data_BaLa2Cd
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.97
_cell_length_b   3.97
_cell_length_c   9.7
_cell_angle_alpha   90.0
_cell_angle_beta   90.0
_cell_angle_gamma   90.0
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   BaLa2Cd
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ba1 La2 Cd1'
_cell_volume   152.81
_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
  Ba  Ba0  1  0.98  0.98  0.23  1.0
  La  La2  1  0.98  0.98  0.42  1.0
  La  La3  1  0.0  0.0  0.05  1.0
  Cd  Cd1  1  0.0  0.0  0.56  1.0

data_BaLa2Cd
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   Cm
_cell_length_a   5.61
_cell_length_b   5.61
_cell_length_c   9.7
_cell_angle_alpha   90.0
_cell_angle_beta   90.0
_cell_angle_gamma   90.0
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   8
_chemical_formula_structural   BaLa2Cd
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ba2 La4 Cd2'
_cell_volume   305.62
_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
  Ba  Ba0  2  0.48  0.5  0.23  1.0
  La  La1  2  0.0  0.0  0.05  1.0
  La  La2  2  0.48  0.5  0.42  1.0
  Cd  Cd3  2  0.0  0.0  0.56  1.0

Ba La La Cd
Ba La La Cd 0 2 + + o 0 1 o o o 1 3 + + o 
BaLa2Cd is Cyanogen Chloride-like structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of two BaLa2Cd clusters. Ba(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to one La(1) and one La(2) atom. The Ba(1)-La(1) bond length is 1.87 Å. The Ba(1)-La(2) bond length is 1.74 Å. There are two inequivalent La sites. In the first La site, La(1) is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one Ba(1) and one Cd(1) atom. The La(1)-Cd(1) bond length is 1.36 Å. In the second La site, La(2) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Ba(1) atom. Cd(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one La(1) atom.