The crystal structure described by RbSbS2 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are four inequivalent Rb sites. In the first Rb site, Rb(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one S(5), one S(6), one S(8), two equivalent S(2), and two equivalent S(4) atoms. In the second Rb site, Rb(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one S(3), one S(4), one S(7), two equivalent S(1), and two equivalent S(8) atoms. In the third Rb site, Rb(3) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one S(1), one S(5), one S(6), two equivalent S(3), and two equivalent S(7) atoms. In the fourth Rb site, Rb(4) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one S(2), one S(3), one S(7), two equivalent S(5), and two equivalent S(6) atoms. There are four inequivalent Sb sites. In the first Sb site, Sb(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one S(3), one S(5), one S(7), and one S(8) atom. In the second Sb site, Sb(2) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one S(1), one S(2), one S(4), and one S(6) atom. In the third Sb site, Sb(3) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one S(1), one S(2), one S(7), and one S(8) atom. In the fourth Sb site, Sb(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one S(3), one S(4), one S(5), and one S(6) atom. There are eight inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded to one Rb(3), two equivalent Rb(2), one Sb(2), and one Sb(3) atom to form distorted SRb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(5)Rb4Sb2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(4)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent S(1)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with three equivalent S(8)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent S(3)Rb4Sb2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one S(2)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(4)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(8)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 58°. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to one Rb(4), two equivalent Rb(1), one Sb(2), and one Sb(3) atom to form distorted SRb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(3)Rb4Sb2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(8)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent S(2)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with three equivalent S(4)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent S(5)Rb4Sb2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one S(1)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(4)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(8)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 58°. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded to one Rb(2), one Rb(4), two equivalent Rb(3), one Sb(1), and one Sb(4) atom to form distorted SRb4Sb2 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent S(3)Rb4Sb2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(2)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(8)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent S(4)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramids, edges with three equivalent S(5)Rb4Sb2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one S(8)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid, and edges with two equivalent S(1)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 20°. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded to one Rb(2), two equivalent Rb(1), one Sb(2), and one Sb(4) atom to form distorted SRb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(5)Rb4Sb2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent S(3)Rb4Sb2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(1)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent S(4)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with three equivalent S(2)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(5)Rb4Sb2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one S(1)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(2)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid, and edges with two equivalent S(8)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-66°. In the fifth S site, S(5) is bonded to one Rb(1), one Rb(3), two equivalent Rb(4), one Sb(1), and one Sb(4) atom to form distorted SRb4Sb2 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent S(5)Rb4Sb2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(1)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(4)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent S(8)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramids, edges with three equivalent S(3)Rb4Sb2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one S(4)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid, and edges with two equivalent S(2)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 20°. In the sixth S site, S(6) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Rb(1), one Rb(3), two equivalent Rb(4), one Sb(2), and one Sb(4) atom. In the seventh S site, S(7) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Rb(2), one Rb(4), two equivalent Rb(3), one Sb(1), and one Sb(3) atom. In the eighth S site, S(8) is bonded to one Rb(1), two equivalent Rb(2), one Sb(1), and one Sb(3) atom to form distorted SRb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(3)Rb4Sb2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent S(5)Rb4Sb2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(2)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent S(8)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with three equivalent S(1)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(3)Rb4Sb2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one S(1)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(2)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid, and edges with two equivalent S(4)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-66°. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_RbSbS2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.578
_cell_length_b   6.565
_cell_length_c   12.195
_cell_angle_alpha   99.140
_cell_angle_beta   101.154
_cell_angle_gamma   104.169
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   489.080
_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
  Rb  Rb0  1  0.637  0.765  0.469  1.0
  Rb  Rb1  1  0.505  0.104  0.162  1.0
  Rb  Rb2  1  0.966  0.148  0.896  1.0
  Rb  Rb3  1  0.175  0.720  0.734  1.0
  Sb  Sb4  1  0.656  0.623  0.968  1.0
  Sb  Sb5  1  0.062  0.225  0.403  1.0
  Sb  Sb6  1  0.080  0.645  0.226  1.0
  Sb  Sb7  1  0.485  0.245  0.662  1.0
  S  S8  1  0.052  0.265  0.183  1.0
  S  S9  1  0.091  0.606  0.447  1.0
  S  S10  1  0.498  0.240  0.907  1.0
