title: Redetermination of Ba(2)CdTe(3) from single-crystal X-ray data.
abstract: The previous structure determination of the title compound, dibarium tritelluridocadmate, was based on powder X-ray diffraction data [Wang & DiSalvo (1999 ▶). J. Solid State Chem.148, 464-467]. In the current redetermination from single-crystal X-ray data, all atoms were refined with anisotropic displacement parameters. The previous structure report is generally confirmed, but with some differences in bond lengths. Ba(2)CdTe(3) is isotypic with Ba(2)MX(3) (M = Mn, Cd; X = S, Se) and features (1) (∞)[CdTe(2/2)Te(2/1)](4-) chains of corner-sharing CdTe(4) tetra-hedra running parallel [010]. The two Ba(2+) cations are located between the chains, both within distorted monocapped trigonal-prismatic coordination polyhedra. All atoms in the structure are located on a mirror plane.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100,  People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Sheng-Qing
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Xu-Tang
authors.initials: XT
authors.lastname: Tao