The structure described by Yb2SnS5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic P2_12_12 space group. There are two inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one S(2), one S(5), one S(6), two equivalent S(1), two equivalent S(3), and two equivalent S(4) atoms. In the second Yb site, Yb(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one S(6), two equivalent S(1), two equivalent S(3), two equivalent S(4), and two equivalent S(5) atoms. Sn(1) is bonded to one S(1), one S(3), two equivalent S(2), and two equivalent S(5) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing SnS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 10°. There are six inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded to two equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(2), and one Sn(1) atom to form distorted SYb4Sn trigonal bipyramids that share corners with four equivalent S(5)Yb3Sn2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent S(4)Yb4S trigonal bipyramids, corners with five equivalent S(3)Yb4Sn trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent S(2)Yb2Sn4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent S(5)Yb3Sn2 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent S(4)Yb4S trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent S(1)Yb4Sn trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent S(3)Yb4Sn trigonal bipyramids. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to two equivalent Yb(1) and four equivalent Sn(1) atoms to form SYb2Sn4 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent S(4)Yb4S trigonal bipyramids, corners with six equivalent S(5)Yb3Sn2 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent S(2)Yb2Sn4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent S(5)Yb3Sn2 trigonal bipyramids, edges with four equivalent S(1)Yb4Sn trigonal bipyramids, and edges with four equivalent S(3)Yb4Sn trigonal bipyramids. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded to two equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(2), and one Sn(1) atom to form SYb4Sn trigonal bipyramids that share corners with four equivalent S(4)Yb4S trigonal bipyramids, corners with five equivalent S(1)Yb4Sn trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent S(2)Yb2Sn4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent S(4)Yb4S trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent S(1)Yb4Sn trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent S(3)Yb4Sn trigonal bipyramids, and edges with four equivalent S(5)Yb3Sn2 trigonal bipyramids. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded to two equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(2), and one S(6) atom to form distorted SYb4S trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent S(2)Yb2Sn4 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(4)Yb4S trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent S(5)Yb3Sn2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent S(1)Yb4Sn trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent S(3)Yb4Sn trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent S(5)Yb3Sn2 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent S(4)Yb4S trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent S(1)Yb4Sn trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent S(3)Yb4Sn trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 39-44°. In the fifth S site, S(5) is bonded to one Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(2), and two equivalent Sn(1) atoms to form distorted SYb3Sn2 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with three equivalent S(2)Yb2Sn4 octahedra, corners with two equivalent S(4)Yb4S trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent S(5)Yb3Sn2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent S(1)Yb4Sn trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(2)Yb2Sn4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent S(4)Yb4S trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent S(1)Yb4Sn trigonal bipyramids, and edges with four equivalent S(3)Yb4Sn trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-44°. In the sixth S site, S(6) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(2), and two equivalent S(4) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Yb2SnS5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.852
_cell_length_b   11.352
_cell_length_c   15.026
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   657.091
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
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
  Yb  Yb0  1  0.011  0.740  0.426  1.0
  Yb  Yb1  1  0.011  0.260  0.574  1.0
  Yb  Yb2  1  0.989  0.240  0.074  1.0
  Yb  Yb3  1  0.989  0.760  0.926  1.0
  Yb  Yb4  1  0.992  0.875  0.177  1.0
  Yb  Yb5  1  0.992  0.125  0.823  1.0
  Yb  Yb6  1  0.008  0.375  0.323  1.0
  Yb  Yb7  1  0.008  0.625  0.677  1.0
  Sn  Sn8  1  0.567  0.062  0.369  1.0
  Sn  Sn9  1  0.567  0.938  0.631  1.0
  Sn  Sn10  1  0.433  0.562  0.131  1.0
  Sn  Sn11  1  0.433  0.438  0.869  1.0
  S  S12  1  0.519  0.257  0.435  1.0
  S  S13  1  0.519  0.743  0.565  1.0
  S  S14  1  0.481  0.757  0.065  1.0
  S  S15  1  0.481  0.243  0.935  1.0
  S  S16  1  0.017  0.500  0.000  1.0
  S  S17  1  0.983  0.000  0.500  1.0
  S  S18  1  0.505  0.856  0.319  1.0
  S  S19  1  0.505  0.144  0.681  1.0
  S  S20  1  0.495  0.356  0.181  1.0
  S  S21  1  0.495  0.644  0.819  1.0
  S  S22  1  0.500  0.549  0.392  1.0
  S  S23  1  0.500  0.451  0.608  1.0
  S  S24  1  0.500  0.049  0.108  1.0
  S  S25  1  0.500  0.951  0.892  1.0
  S  S26  1  0.947  0.617  0.232  1.0
  S  S27  1  0.947  0.383  0.768  1.0
  S  S28  1  0.053  0.117  0.268  1.0
  S  S29  1  0.053  0.883  0.732  1.0
  S  S30  1  0.196  0.500  0.500  1.0
  S  S31  1  0.804  0.000  0.000  1.0
[/CIF]
