1.0
  Ge  Ge6  1  0.128  0.239  0.875  1.0
  Ge  Ge7  1  0.872  0.761  0.125  1.0
  Ge  Ge8  1  0.286  0.232  0.663  1.0
  Ge  Ge9  1  0.714  0.768  0.337  1.0
  Ge  Ge10  1  0.768  0.714  0.837  1.0
  Ge  Ge11  1  0.232  0.286  0.163  1.0
  Ge  Ge12  1  0.500  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Ge  Ge13  1  0.000  0.500  0.500  1.0
  N  N14  1  0.423  0.665  0.576  1.0
  N  N15  1  0.577  0.335  0.424  1.0
  N  N16  1  0.335  0.577  0.924  1.0
  N  N17  1  0.665  0.423  0.076  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.717  0.732  0.726  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.283  0.268  0.274  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.268  0.283  0.774  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.732  0.717  0.226  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.778  0.222  0.750  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.222  0.778  0.250  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.528  0.875  0.899  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.472  0.125  0.101  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.125  0.472  0.601  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.875  0.528  0.399  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.203  0.051  0.667  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.797  0.949  0.333  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.949  0.797  0.833  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.051  0.203  0.167  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.547  0.133  0.616  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.453  0.867  0.384  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.867  0.453  0.884  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.133  0.547  0.116  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.762  0.778  0.031  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.238  0.222  0.969  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.222  0.238  0.469  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.778  0.762  0.531  1.0
  O  O40  1  0.633  0.151  0.933  1.0
  O  O41  1  0.367  0.849  0.067  1.0
  O  O42  1  0.849  0.367  0.567  1.0
  O  O43  1  0.151  0.633  0.433  1.0
  O  O44  1  0.919  0.971  0.115  1.0
  O  O45  1  0.081  0.029  0.885  1.0
  O  O46  1  0.029  0.081  0.385  1.0
  O  O47  1  0.971  0.919  0.615  1.0
[/CIF]
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