data_LaGaCl2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.5
_cell_length_b   5.5
_cell_length_c   5.5
_cell_angle_alpha   130.21
_cell_angle_beta   130.21
_cell_angle_gamma   73.07
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   LaGaCl2
_chemical_formula_sum   'La1 Ga1 Cl2'
_cell_volume   94.76
_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
  La  La3  1  0.0  0.0  0.42  1.0
  Ga  Ga2  1  0.0  0.0  0.0  1.0
  Cl  Cl0  1  0.0  0.32  0.21  1.0
  Cl  Cl1  1  0.32  0.0  0.21  1.0

data_LaGaCl2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   Cm
_cell_length_a   6.55
_cell_length_b   6.55
_cell_length_c   5.5
_cell_angle_alpha   90.0
_cell_angle_beta   126.54
_cell_angle_gamma   90.0
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   8
_chemical_formula_structural   LaGaCl2
_chemical_formula_sum   'La2 Ga2 Cl4'
_cell_volume   189.52
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
  2  'x, -y, z'
  3  'x+1/2, y+1/2, z'
  4  'x+1/2, -y+1/2, 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
  La  La0  2  0.0  0.0  0.42  1.0
  Ga  Ga1  2  0.0  0.0  0.0  1.0
  Cl  Cl2  4  0.34  0.34  0.89  1.0

La Ga Cl Cl
LaGaCl2 crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. La(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ga(1) and six equivalent Cl(1) atoms. There is one shorter (2.31 Å) and one longer (3.19 Å) La(1)-Ga(1) bond length. There are a spread of La(1)-Cl(1) bond distances ranging from 2.63-3.49 Å. Ga(1) is bonded in a water-like geometry to two equivalent La(1) and two equivalent Cl(1) atoms. Both Ga(1)-Cl(1) bond lengths are 1.32 Å. Cl(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to three equivalent La(1) and one Ga(1) atom.