MgCe3 is alpha bismuth trifluoride structured and crystallizes in the cubic Fm-3m space group. Mg(1) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to six equivalent Ce(1) and eight equivalent Ce(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce(1) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Mg(1) and eight equivalent Ce(2) atoms. In the second Ce site, Ce(2) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent Mg(1) and four equivalent Ce(1) atoms.
MgCe3 is alpha bismuth trifluoride structured and crystallizes in the cubic Fm-3m space group. Mg(1) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to six equivalent Ce(1) and eight equivalent Ce(2) atoms. All Mg(1)-Ce(1) bond lengths are 3.76 Å. All Mg(1)-Ce(2) bond lengths are 3.26 Å. There are two inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce(1) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Mg(1) and eight equivalent Ce(2) atoms. All Ce(1)-Ce(2) bond lengths are 3.26 Å. In the second Ce site, Ce(2) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent Mg(1) and four equivalent Ce(1) atoms.