The compound described by Sc2Ni7 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. There are two inequivalent Sc sites. In the first Sc site, Sc(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ni(1) and nine equivalent Ni(3) atoms. In the second Sc site, Sc(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ni(4), three equivalent Ni(5), six equivalent Ni(2), and six equivalent Ni(3) atoms. There are five inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(5) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Sc(2), three equivalent Ni(2), three equivalent Ni(3), and three equivalent Ni(4) atoms. In the second Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded to six equivalent Sc(1) and six equivalent Ni(3) atoms to form NiSc6Ni6 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent Ni(3)Sc5Ni7 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Ni(1)Sc6Ni6 cuboctahedra, and faces with eighteen equivalent Ni(3)Sc5Ni7 cuboctahedra. In the third Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded to four equivalent Sc(2), two equivalent Ni(4), two equivalent Ni(5), and four equivalent Ni(2) atoms to form NiSc4Ni8 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Ni(2)Sc4Ni8 cuboctahedra, corners with twelve equivalent Ni(3)Sc5Ni7 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Ni(2)Sc4Ni8 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Ni(3)Sc5Ni7 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ni(3)Sc5Ni7 cuboctahedra, and faces with eight equivalent Ni(2)Sc4Ni8 cuboctahedra. In the fourth Ni site, Ni(3) is bonded to two equivalent Sc(2), three equivalent Sc(1), one Ni(1), one Ni(4), one Ni(5), and four equivalent Ni(3) atoms to form distorted NiSc5Ni7 cuboctahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(1)Sc6Ni6 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ni(2)Sc4Ni8 cuboctahedra, corners with nine equivalent Ni(3)Sc5Ni7 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Ni(2)Sc4Ni8 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Ni(3)Sc5Ni7 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Ni(2)Sc4Ni8 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Ni(1)Sc6Ni6 cuboctahedra, and faces with ten equivalent Ni(3)Sc5Ni7 cuboctahedra. In the fifth Ni site, Ni(4) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Sc(2), three equivalent Ni(2), three equivalent Ni(3), and three equivalent Ni(5) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Sc2Ni7
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.771
_cell_length_b   4.771
_cell_length_c   23.661
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   466.369
_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
  Sc  Sc0  1  0.333  0.667  0.471  1.0
  Sc  Sc1  1  0.667  0.333  0.529  1.0
  Sc  Sc2  1  0.667  0.333  0.971  1.0
  Sc  Sc3  1  0.333  0.667  0.029  1.0
  Sc  Sc4  1  0.333  0.667  0.326  1.0
  Sc  Sc5  1  0.667  0.333  0.674  1.0
  Sc  Sc6  1  0.667  0.333  0.826  1.0
  Sc  Sc7  1  0.333  0.667  0.174  1.0
  Ni  Ni8  1  0.000  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Ni  Ni9  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Ni  Ni10  1  0.833  0.167  0.250  1.0
  Ni  Ni11  1  0.833  0.667  0.250  1.0
  Ni  Ni12  1  0.333  0.167  0.250  1.0
  Ni  Ni13  1  0.167  0.833  0.750  1.0
  Ni  Ni14  1  0.167  0.333  0.750  1.0
  Ni  Ni15  1  0.667  0.833  0.750  1.0
  Ni  Ni16  1  0.832  0.168  0.417  1.0
  Ni  Ni17  1  0.832  0.664  0.417  1.0
  Ni  Ni18  1  0.336  0.168  0.417  1.0
  Ni  Ni19  1  0.168  0.832  0.583  1.0
  Ni  Ni20  1  0.168  0.336  0.583  1.0
  Ni  Ni21  1  0.664  0.832  0.583  1.0
  Ni  Ni22  1  0.168  0.832  0.917  1.0
  Ni  Ni23  1  0.168  0.336  0.917  1.0
  Ni  Ni24  1  0.664  0.832  0.917  1.0
  Ni  Ni25  1  0.832  0.168  0.083  1.0
  Ni  Ni26  1  0.832  0.664  0.083  1.0
  Ni  Ni27  1  0.336  0.168  0.083  1.0
  Ni  Ni28  1  0.000  0.000  0.334  1.0
  Ni  Ni29  1  0.000  0.000  0.666  1.0
  Ni  Ni30  1  0.000  0.000  0.834  1.0
  Ni  Ni31  1  0.000  0.000  0.166  1.0
  Ni  Ni32  1  0.333  0.667  0.667  1.0
  Ni  Ni33  1  0.667  0.333  0.333  1.0
  Ni  Ni34  1  0.667  0.333  0.167  1.0
  Ni  Ni35  1  0.333  0.667  0.833  1.0
[/CIF]
