Rh7Te10 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are seven inequivalent Rh sites. In the first Rh site, Rh(1) is bonded to one Te(1), one Te(2), one Te(5), one Te(6), one Te(7), and one Te(8) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing RhTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 50-54°. In the second Rh site, Rh(2) is bonded to one Te(2), one Te(3), one Te(4), one Te(6), and two equivalent Te(7) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, edge, and corner-sharing RhTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 48-54°. In the third Rh site, Rh(3) is bonded to one Te(10), one Te(4), one Te(6), one Te(8), and two equivalent Te(3) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, edge, and corner-sharing RhTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 48-54°. In the fourth Rh site, Rh(4) is bonded to one Te(10), one Te(2), one Te(4), one Te(5), and two equivalent Te(9) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, edge, and corner-sharing RhTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-55°. In the fifth Rh site, Rh(5) is bonded to one Te(10), one Te(5), one Te(8), one Te(9), and two equivalent Te(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, edge, and corner-sharing RhTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-55°. In the sixth Rh site, Rh(6) is bonded to one Te(2), one Te(3), one Te(6), one Te(9), and two equivalent Te(10) atoms to form a mixture of face, edge, and corner-sharing RhTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-55°. In the seventh Rh site, Rh(7) is bonded to one Te(1), one Te(4), one Te(6), one Te(7), one Te(8), and one Te(9) atom to form a mixture of face, edge, and corner-sharing RhTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 48-54°. There are ten inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Rh(1), one Rh(7), and two equivalent Rh(5) atoms. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Rh(1), one Rh(2), one Rh(4), and one Rh(6) atom. In the third Te site, Te(3) is bonded to one Rh(2), one Rh(6), and two equivalent Rh(3) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing TeRh4 trigonal pyramids. In the fourth Te site, Te(4) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Rh(2), one Rh(3), one Rh(4), and one Rh(7) atom. In the fifth Te site, Te(5) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Rh(1), one Rh(4), and one Rh(5) atom. In the sixth Te site, Te(6) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Rh(1), one Rh(2), one Rh(3), one Rh(6), and one Rh(7) atom. In the seventh Te site, Te(7) is bonded to one Rh(1), one Rh(7), and two equivalent Rh(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing TeRh4 trigonal pyramids. In the eighth Te site, Te(8) is bonded to one Rh(1), one Rh(3), one Rh(5), and one Rh(7) atom to form distorted corner-sharing TeRh4 trigonal pyramids. In the ninth Te site, Te(9) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Rh(5), one Rh(6), one Rh(7), and two equivalent Rh(4) atoms. In the tenth Te site, Te(10) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Rh(3), one Rh(4), one Rh(5), and two equivalent Rh(6) atoms.
Rh7Te10 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are seven inequivalent Rh sites. In the first Rh site, Rh(1) is bonded to one Te(1), one Te(2), one Te(5), one Te(6), one Te(7), and one Te(8) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing RhTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 50-54°. The Rh(1)-Te(1) bond length is 2.64 Å. The Rh(1)-Te(2) bond length is 2.63 Å. The Rh(1)-Te(5) bond length is 2.61 Å. The Rh(1)-Te(6) bond length is 2.73 Å. The Rh(1)-Te(7) bond length is 2.70 Å. The Rh(1)-Te(8) bond length is 2.70 Å. In the second Rh site, Rh(2) is bonded to one Te(2), one Te(3), one Te(4), one Te(6), and two equivalent Te(7) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, edge, and corner-sharing RhTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 