The structure described by Gd2SCl4 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are two inequivalent Gd sites. In the first Gd site, Gd(1) is bonded to one S(1), one Cl(2), one Cl(3), one Cl(4), and two equivalent Cl(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing GdSCl5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 31-55°. In the second Gd site, Gd(2) is bonded to one S(1), one Cl(1), one Cl(2), one Cl(3), and two equivalent Cl(4) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing GdSCl5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 31-55°. S(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Gd(1) and one Gd(2) atom. There are four inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Gd(2) and two equivalent Gd(1) atoms. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Gd(1) and one Gd(2) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Gd(1) and one Gd(2) atom. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Gd(1) and two equivalent Gd(2) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Gd2SCl4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.742
_cell_length_b   7.567
_cell_length_c   9.488
_cell_angle_alpha   80.567
_cell_angle_beta   110.801
_cell_angle_gamma   89.968
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   445.419
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
 _atom_site_type_symbol
 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Gd  Gd0  1  0.617  0.319  0.722  1.0
  Gd  Gd1  1  0.894  0.182  0.278  1.0
  Gd  Gd2  1  0.106  0.818  0.722  1.0
  Gd  Gd3  1  0.383  0.681  0.278  1.0
  S  S4  1  0.855  0.249  0.000  1.0
  S  S5  1  0.145  0.751  1.000  1.0
  Cl  Cl6  1  0.713  0.654  0.602  1.0
  Cl  Cl7  1  0.287  0.497  0.740  1.0
  Cl  Cl8  1  0.452  0.998  0.740  1.0
  Cl  Cl9  1  0.112  0.847  0.399  1.0
  Cl  Cl10  1  0.548  0.002  0.260  1.0
  Cl  Cl11  1  0.713  0.503  0.260  1.0
  Cl  Cl12  1  0.888  0.153  0.601  1.0
  Cl  Cl13  1  0.287  0.346  0.398  1.0
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The structure described by Gd2SCl4 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are two inequivalent Gd sites. In the first Gd site, Gd(1) is bonded to one S(1), one Cl(2), one Cl(3), one Cl(4), and two equivalent Cl(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing GdSCl5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 31-55°. In the second Gd site, Gd(2) is bonded to one S(1), one Cl(1), one Cl(2), one Cl(3), and two equivalent Cl(4) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing GdSCl5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 31-55°. S(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Gd(1) and one Gd(2) atom. There are four inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Gd(2) and two equivalent Gd(1) atoms. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Gd(1) and one Gd(2) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Gd(1) and one Gd(2) atom. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Gd(1) and two equivalent Gd(2) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Gd2SCl4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.742
_cell_length_b   7.567
_cell_length_c   9.488
_cell_angle_alpha   80.567
_cell_angle_beta   110.801
_cell_angle_gamma   89.968
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   445.419
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
 _atom_site_type_symbol
 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Gd  Gd0  1  0.617  0.319  0.722  1.0
  Gd  Gd1  1  0.894  0.182  0.278  1.0
  Gd  Gd2  1  0.106  0.818  0.722  1.0
  Gd  Gd3  1  0.383  0.681  0.278  1.0
  S  S4  1  0.855  0.249  0.000  1.0
  S  S5  1  0.145  0.751  1.000  1.0
  Cl  Cl6  1  0.713  0.654  0.602  1.0
  Cl  Cl7  1  0.287  0.497  0.740  1.0
  Cl  Cl8  1  0.452  0.998  0.740  1.0
  Cl  Cl9  1  0.112  0.847  0.399  1.0
  Cl  Cl10  1  0.548  0.002  0.260  1.0
  Cl  Cl11  1  0.713  0.503  0.260  1.0
  Cl  Cl12  1  0.888  0.153  0.601  1.0
  Cl  Cl13  1  0.287  0.346  0.398  1.0
[/CIF]
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