CsGd(CO3)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are two inequivalent Cs sites. In the first Cs site, Cs(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(11), one O(12), one O(5), and two equivalent O(8) atoms. In the second Cs site, Cs(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(3), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(7) atom. There are two inequivalent Gd sites. In the first Gd site, Gd(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one O(12), one O(2), one O(5), one O(7), one O(8), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(4) atoms. In the second Gd site, Gd(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(11), one O(2), one O(3), one O(6), one O(7), one O(9), and two equivalent O(10) atoms. There are four inequivalent C sites. In the first C site, C(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(1), one O(2), and one O(3) atom. In the second C site, C(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. In the third C site, C(3) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(7), one O(8), and one O(9) atom. In the fourth C site, C(4) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(10), one O(11), and one O(12) atom. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent Gd(1) and one C(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Gd(1), one Gd(2), and one C(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Cs(2), one Gd(2), and one C(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent Gd(1) and one C(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Cs(1), one Cs(2), one Gd(1), and one C(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Cs(2), one Gd(2), and one C(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Cs(2), one Gd(1), one Gd(2), and one C(3) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Cs(1), one Gd(1), and one C(3) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Gd(2) and one C(3) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Gd(2) and one C(4) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Cs(1), one Gd(2), and one C(4) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Cs(1), one Gd(1), and one C(4) atom.
CsGd(CO3)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are two inequivalent Cs sites. In the first Cs site, Cs(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(11), one O(12), one O(5), and two equivalent O(8) atoms. The Cs(1)-O(11) bond length is 2.98 Å. The Cs(1)-O(12) bond length is 3.25 Å. The Cs(1)-O(5) bond length is 3.25 Å. There is one shorter (2.99 Å) and one longer (3.08 Å) Cs(1)-O(8) bond length. In the second Cs site, Cs(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(3), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(7) atom. The Cs(2)-O(3) bond length is 3.04 Å. The Cs(2)-O(5) bond length is 3.09 Å. The Cs(2)-O(6) bond length is 3.20 Å. The Cs(2)-O(7) bond length is 3.00 Å. There are two inequivalent Gd sites. In the first Gd site, Gd(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one O(12), one O(2), one O(5), one O(7), one O(8), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(4) atoms. The Gd(1)-O(12) bond length is 2.36 Å. The Gd(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.53 Å. The Gd(1)-O(5) bond length is 2.47 Å. The Gd(1)-O(7) bond length is 2.62 Å. The Gd(1)-O(8) bond length is 2.38 Å. There is one shorter (2.54 Å) and one longer (2.63 Å) Gd(1)-O(1) bond length. There is one shorter (2.48 Å) and one longer (2.54 Å) Gd(1)-O(4) bond length. In the second Gd site, Gd(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(11), one O(2), one O(3), one O(6), one O(7), one O(9), and two equivalent O(10) atoms. The Gd(2)-O(11) bond length is 2.42 Å. The Gd(2)-O(2) bond length is 2.54 Å. The Gd(2)-O(3) bond length is 2.45 Å. The Gd(2)-O(6) bond length is 2.40 Å. The Gd(2)-O(7) bond length is 2.44 Å. The Gd(2)-O(9) bond length is 2.35 Å. There is one shorter (2.36 Å) and one longer (2.53 Å) Gd(2)-O(10) bond length. There are four inequivalent C sites. In the first C site, C(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(1), one O(2), and one O(3) atom. The C(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.30 Å. The C(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.31 Å. The C(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.29 Å. In the second C site, C(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. The C(2)-O(4) bond length is 1.31 Å. The C(2)-O(5) bond length is 1.30 Å. The C(2)-O(6) bond length is 1.29 Å. In the third C site, C(3) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(7), one O(8), and one O(9) atom. The C(3)-O(7) bond length is 1.32 Å. The C(3)-O(8) bond length is 1.30 Å. The C(3)-O(9) bond length is 1.28 Å. In the fourth C site, C(4) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(10), one O(11), and one O(12) atom. The C(4)-O(10) bond length is 1.31 Å. The C(4)-O(11) bond length is 1.30 Å. The C(4)-O(12) bond length is 1.28 Å. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent Gd(1) and one C(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Gd(1), one Gd(2), and one C(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Cs(2), one Gd(2), and one C(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent Gd(1) and one C(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Cs(1), one Cs(2), one Gd(1), and one C(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Cs(2), one Gd(2), and one C(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Cs(2), one Gd(1), one Gd(2), and one C(3) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Cs(1), one Gd(1), and one C(3) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Gd(2) and one C(3) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Gd(2) and one C(4) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Cs(1), one Gd(2), and one C(4) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Cs(1), one Gd(1), and one C(4) atom.