The compound described by MgCe5 is beta-derived structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Amm2 space group. Mg(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Ce(3), two equivalent Ce(4), two equivalent Ce(5), and four equivalent Ce(2) atoms to form MgCe10Mg2 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Mg(1)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ce(4)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ce(5)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, edges with three equivalent Ce(4)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, edges with three equivalent Ce(5)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Ce(2)Ce8Mg4 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Ce(1)Ce12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ce(4)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ce(5)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ce(1)Ce12 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Mg(1)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ce(2)Ce8Mg4 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Ce(3)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra. There are five inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce(1) is bonded to two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Ce(3), two equivalent Ce(5), and four equivalent Ce(4) atoms to form CeCe12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Ce(3)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ce(1)Ce12 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ce(2)Ce8Mg4 cuboctahedra, edges with three equivalent Ce(3)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, edges with three equivalent Ce(2)Ce8Mg4 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Ce(4)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Mg(1)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(1)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ce(3)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ce(2)Ce8Mg4 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ce(4)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ce(1)Ce12 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Ce(5)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra. In the second Ce site, Ce(2) is bonded to four equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Ce(3), and two equivalent Ce(4) atoms to form distorted CeCe8Mg4 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Ce(3)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ce(1)Ce12 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ce(2)Ce8Mg4 cuboctahedra, edges with three equivalent Ce(3)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, edges with three equivalent Ce(1)Ce12 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(1)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Ce(5)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ce(3)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ce(5)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ce(1)Ce12 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Mg(1)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ce(2)Ce8Mg4 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Ce(4)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra. In the third Ce site, Ce(3) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Ce(3), and four equivalent Ce(5) atoms to form CeCe10Mg2 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Ce(3)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ce(1)Ce12 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ce(2)Ce8Mg4 cuboctahedra, edges with three equivalent Ce(1)Ce12 cuboctahedra, edges with three equivalent Ce(2)Ce8Mg4 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Ce(5)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Ce(4)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ce(4)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ce(1)Ce12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ce(2)Ce8Mg4 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ce(3)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ce(5)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Mg(1)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra. In the fourth Ce site, Ce(4) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Ce(4), two equivalent Ce(5), and four equivalent Ce(1) atoms to form distorted CeCe10Mg2 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Mg(1)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ce(4)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ce(5)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, edges with three equivalent Mg(1)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, edges with three equivalent Ce(5)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Ce(1)Ce12 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Ce(3)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(1)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ce(3)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ce(5)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ce(4)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ce(1)Ce12 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Ce(2)Ce8Mg4 cuboctahedra. In the fifth Ce site, Ce(5) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(4), two equivalent Ce(5), and four equivalent Ce(3) atoms to form distorted CeCe10Mg2 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Mg(1)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ce(4)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ce(5)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, edges with three equivalent Mg(1)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, edges with three equivalent Ce(4)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Ce(3)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Ce(2)Ce8Mg4 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(1)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ce(4)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ce(2)Ce8Mg4 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ce(3)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ce(5)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Ce(1)Ce12 cuboctahedra. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Ce5Mg
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   9.075
_cell_length_b   9.075
_cell_length_c   5.933
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   158.341
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   180.339
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
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 _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  0.992  0.008  0.000  1.0
  Ce  Ce1  1  0.330  0.670  0.000  1.0
  Ce  Ce2  1  0.669  0.331  0.000  1.0
  Ce  Ce3  1  0.456  0.544  0.500  1.0
  Ce  Ce4  1  0.108  0.892  0.500  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.779  0.221  0.500  1.0
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The compound described by MgCe5 is beta-derived structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Amm2 space group. Mg(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Ce(3), two equivalent Ce(4), two equivalent Ce(5), and four equivalent Ce(2) atoms to form MgCe10Mg2 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Mg(1)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ce(4)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ce(5)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, edges with three equivalent Ce(4)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, edges with three equivalent Ce(5)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Ce(2)Ce8Mg4 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Ce(1)Ce12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ce(4)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ce(5)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ce(1)Ce12 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Mg(1)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ce(2)Ce8Mg4 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Ce(3)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra. There are five inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce(1) is bonded to two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Ce(3), two equivalent Ce(5), and four equivalent Ce(4) atoms to form CeCe12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Ce(3)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ce(1)Ce12 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ce(2)Ce8Mg4 cuboctahedra, edges with three equivalent Ce(3)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, edges with three equivalent Ce(2)Ce8Mg4 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Ce(4)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Mg(1)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(1)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ce(3)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ce(2)Ce8Mg4 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ce(4)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ce(1)Ce12 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Ce(5)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra. In the second Ce site, Ce(2) is bonded to four equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Ce(3), and two equivalent Ce(4) atoms to form distorted CeCe8Mg4 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Ce(3)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ce(1)Ce12 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ce(2)Ce8Mg4 cuboctahedra, edges with three equivalent Ce(3)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, edges with three equivalent Ce(1)Ce12 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Mg(1)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Ce(5)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ce(3)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ce(5)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ce(1)Ce12 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Mg(1)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ce(2)Ce8Mg4 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Ce(4)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra. In the third Ce site, Ce(3) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Ce(3), and four equivalent Ce(5) atoms to form CeCe10Mg2 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Ce(3)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ce(1)Ce12 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ce(2)Ce8Mg4 cuboctahedra, edges with three equivalent Ce(1)Ce12 cuboctahedra, edges with three equivalent Ce(2)Ce8Mg4 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Ce(5)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Ce(4)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ce(4)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ce(1)Ce12 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ce(2)Ce8Mg4 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ce(3)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ce(5)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Mg(1)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra. In the fourth Ce site, Ce(4) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Ce(4), two equivalent Ce(5), and four equivalent Ce(1) atoms to form distorted CeCe10Mg2 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Mg(1)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ce(4)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ce(5)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, edges with three equivalent Mg(1)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, edges with three equivalent Ce(5)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Ce(1)Ce12 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Ce(3)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(1)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ce(3)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ce(5)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ce(4)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ce(1)Ce12 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Ce(2)Ce8Mg4 cuboctahedra. In the fifth Ce site, Ce(5) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1), two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(4), two equivalent Ce(5), and four equivalent Ce(3) atoms to form distorted CeCe10Mg2 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Mg(1)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ce(4)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ce(5)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, edges with three equivalent Mg(1)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, edges with three equivalent Ce(4)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Ce(3)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Ce(2)Ce8Mg4 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Mg(1)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ce(4)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ce(2)Ce8Mg4 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ce(3)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ce(5)Ce10Mg2 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Ce(1)Ce12 cuboctahedra. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Ce5Mg
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   9.075
_cell_length_b   9.075
_cell_length_c   5.933
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   158.341
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   180.339
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
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 _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  0.992  0.008  0.000  1.0
  Ce  Ce1  1  0.330  0.670  0.000  1.0
  Ce  Ce2  1  0.669  0.331  0.000  1.0
  Ce  Ce3  1  0.456  0.544  0.500  1.0
  Ce  Ce4  1  0.108  0.892  0.500  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.779  0.221  0.500  1.0
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