The structure described by LiNd4(RhO3)4 crystallizes in the monoclinic Pm space group. Li(1) is bonded to one O(6), one O(8), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent Rh(1)O6 octahedra and edges with two equivalent Rh(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 38-67°. There are four inequivalent Nd sites. In the first Nd site, Nd(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(6), one O(8), two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(4) atoms. In the second Nd site, Nd(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(5), one O(7), two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(4) atoms. In the third Nd site, Nd(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(6), one O(8), two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(4) atoms. In the fourth Nd site, Nd(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(5), one O(7), two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms. There are two inequivalent Rh sites. In the first Rh site, Rh(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(8) atom to form RhO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Rh(1)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Rh(2)O6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 35-48°. In the second Rh site, Rh(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form distorted RhO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Rh(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Rh(1)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 35-45°. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Nd(2), one Nd(3), one Nd(4), one Rh(1), and one Rh(2) atom to form distorted ONd3Rh2 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(1)Nd3Rh2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent O(2)Nd3Rh2 trigonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Nd2Rh2 trigonal pyramid, corners with three equivalent O(7)Nd2Rh2 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Nd3Rh2 trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent O(2)Nd3Rh2 trigonal bipyramids, and  an edgeedge with one O(5)Nd2Rh2 trigonal pyramid. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Nd(1), one Nd(3), one Nd(4), one Rh(1), and one Rh(2) atom to form distorted ONd3Rh2 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Nd3Rh2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent O(1)Nd3Rh2 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Nd3Rh2 trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent O(1)Nd3Rh2 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Nd2Rh2 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(7)Nd2Rh2 trigonal pyramid. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Nd(1), one Nd(2), one Nd(4), one Rh(1), and one Rh(2) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Nd(1), one Nd(2), one Nd(3), one Rh(1), and one Rh(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Nd(2), one Nd(4), and two equivalent Rh(1) atoms to form distorted ONd2Rh2 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(1)Nd3Rh2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent O(7)Nd2Rh2 trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(1)Nd3Rh2 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(2)Nd3Rh2 trigonal bipyramids. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Nd(1), one Nd(3), and two equivalent Rh(2) atoms. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Nd(2), one Nd(4), and two equivalent Rh(2) atoms to form distorted ONd2Rh2 trigonal pyramids that share corners with six equivalent O(1)Nd3Rh2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent O(5)Nd2Rh2 trigonal pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(2)Nd3Rh2 trigonal bipyramids. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Nd(1), one Nd(3), and two equivalent Rh(1) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_LiNd4(RhO3)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.411
_cell_length_b   6.202
_cell_length_c   7.661
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   88.916
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   257.055
_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
  Li  Li0  1  0.925  0.745  0.750  1.0
  Nd  Nd1  1  0.451  0.588  0.750  1.0
  Nd  Nd2  1  0.972  0.916  0.250  1.0
  Nd  Nd3  1  0.049  0.125  0.750  1.0
  Nd  Nd4  1  0.532  0.410  0.250  1.0
  Rh  Rh5  1  0.505  0.998  0.501  1.0
  Rh  Rh6  1  0.996  0.498  0.493  1.0
  Rh  Rh7  1  0.996  0.498  0.007  1.0
  Rh  Rh8  1  0.505  0.998  0.999  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.825  0.191  0.446  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.327  0.308  0.553  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.673  0.690  0.054  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.168  0.806  0.940  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.168  0.806  0.560  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.673  0.690  0.446  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.327  0.308  0.947  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.825  0.191  0.054  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.373  0.049  0.250  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.863  0.462  0.750  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.126  0.549  0.250  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.648  0.943  0.750  1.0
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The structure described by LiNd4(RhO3)4 crystallizes in the monoclinic Pm space group. Li(1) is bonded to one O(6), one O(8), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent Rh(1)O6 octahedra and edges with two equivalent Rh(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 38-67°. There are four inequivalent Nd sites. In the first Nd site, Nd(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(6), one O(8), two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(4) atoms. In the second Nd site, Nd(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(5), one O(7), two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(4) atoms. In the third Nd site, Nd(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(6), one O(8), two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(4) atoms. In the fourth Nd site, Nd(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(5), one O(7), two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms. There are two inequivalent Rh sites. In the first Rh site, Rh(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(8) atom to form RhO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Rh(1)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Rh(2)O6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 35-48°. In the second Rh site, Rh(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form distorted RhO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Rh(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Rh(1)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 35-45°. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Nd(2), one Nd(3), one Nd(4), one Rh(1), and one Rh(2) atom to form distorted ONd3Rh2 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(1)Nd3Rh2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent O(2)Nd3Rh2 trigonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Nd2Rh2 trigonal pyramid, corners with three equivalent O(7)Nd2Rh2 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Nd3Rh2 trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent O(2)Nd3Rh2 trigonal bipyramids, and  an edgeedge with one O(5)Nd2Rh2 trigonal pyramid. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Nd(1), one Nd(3), one Nd(4), one Rh(1), and one Rh(2) atom to form distorted ONd3Rh2 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Nd3Rh2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent O(1)Nd3Rh2 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Nd3Rh2 trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent O(1)Nd3Rh2 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Nd2Rh2 trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(7)Nd2Rh2 trigonal pyramid. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Nd(1), one Nd(2), one Nd(4), one Rh(1), and one Rh(2) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Nd(1), one Nd(2), one Nd(3), one Rh(1), and one Rh(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Nd(2), one Nd(4), and two equivalent Rh(1) atoms to form distorted ONd2Rh2 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(1)Nd3Rh2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent O(7)Nd2Rh2 trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(1)Nd3Rh2 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(2)Nd3Rh2 trigonal bipyramids. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Nd(1), one Nd(3), and two equivalent Rh(2) atoms. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Nd(2), one Nd(4), and two equivalent Rh(2) atoms to form distorted ONd2Rh2 trigonal pyramids that share corners with six equivalent O(1)Nd3Rh2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent O(5)Nd2Rh2 trigonal pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(2)Nd3Rh2 trigonal bipyramids. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Nd(1), one Nd(3), and two equivalent Rh(1) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_LiNd4(RhO3)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.411
_cell_length_b   6.202
_cell_length_c   7.661
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   88.916
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   257.055
_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
  Li  Li0  1  0.925  0.745  0.750  1.0
  Nd  Nd1  1  0.451  0.588  0.750  1.0
  Nd  Nd2  1  0.972  0.916  0.250  1.0
  Nd  Nd3  1  0.049  0.125  0.750  1.0
  Nd  Nd4  1  0.532  0.410  0.250  1.0
  Rh  Rh5  1  0.505  0.998  0.501  1.0
  Rh  Rh6  1  0.996  0.498  0.493  1.0
  Rh  Rh7  1  0.996  0.498  0.007  1.0
  Rh  Rh8  1  0.505  0.998  0.999  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.825  0.191  0.446  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.327  0.308  0.553  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.673  0.690  0.054  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.168  0.806  0.940  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.168  0.806  0.560  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.673  0.690  0.446  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.327  0.308  0.947  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.825  0.191  0.054  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.373  0.049  0.250  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.863  0.462  0.750  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.126  0.549  0.250  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.648  0.943  0.750  1.0
[/CIF]
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