The crystal structure described by Pu2Zn17 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. Pu(1) is bonded in a 19-coordinate geometry to one Zn(2), one Zn(7), two equivalent Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(4), three equivalent Zn(6), four equivalent Zn(3), and six equivalent Zn(5) atoms. There are seven inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded to two equivalent Pu(1), two equivalent Zn(3), two equivalent Zn(4), two equivalent Zn(5), two equivalent Zn(6), and two equivalent Zn(7) atoms to form distorted ZnPu2Zn10 cuboctahedra that share corners with two equivalent Zn(1)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(4)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(6)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Zn(3)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Zn(5)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Zn(3)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Zn(4)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Zn(6)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Zn(5)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Zn(1)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Zn(2)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Zn(4)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Zn(6)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Zn(5)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Zn(3)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded to two equivalent Pu(1), two equivalent Zn(7), four equivalent Zn(3), and four equivalent Zn(5) atoms to form distorted ZnPu2Zn10 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Zn(1)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Zn(3)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Zn(4)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Zn(5)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Zn(6)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Zn(6)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Zn(3)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Zn(5)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Zn(6)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Zn(1)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Zn(3)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Zn(4)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Zn(5)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra. In the third Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded to two equivalent Pu(1), one Zn(1), one Zn(2), one Zn(3), one Zn(4), one Zn(6), two equivalent Zn(7), and three equivalent Zn(5) atoms to form distorted ZnPu2Zn10 cuboctahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(2)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(1)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(6)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, corners with five equivalent Zn(4)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with five equivalent Zn(5)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, corners with seven equivalent Zn(3)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(1)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(2)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(3)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(5)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(6)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Zn(2)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Zn(1)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Zn(4)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Zn(6)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Zn(3)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, and faces with seven equivalent Zn(5)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra. In the fourth Zn site, Zn(4) is bonded to two equivalent Pu(1), two equivalent Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(3), two equivalent Zn(5), two equivalent Zn(6), and two equivalent Zn(7) atoms to form distorted ZnPu2Zn10 cuboctahedra that share corners with two equivalent Zn(1)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(4)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(6)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Zn(5)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, corners with ten equivalent Zn(3)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(4)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Zn(1)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Zn(5)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Zn(4)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Zn(1)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Zn(2)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Zn(6)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent Zn(3)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Zn(5)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra. In the fifth Zn site, Zn(5) is bonded to three equivalent Pu(1), one Zn(1), one Zn(2), one Zn(4), one Zn(5), one Zn(6), one Zn(7), and three equivalent Zn(3) atoms to form distorted ZnPu3Zn9 cuboctahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(2)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(4)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(6)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Zn(1)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with five equivalent Zn(3)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with seven equivalent Zn(5)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(2)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(3)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(4)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Zn(1)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Zn(6)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, edges with three equivalent Zn(5)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Zn(2)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Zn(1)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Zn(4)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Zn(6)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Zn(5)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, and faces with seven equivalent Zn(3)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra. In the sixth Zn site, Zn(6) is bonded to three equivalent Pu(1), one Zn(7), two equivalent Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(3), two equivalent Zn(4), and two equivalent Zn(5) atoms to form distorted ZnPu3Zn9 cuboctahedra that share corners with two equivalent Zn(1)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(4)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(2)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Zn(6)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Zn(3)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Zn(5)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(2)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(6)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Zn(1)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Zn(3)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Zn(5)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Zn(2)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Zn(6)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Zn(1)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Zn(4)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent Zn(3)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Zn(5)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra. In the seventh Zn site, Zn(7) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to one Pu(1), one Zn(2), one Zn(6), one Zn(7), two equivalent Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(4), two equivalent Zn(5), and four equivalent Zn(3) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Pu2Zn17
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.733
_cell_length_b   6.731
_cell_length_c   6.738
_cell_angle_alpha   82.712
_cell_angle_beta   82.656
_cell_angle_gamma   82.772
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   298.529
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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
  Pu  Pu0  1  0.663  0.664  0.663  1.0
  Pu  Pu1  1  0.337  0.336  0.337  1.0
  Zn  Zn2  1  0.000  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Zn  Zn3  1  0.000  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.500  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Zn  Zn5  1  0.294  0.706  1.000  1.0
  Zn  Zn6  1  0.707  1.000  0.293  1.0
  Zn  Zn7  1  0.000  0.294  0.706  1.0
  Zn  Zn8  1  0.293  0.000  0.707  1.0
  Zn  Zn9  1  1.000  0.706  0.294  1.0
  Zn  Zn10  1  0.706  0.294  0.000  1.0
  Zn  Zn11  1  0.350  0.350  0.840  1.0
  Zn  Zn12  1  0.350  0.840  0.350  1.0
  Zn  Zn13  1  0.840  0.350  0.350  1.0
  Zn  Zn14  1  0.650  0.650  0.160  1.0
  Zn  Zn15  1  0.650  0.160  0.650  1.0
  Zn  Zn16  1  0.160  0.650  0.650  1.0
  Zn  Zn17  1  0.900  0.901  0.900  1.0
  Zn  Zn18  1  0.100  0.099  0.100  1.0