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The compound described by Sc2Ni7 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. There are two inequivalent Sc sites. In the first Sc site, Sc(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ni(1) and nine equivalent Ni(3) atoms. In the second Sc site, Sc(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ni(4), three equivalent Ni(5), six equivalent Ni(2), and six equivalent Ni(3) atoms. There are five inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(5) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Sc(2), three equivalent Ni(2), three equivalent Ni(3), and three equivalent Ni(4) atoms. In the second Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded to six equivalent Sc(1) and six equivalent Ni(3) atoms to form NiSc6Ni6 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent Ni(3)Sc5Ni7 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Ni(1)Sc6Ni6 cuboctahedra, and faces with eighteen equivalent Ni(3)Sc5Ni7 cuboctahedra. In the third Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded to four equivalent Sc(2), two equivalent Ni(4), two equivalent Ni(5), and four equivalent Ni(2) atoms to form NiSc4Ni8 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Ni(2)Sc4Ni8 cuboctahedra, corners with twelve equivalent Ni(3)Sc5Ni7 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Ni(2)Sc4Ni8 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Ni(3)Sc5Ni7 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ni(3)Sc5Ni7 cuboctahedra, and faces with eight equivalent Ni(2)Sc4Ni8 cuboctahedra. In the fourth Ni site, Ni(3) is bonded to two equivalent Sc(2), three equivalent Sc(1), one Ni(1), one Ni(4), one Ni(5), and four equivalent Ni(3) atoms to form distorted NiSc5Ni7 cuboctahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(1)Sc6Ni6 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ni(2)Sc4Ni8 cuboctahedra, corners with nine equivalent Ni(3)Sc5Ni7 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Ni(2)Sc4Ni8 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Ni(3)Sc5Ni7 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Ni(2)Sc4Ni8 cuboctahedra, faces with three equivalent Ni(1)Sc6Ni6 cuboctahedra, and faces with ten equivalent Ni(3)Sc5Ni7 cuboctahedra. In the fifth Ni site, Ni(4) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Sc(2), three equivalent Ni(2), three equivalent Ni(3), and three equivalent Ni(5) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Sc2Ni7
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.771
_cell_length_b   4.771
_cell_length_c   23.661
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   466.369
_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
  Sc  Sc0  1  0.333  0.667  0.471  1.0
  Sc  Sc1  1  0.667  0.333  0.529  1.0
  Sc  Sc2  1  0.667  0.333  0.971  1.0
  Sc  Sc3  1  0.333  0.667  0.029  1.0
  Sc  Sc4  1  0.333  0.667  0.326  1.0
  Sc  Sc5  1  0.667  0.333  0.674  1.0
  Sc  Sc6  1  0.667  0.333  0.826  1.0
  Sc  Sc7  1  0.333  0.667  0.174  1.0
  Ni  Ni8  1  0.000  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Ni  Ni9  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Ni  Ni10  1  0.833  0.167  0.250  1.0
  Ni  Ni11  1  0.833  0.667  0.250  1.0
  Ni  Ni12  1  0.333  0.167  0.250  1.0
  Ni  Ni13  1  0.167  0.833  0.750  1.0
  Ni  Ni14  1  0.167  0.333  0.750  1.0
  Ni  Ni15  1  0.667  0.833  0.750  1.0
  Ni  Ni16  1  0.832  0.168  0.417  1.0
  Ni  Ni17  1  0.832  0.664  0.417  1.0
  Ni  Ni18  1  0.336  0.168  0.417  1.0
  Ni  Ni19  1  0.168  0.832  0.583  1.0
  Ni  Ni20  1  0.168  0.336  0.583  1.0
  Ni  Ni21  1  0.664  0.832  0.583  1.0
  Ni  Ni22  1  0.168  0.832  0.917  1.0
  Ni  Ni23  1  0.168  0.336  0.917  1.0
  Ni  Ni24  1  0.664  0.832  0.917  1.0
  Ni  Ni25  1  0.832  0.168  0.083  1.0
  Ni  Ni26  1  0.832  0.664  0.083  1.0
  Ni  Ni27  1  0.336  0.168  0.083  1.0
  Ni  Ni28  1  0.000  0.000  0.334  1.0
  Ni  Ni29  1  0.000  0.000  0.666  1.0
  Ni  Ni30  1  0.000  0.000  0.834  1.0
  Ni  Ni31  1  0.000  0.000  0.166  1.0
  Ni  Ni32  1  0.333  0.667  0.667  1.0
  Ni  Ni33  1  0.667  0.333  0.333  1.0
  Ni  Ni34  1  0.667  0.333  0.167  1.0
  Ni  Ni35  1  0.333  0.667  0.833  1.0
[/CIF]
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