The Crystal Structure of GdZn₃

Abstract

The crystal structure of GdZn 3 was refined using singlecrystal X-ray diffraction data: YZn 3 type, space group Pnma, Z = 4, a = 6.7250(13), b = 4.4620(9), c = 10.201(2)Å, R 1 = 0.049, wR 2 = 0.082, 303 F 2 values, 25 variables. The zinc atoms build up a three-dimensional network with short Zn-Zn distances, while the Gd atoms are well separated from each other. The coordination number is 17 for Gd, and 10 and 12 for the Zn atoms.