The crystal structure described by RuAu3 is beta Cu3Ti-like structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Ru(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Au(1) atoms to form RuAu12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Ru(1)Au12 cuboctahedra, corners with twelve equivalent Au(1)Ru4Au8 cuboctahedra, edges with eighteen equivalent Au(1)Ru4Au8 cuboctahedra, faces with eight equivalent Ru(1)Au12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent Au(1)Ru4Au8 cuboctahedra. Au(1) is bonded to four equivalent Ru(1) and eight equivalent Au(1) atoms to form distorted AuRu4Au8 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Ru(1)Au12 cuboctahedra, corners with fourteen equivalent Au(1)Ru4Au8 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Ru(1)Au12 cuboctahedra, edges with twelve equivalent Au(1)Ru4Au8 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ru(1)Au12 cuboctahedra, and faces with sixteen equivalent Au(1)Ru4Au8 cuboctahedra. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_RuAu3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.845
_cell_length_b   5.845
_cell_length_c   4.705
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   139.179
_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
  Ru  Ru0  1  0.333  0.667  0.750  1.0
  Ru  Ru1  1  0.667  0.333  0.250  1.0
  Au  Au2  1  0.169  0.338  0.250  1.0
  Au  Au3  1  0.662  0.831  0.250  1.0
  Au  Au4  1  0.169  0.831  0.250  1.0
  Au  Au5  1  0.831  0.662  0.750  1.0
  Au  Au6  1  0.338  0.169  0.750  1.0
  Au  Au7  1  0.831  0.169  0.750  1.0
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The crystal structure described by RuAu3 is beta Cu3Ti-like structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Ru(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Au(1) atoms to form RuAu12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Ru(1)Au12 cuboctahedra, corners with twelve equivalent Au(1)Ru4Au8 cuboctahedra, edges with eighteen equivalent Au(1)Ru4Au8 cuboctahedra, faces with eight equivalent Ru(1)Au12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent Au(1)Ru4Au8 cuboctahedra. Au(1) is bonded to four equivalent Ru(1) and eight equivalent Au(1) atoms to form distorted AuRu4Au8 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Ru(1)Au12 cuboctahedra, corners with fourteen equivalent Au(1)Ru4Au8 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Ru(1)Au12 cuboctahedra, edges with twelve equivalent Au(1)Ru4Au8 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ru(1)Au12 cuboctahedra, and faces with sixteen equivalent Au(1)Ru4Au8 cuboctahedra. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_RuAu3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.845
_cell_length_b   5.845
_cell_length_c   4.705
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   139.179
_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
  Ru  Ru0  1  0.333  0.667  0.750  1.0
  Ru  Ru1  1  0.667  0.333  0.250  1.0
  Au  Au2  1  0.169  0.338  0.250  1.0
  Au  Au3  1  0.662  0.831  0.250  1.0
  Au  Au4  1  0.169  0.831  0.250  1.0
  Au  Au5  1  0.831  0.662  0.750  1.0
  Au  Au6  1  0.338  0.169  0.750  1.0
  Au  Au7  1  0.831  0.169  0.750  1.0
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