The compound described by Ce2Sn3 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are four inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Sn(1), one Sn(4), one Sn(5), two equivalent Sn(2), two equivalent Sn(3), and two equivalent Sn(6) atoms. In the second Ce site, Ce(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Sn(1), two equivalent Sn(4), two equivalent Sn(5), two equivalent Sn(6), and three equivalent Sn(3) atoms. In the third Ce site, Ce(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Sn(3), one Sn(4), one Sn(5), one Sn(6), two equivalent Sn(2), and three equivalent Sn(1) atoms. In the fourth Ce site, Ce(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Sn(4), one Sn(5), one Sn(6), two equivalent Sn(1), and three equivalent Sn(2) atoms. There are six inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), one Ce(2), two equivalent Ce(4), three equivalent Ce(3), one Sn(1), one Sn(2), and one Sn(6) atom. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(3), three equivalent Ce(4), one Sn(1), and one Sn(6) atom. In the third Sn site, Sn(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Ce(3), two equivalent Ce(1), three equivalent Ce(2), one Sn(3), and one Sn(6) atom. In the fourth Sn site, Sn(4) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), one Ce(3), one Ce(4), two equivalent Ce(2), and two equivalent Sn(5) atoms. In the fifth Sn site, Sn(5) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), one Ce(3), one Ce(4), two equivalent Ce(2), and two equivalent Sn(4) atoms. In the sixth Sn site, Sn(6) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ce(3), one Ce(4), two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), one Sn(1), one Sn(2), and one Sn(3) atom. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Ce2Sn3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.427
_cell_length_b   8.463
_cell_length_c   11.145
_cell_angle_alpha   107.030
_cell_angle_beta   96.672
_cell_angle_gamma   100.105
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   561.548
_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
  Ce  Ce0  1  0.335  0.035  0.744  1.0
  Ce  Ce1  1  0.665  0.965  0.256  1.0
  Ce  Ce2  1  0.955  0.253  0.052  1.0
  Ce  Ce3  1  0.045  0.747  0.948  1.0
  Ce  Ce4  1  0.558  0.431  0.335  1.0
  Ce  Ce5  1  0.442  0.569  0.665  1.0
  Ce  Ce6  1  0.127  0.755  0.384  1.0
  Ce  Ce7  1  0.873  0.245  0.616  1.0
  Sn  Sn8  1  0.047  0.354  0.377  1.0
  Sn  Sn9  1  0.953  0.646  0.623  1.0
  Sn  Sn10  1  0.355  0.167  0.497  1.0
  Sn  Sn11  1  0.645  0.833  0.503  1.0
  Sn  Sn12  1  0.436  0.169  0.050  1.0
  Sn  Sn13  1  0.564  0.831  0.950  1.0
  Sn  Sn14  1  0.324  0.600  0.139  1.0
  Sn  Sn15  1  0.676  0.400  0.861  1.0
  Sn  Sn16  1  0.219  0.405  0.863  1.0
  Sn  Sn17  1  0.781  0.595  0.137  1.0
  Sn  Sn18  1  0.174  0.039  0.222  1.0
  Sn  Sn19  1  0.826  0.961  0.778  1.0
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The compound described by Ce2Sn3 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are four inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Sn(1), one Sn(4), one Sn(5), two equivalent Sn(2), two equivalent Sn(3), and two equivalent Sn(6) atoms. In the second Ce site, Ce(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Sn(1), two equivalent Sn(4), two equivalent Sn(5), two equivalent Sn(6), and three equivalent Sn(3) atoms. In the third Ce site, Ce(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Sn(3), one Sn(4), one Sn(5), one Sn(6), two equivalent Sn(2), and three equivalent Sn(1) atoms. In the fourth Ce site, Ce(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Sn(4), one Sn(5), one Sn(6), two equivalent Sn(1), and three equivalent Sn(2) atoms. There are six inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), one Ce(2), two equivalent Ce(4), three equivalent Ce(3), one Sn(1), one Sn(2), and one Sn(6) atom. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(3), three equivalent Ce(4), one Sn(1), and one Sn(6) atom. In the third Sn site, Sn(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Ce(3), two equivalent Ce(1), three equivalent Ce(2), one Sn(3), and one Sn(6) atom. In the fourth Sn site, Sn(4) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), one Ce(3), one Ce(4), two equivalent Ce(2), and two equivalent Sn(5) atoms. In the fifth Sn site, Sn(5) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), one Ce(3), one Ce(4), two equivalent Ce(2), and two equivalent Sn(4) atoms. In the sixth Sn site, Sn(6) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ce(3), one Ce(4), two equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), one Sn(1), one Sn(2), and one Sn(3) atom. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Ce2Sn3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.427
_cell_length_b   8.463
_cell_length_c   11.145
_cell_angle_alpha   107.030
_cell_angle_beta   96.672
_cell_angle_gamma   100.105
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   561.548
_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
  Ce  Ce0  1  0.335  0.035  0.744  1.0
  Ce  Ce1  1  0.665  0.965  0.256  1.0
  Ce  Ce2  1  0.955  0.253  0.052  1.0
  Ce  Ce3  1  0.045  0.747  0.948  1.0
  Ce  Ce4  1  0.558  0.431  0.335  1.0
  Ce  Ce5  1  0.442  0.569  0.665  1.0
  Ce  Ce6  1  0.127  0.755  0.384  1.0
  Ce  Ce7  1  0.873  0.245  0.616  1.0
  Sn  Sn8  1  0.047  0.354  0.377  1.0
  Sn  Sn9  1  0.953  0.646  0.623  1.0
  Sn  Sn10  1  0.355  0.167  0.497  1.0
  Sn  Sn11  1  0.645  0.833  0.503  1.0
  Sn  Sn12  1  0.436  0.169  0.050  1.0
  Sn  Sn13  1  0.564  0.831  0.950  1.0
  Sn  Sn14  1  0.324  0.600  0.139  1.0
  Sn  Sn15  1  0.676  0.400  0.861  1.0
  Sn  Sn16  1  0.219  0.405  0.863  1.0
  Sn  Sn17  1  0.781  0.595  0.137  1.0
  Sn  Sn18  1  0.174  0.039  0.222  1.0
  Sn  Sn19  1  0.826  0.961  0.778  1.0
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