The compound described by KIn5S8 crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. K(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent S(1), two equivalent S(2), and two equivalent S(7) atoms. There are five inequivalent In sites. In the first In site, In(1) is bonded to one S(1), one S(2), two equivalent S(3), and two equivalent S(4) atoms to form InS6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent In(2)S6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent In(3)S6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent In(1)S6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent In(4)S4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent In(5)S4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 48°. In the second In site, In(2) is bonded to one S(3), one S(8), two equivalent S(5), and two equivalent S(7) atoms to form InS6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent In(1)S6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one In(5)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent In(4)S4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent In(2)S6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent In(3)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 48°. In the third In site, In(3) is bonded to one S(4), one S(7), two equivalent S(6), and two equivalent S(8) atoms to form InS6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent In(1)S6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one In(4)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent In(5)S4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent In(2)S6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent In(3)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 48°. In the fourth In site, In(4) is bonded to one S(4), one S(5), and two equivalent S(1) atoms to form distorted InS4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one In(3)S6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent In(2)S6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent In(4)S4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent In(1)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 63-84°. In the fifth In site, In(5) is bonded to one S(3), one S(6), and two equivalent S(2) atoms to form distorted InS4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one In(2)S6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent In(3)S6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent In(5)S4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent In(1)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 62-85°. There are eight inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded to two equivalent K(1), one In(1), and two equivalent In(4) atoms to form distorted SK2In3 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent S(7)K2In3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with three equivalent S(2)K2In3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent S(3)In4 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(2)K2In3 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(7)K2In3 trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent S(1)K2In3 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent S(4)In4 trigonal pyramids. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to two equivalent K(1), one In(1), and two equivalent In(5) atoms to form distorted SK2In3 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent S(7)K2In3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with three equivalent S(1)K2In3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent S(4)In4 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(1)K2In3 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(7)K2In3 trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent S(2)K2In3 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent S(3)In4 trigonal pyramids. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded to one In(2), one In(5), and two equivalent In(1) atoms to form SIn4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent S(1)K2In3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent S(7)K2In3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent S(3)In4 trigonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent S(4)In4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent S(2)K2In3 trigonal bipyramids, and  an edgeedge with one S(4)In4 trigonal pyramid. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded to one In(3), one In(4), and two equivalent In(1) atoms to form SIn4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(7)K2In3 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent S(2)K2In3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent S(3)In4 trigonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent S(4)In4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent S(1)K2In3 trigonal bipyramids, and  an edgeedge with one S(3)In4 trigonal pyramid. In the fifth S site, S(5) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one In(4) and two equivalent In(2) atoms. In the sixth S site, S(6) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one In(5) and two equivalent In(3) atoms. In the seventh S site, S(7) is bonded to two equivalent K(1), one In(3), and two equivalent In(2) atoms to form distorted SK2In3 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent S(1)K2In3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent S(2)K2In3 trigonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one S(4)In4 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent S(3)In4 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(1)K2In3 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(2)K2In3 trigonal bipyramid, and edges with two equivalent S(7)K2In3 trigonal bipyramids. In the eighth S site, S(8) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one In(2) and two equivalent In(3) atoms. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_KIn5S8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   9.770
_cell_length_b   9.770
_cell_length_c   9.317
_cell_angle_alpha   76.813
_cell_angle_beta   76.813
_cell_angle_gamma   22.904
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   336.639
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
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 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  K  K0  1  0.520  0.520  0.514  1.0
  In  In1  1  1.000  1.000  0.001  1.0
  In  In2  1  0.714  0.714  0.663  1.0
  In  In3  1  0.287  0.287  0.338  1.0
  In  In4  1  0.356  0.356  0.906  1.0
  In  In5  1  0.644  0.644  0.092  1.0
  S  S6  1  0.932  0.932  0.783  1.0
  S  S7  1  0.068  0.068  0.217  1.0
  S  S8  1  0.586  0.586  0.876  1.0
  S  S9  1  0.414  0.414  0.123  1.0
  S  S10  1  0.239  0.239  0.846  1.0
  S  S11  1  0.761  0.761  0.156  1.0
  S  S12  1  0.164  0.164  0.527  1.0
  S  S13  1  0.835  0.835  0.474  1.0
