BaCdGaF7 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. Ba(1) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one F(1), one F(5), one F(7), two equivalent F(2), two equivalent F(3), two equivalent F(4), and two equivalent F(6) atoms. There are two inequivalent Cd sites. In the first Cd site, Cd(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent F(1), two equivalent F(2), two equivalent F(6), and two equivalent F(7) atoms. In the second Cd site, Cd(2) is bonded to two equivalent F(3), two equivalent F(5), and two equivalent F(7) atoms to form CdF6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Ga(1)F6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-61°. Ga(1) is bonded to one F(1), one F(2), one F(3), one F(4), one F(5), and one F(6) atom to form GaF6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cd(2)F6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-61°. There are seven inequivalent F sites. In the first F site, F(7) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Ba(1), one Cd(1), and one Cd(2) atom. In the second F site, F(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ba(1), one Cd(1), and one Ga(1) atom. In the third F site, F(2) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent Ba(1), one Cd(1), and one Ga(1) atom. In the fourth F site, F(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba(1), one Cd(2), and one Ga(1) atom. In the fifth F site, F(4) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent Ba(1) and one Ga(1) atom. In the sixth F site, F(5) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Ba(1), one Cd(2), and one Ga(1) atom. In the seventh F site, F(6) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba(1), one Cd(1), and one Ga(1) atom.
BaCdGaF7 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. Ba(1) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one F(1), one F(5), one F(7), two equivalent F(2), two equivalent F(3), two equivalent F(4), and two equivalent F(6) atoms. The Ba(1)-F(1) bond length is 2.77 Å. The Ba(1)-F(5) bond length is 2.75 Å. The Ba(1)-F(7) bond length is 2.65 Å. There is one shorter (2.74 Å) and one longer (2.82 Å) Ba(1)-F(2) bond length. There is one shorter (2.81 Å) and one longer (3.05 Å) Ba(1)-F(3) bond length. There is one shorter (2.76 Å) and one longer (2.91 Å) Ba(1)-F(4) bond length. There is one shorter (3.12 Å) and one longer (3.13 Å) Ba(1)-F(6) bond length. There are two inequivalent Cd sites. In the first Cd site, Cd(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent F(1), two equivalent F(2), two equivalent F(6), and two equivalent F(7) atoms. Both Cd(1)-F(1) bond lengths are 2.33 Å. Both Cd(1)-F(2) bond lengths are 2.59 Å. Both Cd(1)-F(6) bond lengths are 2.37 Å. Both Cd(1)-F(7) bond lengths are 2.19 Å. In the second Cd site, Cd(2) is bonded to two equivalent F(3), two equivalent F(5), and two equivalent F(7) atoms to form CdF6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Ga(1)F6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-61°. Both Cd(2)-F(3) bond lengths are 2.30 Å. Both Cd(2)-F(5) bond lengths are 2.23 Å. Both Cd(2)-F(7) bond lengths are 2.17 Å. Ga(1) is bonded to one F(1), one F(2), one F(3), one F(4), one F(5), and one F(6) atom to form GaF6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cd(2)F6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-61°. The Ga(1)-F(1) bond length is 1.89 Å. The Ga(1)-F(2) bond length is 1.93 Å. The Ga(1)-F(3) bond length is 1.94 Å. The Ga(1)-F(4) bond length is 1.88 Å. The Ga(1)-F(5) bond length is 1.89 Å. The Ga(1)-F(6) bond length is 1.88 Å. There are seven inequivalent F sites. In the first F site, F(7) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Ba(1), one Cd(1), and one Cd(2) atom. In the second F site, F(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ba(1), one Cd(1), and one Ga(1) atom. In the third F site, F(2) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent Ba(1), one Cd(1), and one Ga(1) atom. In the fourth F site, F(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba(1), one Cd(2), and one Ga(1) atom. In the fifth F site, F(4) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent Ba(1) and one Ga(1) atom. In the sixth F site, F(5) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Ba(1), one Cd(2), and one Ga(1) atom. In the seventh F site, F(6) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba(1), one Cd(1), and one Ga(1) atom.