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inorganic compounds
The title compound was synthesized from a nitric acid solution of silver and cerium(III) nitrates at 333 K. The structure is built from irregular icosahedral [Ce(NO3)6]3- anions and Ag+ cations. The O atoms around one of the two independent Ag atoms form a distorted bicapped trigonal prism, while a non-definite polyhedron is observed around the other. Two types of nitrate groups ensure the continuity and give a three-dimensional aspect to the crystal structure.