The compound described by K2GdCl5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. K(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Cl(1), two equivalent Cl(2), two equivalent Cl(3), and two equivalent Cl(4) atoms. Gd(1) is bonded to one Cl(1), one Cl(3), one Cl(4), and four equivalent Cl(2) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing GdCl7 pentagonal bipyramids. There are four inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded to four equivalent K(1) and one Gd(1) atom to form distorted ClK4Gd trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Cl(4)K4Gd trigonal bipyramid, corners with four equivalent Cl(1)K4Gd trigonal bipyramids, corners with five equivalent Cl(3)K4Gd trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent Cl(2)K2Gd2 trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent Cl(3)K4Gd trigonal bipyramids, edges with four equivalent Cl(4)K4Gd trigonal bipyramids, and edges with four equivalent Cl(2)K2Gd2 trigonal pyramids. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded to two equivalent K(1) and two equivalent Gd(1) atoms to form distorted ClK2Gd2 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent Cl(1)K4Gd trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent Cl(4)K4Gd trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent Cl(3)K4Gd trigonal bipyramids, corners with six equivalent Cl(2)K2Gd2 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Cl(3)K4Gd trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent Cl(1)K4Gd trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent Cl(4)K4Gd trigonal bipyramids, and  an edgeedge with one Cl(2)K2Gd2 trigonal pyramid. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded to four equivalent K(1) and one Gd(1) atom to form distorted ClK4Gd trigonal bipyramids that share corners with four equivalent Cl(4)K4Gd trigonal bipyramids, corners with five equivalent Cl(1)K4Gd trigonal bipyramids, corners with eight equivalent Cl(2)K2Gd2 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Cl(4)K4Gd trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent Cl(1)K4Gd trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent Cl(3)K4Gd trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent Cl(2)K2Gd2 trigonal pyramids, and  a faceface with one Cl(4)K4Gd trigonal bipyramid. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded to four equivalent K(1) and one Gd(1) atom to form distorted ClK4Gd trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Cl(1)K4Gd trigonal bipyramid, corners with four equivalent Cl(3)K4Gd trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent Cl(4)K4Gd trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent Cl(2)K2Gd2 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Cl(3)K4Gd trigonal bipyramid, edges with four equivalent Cl(1)K4Gd trigonal bipyramids, edges with four equivalent Cl(2)K2Gd2 trigonal pyramids, and  a faceface with one Cl(3)K4Gd trigonal bipyramid. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_K2GdCl5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.954
_cell_length_b   8.614
_cell_length_c   12.695
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   869.798
_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
  K  K0  1  0.947  0.004  0.828  1.0
  K  K1  1  0.053  0.996  0.172  1.0
  K  K2  1  0.447  0.996  0.672  1.0
  K  K3  1  0.053  0.504  0.172  1.0
  K  K4  1  0.553  0.004  0.328  1.0
  K  K5  1  0.947  0.496  0.828  1.0
  K  K6  1  0.553  0.496  0.328  1.0
  K  K7  1  0.447  0.504  0.672  1.0
  Gd  Gd8  1  0.925  0.750  0.505  1.0
  Gd  Gd9  1  0.075  0.250  0.495  1.0
  Gd  Gd10  1  0.425  0.250  0.995  1.0
  Gd  Gd11  1  0.575  0.750  0.005  1.0
  Cl  Cl12  1  0.125  0.750  0.678  1.0
  Cl  Cl13  1  0.875  0.250  0.322  1.0
  Cl  Cl14  1  0.625  0.250  0.822  1.0
  Cl  Cl15  1  0.375  0.750  0.178  1.0
  Cl  Cl16  1  0.836  0.043  0.576  1.0
  Cl  Cl17  1  0.164  0.957  0.424  1.0
  Cl  Cl18  1  0.336  0.957  0.924  1.0
  Cl  Cl19  1  0.164  0.543  0.424  1.0
  Cl  Cl20  1  0.664  0.043  0.076  1.0
  Cl  Cl21  1  0.836  0.457  0.576  1.0
  Cl  Cl22  1  0.664  0.457  0.076  1.0
  Cl  Cl23  1  0.336  0.543  0.924  1.0
  Cl  Cl24  1  0.581  0.750  0.510  1.0
  Cl  Cl25  1  0.419  0.250  0.490  1.0
  Cl  Cl26  1  0.081  0.250  0.990  1.0
  Cl  Cl27  1  0.919  0.750  0.010  1.0
  Cl  Cl28  1  0.661  0.750  0.798  1.0
  Cl  Cl29  1  0.339  0.250  0.202  1.0
  Cl  Cl30  1  0.161  0.250  0.702  1.0
  Cl  Cl31  1  0.839  0.750  0.298  1.0
