The crystal structure described by CeP5 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/m space group. Ce(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent P(1), two equivalent P(2), and four equivalent P(3) atoms. There are three inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(3) is bonded to two equivalent Ce(1), one P(2), and one P(3) atom to form PCe2P2 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent P(3)Ce2P2 tetrahedra, corners with five equivalent P(1)Ce2P2 tetrahedra, corners with six equivalent P(2)CeP3 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one P(3)Ce2P2 tetrahedra. In the second P site, P(1) is bonded to two equivalent Ce(1) and two equivalent P(2) atoms to form distorted PCe2P2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent P(1)Ce2P2 tetrahedra, corners with six equivalent P(2)CeP3 tetrahedra, and corners with ten equivalent P(3)Ce2P2 tetrahedra. In the third P site, P(2) is bonded to one Ce(1), one P(1), one P(2), and one P(3) atom to form PCeP3 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)Ce2P2 tetrahedra, corners with six equivalent P(3)Ce2P2 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one P(2)CeP3 tetrahedra. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_CeP5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   9.633
_cell_length_b   4.984
_cell_length_c   5.517
_cell_angle_alpha   76.034
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   257.056
_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
  Ce  Ce0  1  0.250  0.526  0.135  1.0
  Ce  Ce1  1  0.750  0.474  0.865  1.0
  P  P2  1  0.250  0.796  0.578  1.0
  P  P3  1  0.750  0.204  0.422  1.0
  P  P4  1  0.911  0.882  0.458  1.0
  P  P5  1  0.411  0.118  0.542  1.0
  P  P6  1  0.089  0.118  0.542  1.0
  P  P7  1  0.589  0.882  0.458  1.0
  P  P8  1  0.963  0.795  0.105  1.0
  P  P9  1  0.463  0.205  0.895  1.0
  P  P10  1  0.037  0.205  0.895  1.0
  P  P11  1  0.537  0.795  0.105  1.0
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The crystal structure described by CeP5 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/m space group. Ce(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent P(1), two equivalent P(2), and four equivalent P(3) atoms. There are three inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(3) is bonded to two equivalent Ce(1), one P(2), and one P(3) atom to form PCe2P2 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent P(3)Ce2P2 tetrahedra, corners with five equivalent P(1)Ce2P2 tetrahedra, corners with six equivalent P(2)CeP3 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one P(3)Ce2P2 tetrahedra. In the second P site, P(1) is bonded to two equivalent Ce(1) and two equivalent P(2) atoms to form distorted PCe2P2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent P(1)Ce2P2 tetrahedra, corners with six equivalent P(2)CeP3 tetrahedra, and corners with ten equivalent P(3)Ce2P2 tetrahedra. In the third P site, P(2) is bonded to one Ce(1), one P(1), one P(2), and one P(3) atom to form PCeP3 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)Ce2P2 tetrahedra, corners with six equivalent P(3)Ce2P2 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one P(2)CeP3 tetrahedra. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_CeP5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   9.633
_cell_length_b   4.984
_cell_length_c   5.517
_cell_angle_alpha   76.034
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   257.056
_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
  Ce  Ce0  1  0.250  0.526  0.135  1.0
  Ce  Ce1  1  0.750  0.474  0.865  1.0
  P  P2  1  0.250  0.796  0.578  1.0
  P  P3  1  0.750  0.204  0.422  1.0
  P  P4  1  0.911  0.882  0.458  1.0
  P  P5  1  0.411  0.118  0.542  1.0
  P  P6  1  0.089  0.118  0.542  1.0
  P  P7  1  0.589  0.882  0.458  1.0
  P  P8  1  0.963  0.795  0.105  1.0
  P  P9  1  0.463  0.205  0.895  1.0
  P  P10  1  0.037  0.205  0.895  1.0
  P  P11  1  0.537  0.795  0.105  1.0
[/CIF]
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