The compound described by Ce3Pt5Si crystallizes in the monoclinic C2 space group. There are three inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce(1) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pt(1), two equivalent Pt(2), two equivalent Pt(3), two equivalent Pt(4), two equivalent Pt(5), and one Si(1) atom. In the second Ce site, Ce(2) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pt(1), two equivalent Pt(2), two equivalent Pt(3), two equivalent Pt(4), two equivalent Pt(5), and one Si(1) atom. In the third Ce site, Ce(3) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pt(1), two equivalent Pt(2), two equivalent Pt(3), two equivalent Pt(4), two equivalent Pt(5), and one Si(1) atom. There are five inequivalent Pt sites. In the first Pt site, Pt(1) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Ce(3), one Pt(1), one Pt(2), one Pt(4), one Pt(5), and one Si(1) atom. In the second Pt site, Pt(2) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Ce(3), one Pt(1), one Pt(2), one Pt(3), one Pt(5), and one Si(1) atom. In the third Pt site, Pt(3) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Ce(3), one Pt(2), one Pt(3), one Pt(4), one Pt(5), and one Si(1) atom. In the fourth Pt site, Pt(4) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Ce(3), one Pt(1), one Pt(3), one Pt(4), one Pt(5), and one Si(1) atom. In the fifth Pt site, Pt(5) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Ce(3), one Pt(1), one Pt(2), one Pt(3), one Pt(4), and two equivalent Si(1) atoms. Si(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), one Ce(2), one Ce(3), one Pt(1), one Pt(2), one Pt(3), one Pt(4), and two equivalent Pt(5) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Ce3SiPt5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.386
_cell_length_b   8.374
_cell_length_c   8.376
_cell_angle_alpha   128.066
_cell_angle_beta   126.402
_cell_angle_gamma   77.844
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   361.390
_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  0.826  0.549  0.277  1.0
  Ce  Ce1  1  0.620  0.249  0.371  1.0
  Ce  Ce2  1  0.174  0.451  0.722  1.0
  Ce  Ce3  1  0.380  0.751  0.629  1.0
  Ce  Ce4  1  0.228  0.950  0.277  1.0
  Ce  Ce5  1  0.772  0.049  0.723  1.0
  Si  Si6  1  0.217  0.250  0.967  1.0
  Si  Si7  1  0.783  0.750  0.033  1.0
  Pt  Pt8  1  0.168  0.904  0.860  1.0
  Pt  Pt9  1  0.832  0.096  0.139  1.0
  Pt  Pt10  1  0.456  0.193  0.861  1.0
  Pt  Pt11  1  0.543  0.405  0.737  1.0
  Pt  Pt12  1  0.831  0.692  0.736  1.0
  Pt  Pt13  1  0.457  0.596  0.264  1.0
  Pt  Pt14  1  0.544  0.808  0.139  1.0
  Pt  Pt15  1  0.169  0.308  0.264  1.0
  Pt  Pt16  1  1.000  1.000  0.500  1.0
  Pt  Pt17  1  0.000  0.500  1.000  1.0
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The compound described by Ce3Pt5Si crystallizes in the monoclinic C2 space group. There are three inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce(1) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pt(1), two equivalent Pt(2), two equivalent Pt(3), two equivalent Pt(4), two equivalent Pt(5), and one Si(1) atom. In the second Ce site, Ce(2) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pt(1), two equivalent Pt(2), two equivalent Pt(3), two equivalent Pt(4), two equivalent Pt(5), and one Si(1) atom. In the third Ce site, Ce(3) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pt(1), two equivalent Pt(2), two equivalent Pt(3), two equivalent Pt(4), two equivalent Pt(5), and one Si(1) atom. There are five inequivalent Pt sites. In the first Pt site, Pt(1) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Ce(3), one Pt(1), one Pt(2), one Pt(4), one Pt(5), and one Si(1) atom. In the second Pt site, Pt(2) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Ce(3), one Pt(1), one Pt(2), one Pt(3), one Pt(5), and one Si(1) atom. In the third Pt site, Pt(3) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Ce(3), one Pt(2), one Pt(3), one Pt(4), one Pt(5), and one Si(1) atom. In the fourth Pt site, Pt(4) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Ce(3), one Pt(1), one Pt(3), one Pt(4), one Pt(5), and one Si(1) atom. In the fifth Pt site, Pt(5) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Ce(3), one Pt(1), one Pt(2), one Pt(3), one Pt(4), and two equivalent Si(1) atoms. Si(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), one Ce(2), one Ce(3), one Pt(1), one Pt(2), one Pt(3), one Pt(4), and two equivalent Pt(5) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Ce3SiPt5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.386
_cell_length_b   8.374
_cell_length_c   8.376
_cell_angle_alpha   128.066
_cell_angle_beta   126.402
_cell_angle_gamma   77.844
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   361.390
_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  0.826  0.549  0.277  1.0
  Ce  Ce1  1  0.620  0.249  0.371  1.0
  Ce  Ce2  1  0.174  0.451  0.722  1.0
  Ce  Ce3  1  0.380  0.751  0.629  1.0
  Ce  Ce4  1  0.228  0.950  0.277  1.0
  Ce  Ce5  1  0.772  0.049  0.723  1.0
  Si  Si6  1  0.217  0.250  0.967  1.0
  Si  Si7  1  0.783  0.750  0.033  1.0
  Pt  Pt8  1  0.168  0.904  0.860  1.0
  Pt  Pt9  1  0.832  0.096  0.139  1.0
  Pt  Pt10  1  0.456  0.193  0.861  1.0
  Pt  Pt11  1  0.543  0.405  0.737  1.0
  Pt  Pt12  1  0.831  0.692  0.736  1.0
  Pt  Pt13  1  0.457  0.596  0.264  1.0
  Pt  Pt14  1  0.544  0.808  0.139  1.0
  Pt  Pt15  1  0.169  0.308  0.264  1.0
  Pt  Pt16  1  1.000  1.000  0.500  1.0
  Pt  Pt17  1  0.000  0.500  1.000  1.0
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