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The compound described by K2GdCl5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. K(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Cl(1), two equivalent Cl(2), two equivalent Cl(3), and two equivalent Cl(4) atoms. Gd(1) is bonded to one Cl(1), one Cl(3), one Cl(4), and four equivalent Cl(2) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing GdCl7 pentagonal bipyramids. There are four inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded to four equivalent K(1) and one Gd(1) atom to form distorted ClK4Gd trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Cl(4)K4Gd trigonal bipyramid, corners with four equivalent Cl(1)K4Gd trigonal bipyramids, corners with five equivalent Cl(3)K4Gd trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent Cl(2)K2Gd2 trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent Cl(3)K4Gd trigonal bipyramids, edges with four equivalent Cl(4)K4Gd trigonal bipyramids, and edges with four equivalent Cl(2)K2Gd2 trigonal pyramids. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded to two equivalent K(1) and two equivalent Gd(1) atoms to form distorted ClK2Gd2 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent Cl(1)K4Gd trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent Cl(4)K4Gd trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent Cl(3)K4Gd trigonal bipyramids, corners with six equivalent Cl(2)K2Gd2 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Cl(3)K4Gd trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent Cl(1)K4Gd trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent Cl(4)K4Gd trigonal bipyramids, and  an edgeedge with one Cl(2)K2Gd2 trigonal pyramid. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded to four equivalent K(1) and one Gd(1) atom to form distorted ClK4Gd trigonal bipyramids that share corners with four equivalent Cl(4)K4Gd trigonal bipyramids, corners with five equivalent Cl(1)K4Gd trigonal bipyramids, corners with eight equivalent Cl(2)K2Gd2 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Cl(4)K4Gd trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent Cl(1)K4Gd trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent Cl(3)K4Gd trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent Cl(2)K2Gd2 trigonal pyramids, and  a faceface with one Cl(4)K4Gd trigonal bipyramid. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded to four equivalent K(1) and one Gd(1) atom to form distorted ClK4Gd trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Cl(1)K4Gd trigonal bipyramid, corners with four equivalent Cl(3)K4Gd trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent Cl(4)K4Gd trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent Cl(2)K2Gd2 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Cl(3)K4Gd trigonal bipyramid, edges with four equivalent Cl(1)K4Gd trigonal bipyramids, edges with four equivalent Cl(2)K2Gd2 trigonal pyramids, and  a faceface with one Cl(3)K4Gd trigonal bipyramid. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_K2GdCl5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.954
_cell_length_b   8.614
_cell_length_c   12.695
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   869.798
_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
  K  K0  1  0.947  0.004  0.828  1.0
  K  K1  1  0.053  0.996  0.172  1.0
  K  K2  1  0.447  0.996  0.672  1.0
  K  K3  1  0.053  0.504  0.172  1.0
  K  K4  1  0.553  0.004  0.328  1.0
  K  K5  1  0.947  0.496  0.828  1.0
  K  K6  1  0.553  0.496  0.328  1.0
  K  K7  1  0.447  0.504  0.672  1.0
  Gd  Gd8  1  0.925  0.750  0.505  1.0
  Gd  Gd9  1  0.075  0.250  0.495  1.0
  Gd  Gd10  1  0.425  0.250  0.995  1.0
  Gd  Gd11  1  0.575  0.750  0.005  1.0
  Cl  Cl12  1  0.125  0.750  0.678  1.0
  Cl  Cl13  1  0.875  0.250  0.322  1.0
  Cl  Cl14  1  0.625  0.250  0.822  1.0
  Cl  Cl15  1  0.375  0.750  0.178  1.0
  Cl  Cl16  1  0.836  0.043  0.576  1.0
  Cl  Cl17  1  0.164  0.957  0.424  1.0
  Cl  Cl18  1  0.336  0.957  0.924  1.0
  Cl  Cl19  1  0.164  0.543  0.424  1.0
  Cl  Cl20  1  0.664  0.043  0.076  1.0
  Cl  Cl21  1  0.836  0.457  0.576  1.0
  Cl  Cl22  1  0.664  0.457  0.076  1.0
  Cl  Cl23  1  0.336  0.543  0.924  1.0
  Cl  Cl24  1  0.581  0.750  0.510  1.0
  Cl  Cl25  1  0.419  0.250  0.490  1.0
  Cl  Cl26  1  0.081  0.250  0.990  1.0
  Cl  Cl27  1  0.919  0.750  0.010  1.0
  Cl  Cl28  1  0.661  0.750  0.798  1.0
  Cl  Cl29  1  0.339  0.250  0.202  1.0
  Cl  Cl30  1  0.161  0.250  0.702  1.0
  Cl  Cl31  1  0.839  0.750  0.298  1.0
[/CIF]
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