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The crystal structure described by Pu2Zn17 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. Pu(1) is bonded in a 19-coordinate geometry to one Zn(2), one Zn(7), two equivalent Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(4), three equivalent Zn(6), four equivalent Zn(3), and six equivalent Zn(5) atoms. There are seven inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded to two equivalent Pu(1), two equivalent Zn(3), two equivalent Zn(4), two equivalent Zn(5), two equivalent Zn(6), and two equivalent Zn(7) atoms to form distorted ZnPu2Zn10 cuboctahedra that share corners with two equivalent Zn(1)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(4)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(6)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Zn(3)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Zn(5)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Zn(3)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Zn(4)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Zn(6)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Zn(5)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Zn(1)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Zn(2)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Zn(4)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Zn(6)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Zn(5)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Zn(3)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded to two equivalent Pu(1), two equivalent Zn(7), four equivalent Zn(3), and four equivalent Zn(5) atoms to form distorted ZnPu2Zn10 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Zn(1)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Zn(3)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Zn(4)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Zn(5)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Zn(6)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Zn(6)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Zn(3)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Zn(5)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Zn(6)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Zn(1)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Zn(3)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Zn(4)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Zn(5)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra. In the third Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded to two equivalent Pu(1), one Zn(1), one Zn(2), one Zn(3), one Zn(4), one Zn(6), two equivalent Zn(7), and three equivalent Zn(5) atoms to form distorted ZnPu2Zn10 cuboctahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(2)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(1)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(6)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, corners with five equivalent Zn(4)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with five equivalent Zn(5)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, corners with seven equivalent Zn(3)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(1)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(2)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(3)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(5)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(6)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Zn(2)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Zn(1)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Zn(4)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Zn(6)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Zn(3)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, and faces with seven equivalent Zn(5)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra. In the fourth Zn site, Zn(4) is bonded to two equivalent Pu(1), two equivalent Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(3), two equivalent Zn(5), two equivalent Zn(6), and two equivalent Zn(7) atoms to form distorted ZnPu2Zn10 cuboctahedra that share corners with two equivalent Zn(1)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(4)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(6)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Zn(5)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, corners with ten equivalent Zn(3)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(4)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Zn(1)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Zn(5)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Zn(4)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Zn(1)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Zn(2)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Zn(6)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent Zn(3)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Zn(5)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra. In the fifth Zn site, Zn(5) is bonded to three equivalent Pu(1), one Zn(1), one Zn(2), one Zn(4), one Zn(5), one Zn(6), one Zn(7), and three equivalent Zn(3) atoms to form distorted ZnPu3Zn9 cuboctahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(2)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(4)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(6)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Zn(1)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with five equivalent Zn(3)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with seven equivalent Zn(5)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(2)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(3)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(4)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Zn(1)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Zn(6)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, edges with three equivalent Zn(5)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Zn(2)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Zn(1)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Zn(4)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Zn(6)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Zn(5)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, and faces with seven equivalent Zn(3)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra. In the sixth Zn site, Zn(6) is bonded to three equivalent Pu(1), one Zn(7), two equivalent Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(3), two equivalent Zn(4), and two equivalent Zn(5) atoms to form distorted ZnPu3Zn9 cuboctahedra that share corners with two equivalent Zn(1)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(4)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(2)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Zn(6)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Zn(3)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Zn(5)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(2)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra,  an edgeedge with one Zn(6)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Zn(1)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Zn(3)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Zn(5)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Zn(2)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Zn(6)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Zn(1)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Zn(4)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent Zn(3)Pu2Zn10 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Zn(5)Pu3Zn9 cuboctahedra. In the seventh Zn site, Zn(7) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to one Pu(1), one Zn(2), one Zn(6), one Zn(7), two equivalent Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(4), two equivalent Zn(5), and four equivalent Zn(3) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Pu2Zn17
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.733
_cell_length_b   6.731
_cell_length_c   6.738
_cell_angle_alpha   82.712
_cell_angle_beta   82.656
_cell_angle_gamma   82.772
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   298.529
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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
  Pu  Pu0  1  0.663  0.664  0.663  1.0
  Pu  Pu1  1  0.337  0.336  0.337  1.0
  Zn  Zn2  1  0.000  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Zn  Zn3  1  0.000  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.500  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Zn  Zn5  1  0.294  0.706  1.000  1.0
  Zn  Zn6  1  0.707  1.000  0.293  1.0
  Zn  Zn7  1  0.000  0.294  0.706  1.0
  Zn  Zn8  1  0.293  0.000  0.707  1.0
  Zn  Zn9  1  1.000  0.706  0.294  1.0
  Zn  Zn10  1  0.706  0.294  0.000  1.0
  Zn  Zn11  1  0.350  0.350  0.840  1.0
  Zn  Zn12  1  0.350  0.840  0.350  1.0
  Zn  Zn13  1  0.840  0.350  0.350  1.0
  Zn  Zn14  1  0.650  0.650  0.160  1.0
  Zn  Zn15  1  0.650  0.160  0.650  1.0
  Zn  Zn16  1  0.160  0.650  0.650  1.0
  Zn  Zn17  1  0.900  0.901  0.900  1.0
  Zn  Zn18  1  0.100  0.099  0.100  1.0
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