48-54°. The Rh(2)-Te(2) bond length is 2.61 Å. The Rh(2)-Te(3) bond length is 2.65 Å. The Rh(2)-Te(4) bond length is 2.68 Å. The Rh(2)-Te(6) bond length is 2.74 Å. There is one shorter (2.67 Å) and one longer (2.73 Å) Rh(2)-Te(7) bond length. In the third Rh site, Rh(3) is bonded to one Te(10), one Te(4), one Te(6), one Te(8), and two equivalent Te(3) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, edge, and corner-sharing RhTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 48-54°. The Rh(3)-Te(10) bond length is 2.73 Å. The Rh(3)-Te(4) bond length is 2.59 Å. The Rh(3)-Te(6) bond length is 2.82 Å. The Rh(3)-Te(8) bond length is 2.69 Å. Both Rh(3)-Te(3) bond lengths are 2.64 Å. In the fourth Rh site, Rh(4) is bonded to one Te(10), one Te(2), one Te(4), one Te(5), and two equivalent Te(9) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, edge, and corner-sharing RhTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-55°. The Rh(4)-Te(10) bond length is 2.83 Å. The Rh(4)-Te(2) bond length is 2.67 Å. The Rh(4)-Te(4) bond length is 2.62 Å. The Rh(4)-Te(5) bond length is 2.60 Å. There is one shorter (2.69 Å) and one longer (2.74 Å) Rh(4)-Te(9) bond length. In the fifth Rh site, Rh(5) is bonded to one Te(10), one Te(5), one Te(8), one Te(9), and two equivalent Te(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, edge, and corner-sharing RhTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-55°. The Rh(5)-Te(10) bond length is 2.67 Å. The Rh(5)-Te(5) bond length is 2.61 Å. The Rh(5)-Te(8) bond length is 2.80 Å. The Rh(5)-Te(9) bond length is 2.73 Å. There is one shorter (2.62 Å) and one longer (2.67 Å) Rh(5)-Te(1) bond length. In the sixth Rh site, Rh(6) is bonded to one Te(2), one Te(3), one Te(6), one Te(9), and two equivalent Te(10) atoms to form a mixture of face, edge, and corner-sharing RhTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-55°. The Rh(6)-Te(2) bond length is 2.72 Å. The Rh(6)-Te(3) bond length is 2.75 Å. The Rh(6)-Te(6) bond length is 2.69 Å. The Rh(6)-Te(9) bond length is 2.69 Å. There is one shorter (2.69 Å) and one longer (2.70 Å) Rh(6)-Te(10) bond length. In the seventh Rh site, Rh(7) is bonded to one Te(1), one Te(4), one Te(6), one Te(7), one Te(8), and one Te(9) atom to form a mixture of face, edge, and corner-sharing RhTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 48-54°. The Rh(7)-Te(1) bond length is 2.71 Å. The Rh(7)-Te(4) bond length is 2.72 Å. The Rh(7)-Te(6) bond length is 2.71 Å. The Rh(7)-Te(7) bond length is 2.68 Å. The Rh(7)-Te(8) bond length is 2.68 Å. The Rh(7)-Te(9) bond length is 2.72 Å. There are ten inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Rh(1), one Rh(7), and two equivalent Rh(5) atoms. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Rh(1), one Rh(2), one Rh(4), and one Rh(6) atom. In the third Te site, Te(3) is bonded to one Rh(2), one Rh(6), and two equivalent Rh(3) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing TeRh4 trigonal pyramids. In the fourth Te site, Te(4) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Rh(2), one Rh(3), one Rh(4), and one Rh(7) atom. In the fifth Te site, Te(5) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Rh(1), one Rh(4), and one Rh(5) atom. In the sixth Te site, Te(6) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Rh(1), one Rh(2), one Rh(3), one Rh(6), and one Rh(7) atom. In the seventh Te site, Te(7) is bonded to one Rh(1), one Rh(7), and two equivalent Rh(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing TeRh4 trigonal pyramids. In the eighth Te site, Te(8) is bonded to one Rh(1), one Rh(3), one Rh(5), and one Rh(7) atom to form distorted corner-sharing TeRh4 trigonal pyramids. In the ninth Te site, Te(9) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Rh(5), one Rh(6), one Rh(7), and two equivalent Rh(4) atoms. In the tenth Te site, Te(10) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Rh(3), one Rh(4), one Rh(5), and two equivalent Rh(6) atoms.