The compound described by K2Cd3S3O16 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmc2_1 space group. K(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one O(4), one O(7), one O(8), two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms. There are two inequivalent Cd sites. In the first Cd site, Cd(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(2), one O(4), one O(7), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form CdO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cd(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(1)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Cd(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 53-59°. In the second Cd site, Cd(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(5), one O(6), one O(9), and two equivalent O(1) atoms to form CdO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Cd(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent S(1)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent S(2)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 53-59°. There are two inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(4) atom to form SO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(2)O6 octahedra and corners with two equivalent Cd(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 40-58°. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to one O(5), one O(6), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cd(1)O6 octahedra and corners with two equivalent Cd(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 48-59°. There are ten inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K(1), one Cd(2), and one S(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K(1), one Cd(1), and one S(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent K(1) and one S(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one K(1), one Cd(1), and one S(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cd(2) and one S(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cd(2) and one S(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one K(1), one Cd(1), and one S(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one K(1) and one Cd(1) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Cd(2) and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Cd(2) and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_K2Cd3S3O16
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.293
_cell_length_b   9.683
_cell_length_c   10.386
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   113.532
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   764.652
_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
  K  K0  1  0.736  0.554  0.383  1.0
  K  K1  1  0.353  0.554  0.617  1.0
  K  K2  1  0.264  0.054  0.617  1.0
  K  K3  1  0.647  0.054  0.383  1.0
  Cd  Cd4  1  0.116  0.491  0.177  1.0
  Cd  Cd5  1  0.939  0.491  0.823  1.0
  Cd  Cd6  1  0.884  0.991  0.823  1.0
  Cd  Cd7  1  0.061  0.991  0.177  1.0
  Cd  Cd8  1  0.315  0.776  0.000  1.0
  Cd  Cd9  1  0.685  0.276  0.000  1.0
  S  S10  1  0.027  0.772  0.642  1.0
  S  S11  1  0.385  0.772  0.358  1.0
  S  S12  1  0.973  0.272  0.358  1.0
  S  S13  1  0.615  0.272  0.642  1.0
  S  S14  1  0.689  0.620  0.000  1.0
  S  S15  1  0.311  0.120  0.000  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.212  0.767  0.750  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.461  0.767  0.250  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.788  0.267  0.250  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.539  0.267  0.750  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.950  0.913  0.640  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.310  0.913  0.360  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.050  0.413  0.360  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.690  0.413  0.640  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.029  0.743  0.503  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.526  0.743  0.497  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.971  0.243  0.497  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.474  0.243  0.503  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.915  0.667  0.673  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.242  0.667  0.327  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.085  0.167  0.327  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.758  0.167  0.673  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.588  0.746  0.000  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.412  0.246  0.000  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.580  0.497  0.000  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.420  0.997  0.000  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.855  0.621  0.129  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.726  0.621  0.871  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.145  0.121  0.871  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.274  0.121  0.129  1.0
  O  O40  1  0.879  0.905  0.277  1.0
  O  O41  1  0.602  0.905  0.723  1.0
  O  O42  1  0.121  0.405  0.723  1.0
  O  O43  1  0.398  0.405  0.277  1.0
  O  O44  1  0.177  0.577  0.000  1.0
  O  O45  1  0.823  0.077  0.000  1.0
  O  O46  1  0.938  0.361  0.000  1.0
  O  O47  1  0.062  0.861  0.000  1.0
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The compound described by K2Cd3S3O16 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmc2_1 space group. K(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one O(4), one O(7), one O(8), two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms. There are two inequivalent Cd sites. In the first Cd site, Cd(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(2), one O(4), one O(7), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form CdO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cd(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(1)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Cd(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 53-59°. In the second Cd site, Cd(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(5), one O(6), one O(9), and two equivalent O(1) atoms to form CdO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Cd(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent S(1)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent S(2)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 53-59°. There are two inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(4) atom to form SO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(2)O6 octahedra and corners with two equivalent Cd(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 40-58°. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to one O(5), one O(6), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cd(1)O6 octahedra and corners with two equivalent Cd(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 48-59°. There are ten inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K(1), one Cd(2), and one S(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K(1), one Cd(1), and one S(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent K(1) and one S(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one K(1), one Cd(1), and one S(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cd(2) and one S(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cd(2) and one S(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one K(1), one Cd(1), and one S(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one K(1) and one Cd(1) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Cd(2) and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Cd(2) and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_K2Cd3S3O16
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.293
_cell_length_b   9.683
_cell_length_c   10.386
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   113.532
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   764.652
_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
  K  K0  1  0.736  0.554  0.383  1.0
  K  K1  1  0.353  0.554  0.617  1.0
  K  K2  1  0.264  0.054  0.617  1.0
  K  K3  1  0.647  0.054  0.383  1.0
  Cd  Cd4  1  0.116  0.491  0.177  1.0
  Cd  Cd5  1  0.939  0.491  0.823  1.0
  Cd  Cd6  1  0.884  0.991  0.823  1.0
  Cd  Cd7  1  0.061  0.991  0.177  1.0
  Cd  Cd8  1  0.315  0.776  0.000  1.0
  Cd  Cd9  1  0.685  0.276  0.000  1.0
  S  S10  1  0.027  0.772  0.642  1.0
  S  S11  1  0.385  0.772  0.358  1.0
  S  S12  1  0.973  0.272  0.358  1.0
  S  S13  1  0.615  0.272  0.642  1.0
  S  S14  1  0.689  0.620  0.000  1.0
  S  S15  1  0.311  0.120  0.000  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.212  0.767  0.750  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.461  0.767  0.250  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.788  0.267  0.250  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.539  0.267  0.750  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.950  0.913  0.640  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.310  0.913  0.360  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.050  0.413  0.360  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.690  0.413  0.640  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.029  0.743  0.503  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.526  0.743  0.497  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.971  0.243  0.497  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.474  0.243  0.503  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.915  0.667  0.673  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.242  0.667  0.327  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.085  0.167  0.327  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.758  0.167  0.673  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.588  0.746  0.000  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.412  0.246  0.000  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.580  0.497  0.000  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.420  0.997  0.000  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.855  0.621  0.129  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.726  0.621  0.871  1.0
  O  O38  1  0.145  0.121  0.871  1.0
  O  O39  1  0.274  0.121  0.129  1.0
  O  O40  1  0.879  0.905  0.277  1.0
  O  O41  1  0.602  0.905  0.723  1.0
  O  O42  1  0.121  0.405  0.723  1.0
  O  O43  1  0.398  0.405  0.277  1.0
  O  O44  1  0.177  0.577  0.000  1.0
  O  O45  1  0.823  0.077  0.000  1.0
  O  O46  1  0.938  0.361  0.000  1.0
  O  O47  1  0.062  0.861  0.000  1.0
[/CIF]
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