The structure described by RbIn5S8 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. Rb(1) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent S(1) and four equivalent S(2) atoms. There are three inequivalent In sites. In the first In site, In(1) is bonded to one S(3), two equivalent S(4), and three equivalent S(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing InS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 47°. In the second In site, In(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one S(3), two equivalent S(2), and three equivalent S(4) atoms. In the third In site, In(3) is bonded to two equivalent S(2) and four equivalent S(3) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing InS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 47°. There are four inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Rb(1) and three equivalent In(1) atoms. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to two equivalent Rb(1), one In(3), and two equivalent In(2) atoms to form distorted SRb2In3 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with three equivalent S(2)Rb2In3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent S(3)In4 trigonal pyramids, edges with three equivalent S(2)Rb2In3 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent S(3)In4 trigonal pyramids. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded to one In(1), one In(2), and two equivalent In(3) atoms to form SIn4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent S(2)Rb2In3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent S(3)In4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent S(2)Rb2In3 trigonal bipyramids, and  an edgeedge with one S(3)In4 trigonal pyramid. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent In(1) and three equivalent In(2) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_RbIn5S8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   9.758
_cell_length_b   9.758
_cell_length_c   9.322
_cell_angle_alpha   77.606
_cell_angle_beta   77.606
_cell_angle_gamma   22.987
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   338.187
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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
  Rb  Rb0  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  In  In1  1  0.289  0.289  0.339  1.0
  In  In2  1  0.352  0.352  0.919  1.0
  In  In3  1  0.648  0.648  0.081  1.0
  In  In4  1  0.711  0.711  0.661  1.0
  In  In5  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  S  S6  1  0.166  0.166  0.521  1.0
  S  S7  1  0.074  0.074  0.207  1.0
  S  S8  1  0.926  0.926  0.793  1.0
  S  S9  1  0.416  0.416  0.130  1.0
  S  S10  1  0.584  0.584  0.870  1.0
  S  S11  1  0.237  0.237  0.847  1.0
  S  S12  1  0.763  0.763  0.153  1.0
  S  S13  1  0.834  0.834  0.479  1.0
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The structure described by RbIn5S8 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. Rb(1) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent S(1) and four equivalent S(2) atoms. There are three inequivalent In sites. In the first In site, In(1) is bonded to one S(3), two equivalent S(4), and three equivalent S(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing InS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 47°. In the second In site, In(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one S(3), two equivalent S(2), and three equivalent S(4) atoms. In the third In site, In(3) is bonded to two equivalent S(2) and four equivalent S(3) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing InS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 47°. There are four inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Rb(1) and three equivalent In(1) atoms. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to two equivalent Rb(1), one In(3), and two equivalent In(2) atoms to form distorted SRb2In3 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with three equivalent S(2)Rb2In3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent S(3)In4 trigonal pyramids, edges with three equivalent S(2)Rb2In3 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent S(3)In4 trigonal pyramids. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded to one In(1), one In(2), and two equivalent In(3) atoms to form SIn4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent S(2)Rb2In3 trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent S(3)In4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent S(2)Rb2In3 trigonal bipyramids, and  an edgeedge with one S(3)In4 trigonal pyramid. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent In(1) and three equivalent In(2) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_RbIn5S8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   9.758
_cell_length_b   9.758
_cell_length_c   9.322
_cell_angle_alpha   77.606
_cell_angle_beta   77.606
_cell_angle_gamma   22.987
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   338.187
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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
  Rb  Rb0  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  In  In1  1  0.289  0.289  0.339  1.0
  In  In2  1  0.352  0.352  0.919  1.0
  In  In3  1  0.648  0.648  0.081  1.0
  In  In4  1  0.711  0.711  0.661  1.0
  In  In5  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  S  S6  1  0.166  0.166  0.521  1.0
  S  S7  1  0.074  0.074  0.207  1.0
  S  S8  1  0.926  0.926  0.793  1.0
  S  S9  1  0.416  0.416  0.130  1.0
  S  S10  1  0.584  0.584  0.870  1.0
  S  S11  1  0.237  0.237  0.847  1.0
  S  S12  1  0.763  0.763  0.153  1.0
  S  S13  1  0.834  0.834  0.479  1.0
[/CIF]
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