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The structure described by Yb2SnS5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic P2_12_12 space group. There are two inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one S(2), one S(5), one S(6), two equivalent S(1), two equivalent S(3), and two equivalent S(4) atoms. In the second Yb site, Yb(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one S(6), two equivalent S(1), two equivalent S(3), two equivalent S(4), and two equivalent S(5) atoms. Sn(1) is bonded to one S(1), one S(3), two equivalent S(2), and two equivalent S(5) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing SnS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 10°. There are six inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded to two equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(2), and one Sn(1) atom to form distorted SYb4Sn trigonal bipyramids that share corners with four equivalent S(5)Yb3Sn2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent S(4)Yb4S trigonal bipyramids, corners with five equivalent S(3)Yb4Sn trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent S(2)Yb2Sn4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent S(5)Yb3Sn2 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent S(4)Yb4S trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent S(1)Yb4Sn trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent S(3)Yb4Sn trigonal bipyramids. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to two equivalent Yb(1) and four equivalent Sn(1) atoms to form SYb2Sn4 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent S(4)Yb4S trigonal bipyramids, corners with six equivalent S(5)Yb3Sn2 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent S(2)Yb2Sn4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent S(5)Yb3Sn2 trigonal bipyramids, edges with four equivalent S(1)Yb4Sn trigonal bipyramids, and edges with four equivalent S(3)Yb4Sn trigonal bipyramids. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded to two equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(2), and one Sn(1) atom to form SYb4Sn trigonal bipyramids that share corners with four equivalent S(4)Yb4S trigonal bipyramids, corners with five equivalent S(1)Yb4Sn trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent S(2)Yb2Sn4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent S(4)Yb4S trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent S(1)Yb4Sn trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent S(3)Yb4Sn trigonal bipyramids, and edges with four equivalent S(5)Yb3Sn2 trigonal bipyramids. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded to two equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(2), and one S(6) atom to form distorted SYb4S trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent S(2)Yb2Sn4 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(4)Yb4S trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent S(5)Yb3Sn2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent S(1)Yb4Sn trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent S(3)Yb4Sn trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent S(5)Yb3Sn2 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent S(4)Yb4S trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent S(1)Yb4Sn trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent S(3)Yb4Sn trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 39-44°. In the fifth S site, S(5) is bonded to one Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(2), and two equivalent Sn(1) atoms to form distorted SYb3Sn2 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with three equivalent S(2)Yb2Sn4 octahedra, corners with two equivalent S(4)Yb4S trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent S(5)Yb3Sn2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent S(1)Yb4Sn trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(2)Yb2Sn4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent S(4)Yb4S trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent S(1)Yb4Sn trigonal bipyramids, and edges with four equivalent S(3)Yb4Sn trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-44°. In the sixth S site, S(6) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(2), and two equivalent S(4) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Yb2SnS5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.852
_cell_length_b   11.352
_cell_length_c   15.026
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   657.091
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
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
  Yb  Yb0  1  0.011  0.740  0.426  1.0
  Yb  Yb1  1  0.011  0.260  0.574  1.0
  Yb  Yb2  1  0.989  0.240  0.074  1.0
  Yb  Yb3  1  0.989  0.760  0.926  1.0
  Yb  Yb4  1  0.992  0.875  0.177  1.0
  Yb  Yb5  1  0.992  0.125  0.823  1.0
  Yb  Yb6  1  0.008  0.375  0.323  1.0
  Yb  Yb7  1  0.008  0.625  0.677  1.0
  Sn  Sn8  1  0.567  0.062  0.369  1.0
  Sn  Sn9  1  0.567  0.938  0.631  1.0
  Sn  Sn10  1  0.433  0.562  0.131  1.0
  Sn  Sn11  1  0.433  0.438  0.869  1.0
  S  S12  1  0.519  0.257  0.435  1.0
  S  S13  1  0.519  0.743  0.565  1.0
  S  S14  1  0.481  0.757  0.065  1.0
  S  S15  1  0.481  0.243  0.935  1.0
  S  S16  1  0.017  0.500  0.000  1.0
  S  S17  1  0.983  0.000  0.500  1.0
  S  S18  1  0.505  0.856  0.319  1.0
  S  S19  1  0.505  0.144  0.681  1.0
  S  S20  1  0.495  0.356  0.181  1.0
  S  S21  1  0.495  0.644  0.819  1.0
  S  S22  1  0.500  0.549  0.392  1.0
  S  S23  1  0.500  0.451  0.608  1.0
  S  S24  1  0.500  0.049  0.108  1.0
  S  S25  1  0.500  0.951  0.892  1.0
  S  S26  1  0.947  0.617  0.232  1.0
  S  S27  1  0.947  0.383  0.768  1.0
  S  S28  1  0.053  0.117  0.268  1.0
  S  S29  1  0.053  0.883  0.732  1.0
  S  S30  1  0.196  0.500  0.500  1.0
  S  S31  1  0.804  0.000  0.000  1.0
[/CIF]
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