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The compound described by KIn5S8 crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. K(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent S(1), two equivalent S(2), and two equivalent S(7) atoms. There are five inequivalent In sites. In the first In site, In(1) is bonded to one S(1), one S(2), two equivalent S(3), and two equivalent S(4) atoms to form InS6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent In(2)S6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent In(3)S6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent In(1)S6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent In(4)S4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent In(5)S4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 48°. In the second In site, In(2) is bonded to one S(3), one S(8), two equivalent S(5), and two equivalent S(7) atoms to form InS6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent In(1)S6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one In(5)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent In(4)S4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent In(2)S6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent In(3)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 48°. In the third In site, In(3) is bonded to one S(4), one S(7), two equivalent S(6), and two equivalent S(8) atoms to form InS6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent In(1)S6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one In(4)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent In(5)S4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent In(2)S6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent In(3)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 48°. In the fourth In site, In(4) is bonded to one S(4), one S(5), and two equivalent S(1) atoms to form distorted InS4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one In(3)S6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent In(2)S6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent In(4)S4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent In(1)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 63-84°. In the fifth In site, In(5) is bonded to one S(3), one S(6), and two equivalent S(2) atoms to form distorted InS4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one In(2)S6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent In(3)S6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent In(5)S4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent In(1)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 62-85°. There are eight inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded to two equivalent K(1), one In(1), and two equivalent In(4) atoms to form distorted SK2In3 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent S(7)K2In3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with three equivalent S(2)K2In3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent S(3)In4 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(2)K2In3 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(7)K2In3 trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent S(1)K2In3 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent S(4)In4 trigonal pyramids. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to two equivalent K(1), one In(1), and two equivalent In(5) atoms to form distorted SK2In3 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent S(7)K2In3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with three equivalent S(1)K2In3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent S(4)In4 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(1)K2In3 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(7)K2In3 trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent S(2)K2In3 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent S(3)In4 trigonal pyramids. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded to one In(2), one In(5), and two equivalent In(1) atoms to form SIn4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent S(1)K2In3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent S(7)K2In3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent S(3)In4 trigonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent S(4)In4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent S(2)K2In3 trigonal bipyramids, and  an edgeedge with one S(4)In4 trigonal pyramid. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded to one In(3), one In(4), and two equivalent In(1) atoms to form SIn4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(7)K2In3 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent S(2)K2In3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent S(3)In4 trigonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent S(4)In4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent S(1)K2In3 trigonal bipyramids, and  an edgeedge with one S(3)In4 trigonal pyramid. In the fifth S site, S(5) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one In(4) and two equivalent In(2) atoms. In the sixth S site, S(6) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one In(5) and two equivalent In(3) atoms. In the seventh S site, S(7) is bonded to two equivalent K(1), one In(3), and two equivalent In(2) atoms to form distorted SK2In3 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent S(1)K2In3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent S(2)K2In3 trigonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one S(4)In4 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent S(3)In4 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(1)K2In3 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(2)K2In3 trigonal bipyramid, and edges with two equivalent S(7)K2In3 trigonal bipyramids. In the eighth S site, S(8) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one In(2) and two equivalent In(3) atoms. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_KIn5S8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   9.770
_cell_length_b   9.770
_cell_length_c   9.317
_cell_angle_alpha   76.813
_cell_angle_beta   76.813
_cell_angle_gamma   22.904
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   336.639
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
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 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  K  K0  1  0.520  0.520  0.514  1.0
  In  In1  1  1.000  1.000  0.001  1.0
  In  In2  1  0.714  0.714  0.663  1.0
  In  In3  1  0.287  0.287  0.338  1.0
  In  In4  1  0.356  0.356  0.906  1.0
  In  In5  1  0.644  0.644  0.092  1.0
  S  S6  1  0.932  0.932  0.783  1.0
  S  S7  1  0.068  0.068  0.217  1.0
  S  S8  1  0.586  0.586  0.876  1.0
  S  S9  1  0.414  0.414  0.123  1.0
  S  S10  1  0.239  0.239  0.846  1.0
  S  S11  1  0.761  0.761  0.156  1.0
  S  S12  1  0.164  0.164  0.527  1.0
  S  S13  1  0.835  0.835  0.474  1.0
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