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NaAlSe2 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mcm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Na1+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight equivalent Se2- atoms. All Na–Se bond lengths are 3.28 Å. Al3+ is bonded to four equivalent Se2- atoms to form edge-sharing AlSe4 tetrahedra. All Al–Se bond lengths are 2.43 Å. Se2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Na1+ and two equivalent Al3+ atoms.
Na3AlSe3 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are three inequivalent Na1+ sites. In the first Na1+ site, Na1+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six Se2- atoms. There are a spread of Na–Se bond distances ranging from 2.95–3.59 Å. In the second Na1+ site, Na1+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to six Se2- atoms. There are a spread of Na–Se bond distances ranging from 2.91–3.51 Å. In the third Na1+ site, Na1+ is bonded to six Se2- atoms to form distorted NaSe6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent NaSe6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent AlSe4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent NaSe6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent AlSe4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 54°. There are a spread of Na–Se bond distances ranging from 3.00–3.63 Å. Al3+ is bonded to four Se2- atoms to form AlSe4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent NaSe6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent NaSe6 octahedra, and an edgeedge with one AlSe4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 17–54°. There are a spread of Al–Se bond distances ranging from 2.37–2.46 Å. There are three inequivalent Se2- sites. In the first Se2- site, Se2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to six Na1+ and two equivalent Al3+ atoms. In the second Se2- site, Se2- is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to six Na1+ and one Al3+ atom. In the third Se2- site, Se2- is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to six Na1+ and one Al3+ atom.