  S  S11  1  0.443  0.231  0.440  1.0
  S  S12  1  0.643  0.628  0.723  1.0
  S  S13  1  0.099  0.199  0.633  1.0
  S  S14  1  0.042  0.669  0.997  1.0
  S  S15  1  0.698  0.638  0.190  1.0
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The crystal structure described by RbSbS2 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are four inequivalent Rb sites. In the first Rb site, Rb(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one S(5), one S(6), one S(8), two equivalent S(2), and two equivalent S(4) atoms. In the second Rb site, Rb(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one S(3), one S(4), one S(7), two equivalent S(1), and two equivalent S(8) atoms. In the third Rb site, Rb(3) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one S(1), one S(5), one S(6), two equivalent S(3), and two equivalent S(7) atoms. In the fourth Rb site, Rb(4) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one S(2), one S(3), one S(7), two equivalent S(5), and two equivalent S(6) atoms. There are four inequivalent Sb sites. In the first Sb site, Sb(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one S(3), one S(5), one S(7), and one S(8) atom. In the second Sb site, Sb(2) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one S(1), one S(2), one S(4), and one S(6) atom. In the third Sb site, Sb(3) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one S(1), one S(2), one S(7), and one S(8) atom. In the fourth Sb site, Sb(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one S(3), one S(4), one S(5), and one S(6) atom. There are eight inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded to one Rb(3), two equivalent Rb(2), one Sb(2), and one Sb(3) atom to form distorted SRb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(5)Rb4Sb2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(4)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent S(1)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with three equivalent S(8)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent S(3)Rb4Sb2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one S(2)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(4)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(8)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 58°. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to one Rb(4), two equivalent Rb(1), one Sb(2), and one Sb(3) atom to form distorted SRb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(3)Rb4Sb2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(8)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent S(2)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with three equivalent S(4)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent S(5)Rb4Sb2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one S(1)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(4)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(8)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 58°. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded to one Rb(2), one Rb(4), two equivalent Rb(3), one Sb(1), and one Sb(4) atom to form distorted SRb4Sb2 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent S(3)Rb4Sb2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(2)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(8)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent S(4)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramids, edges with three equivalent S(5)Rb4Sb2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one S(8)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid, and edges with two equivalent S(1)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 20°. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded to one Rb(2), two equivalent Rb(1), one Sb(2), and one Sb(4) atom to form distorted SRb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(5)Rb4Sb2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent S(3)Rb4Sb2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(1)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent S(4)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with three equivalent S(2)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(5)Rb4Sb2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one S(1)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(2)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid, and edges with two equivalent S(8)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-66°. In the fifth S site, S(5) is bonded to one Rb(1), one Rb(3), two equivalent Rb(4), one Sb(1), and one Sb(4) atom to form distorted SRb4Sb2 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent S(5)Rb4Sb2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(1)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one S(4)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent S(8)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramids, edges with three equivalent S(3)Rb4Sb2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one S(4)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid, and edges with two equivalent S(2)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 20°. In the sixth S site, S(6) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Rb(1), one Rb(3), two equivalent Rb(4), one Sb(2), and one Sb(4) atom. In the seventh S site, S(7) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Rb(2), one Rb(4), two equivalent Rb(3), one Sb(1), and one Sb(3) atom. In the eighth S site, S(8) is bonded to one Rb(1), two equivalent Rb(2), one Sb(1), and one Sb(3) atom to form distorted SRb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(3)Rb4Sb2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent S(5)Rb4Sb2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(2)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent S(8)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with three equivalent S(1)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(3)Rb4Sb2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one S(1)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(2)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramid, and edges with two equivalent S(4)Rb3Sb2 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-66°. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_RbSbS2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.578
_cell_length_b   6.565
_cell_length_c   12.195
_cell_angle_alpha   99.140
_cell_angle_beta   101.154
_cell_angle_gamma   104.169
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   489.080
_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
  Rb  Rb0  1  0.637  0.765  0.469  1.0
  Rb  Rb1  1  0.505  0.104  0.162  1.0
  Rb  Rb2  1  0.966  0.148  0.896  1.0
  Rb  Rb3  1  0.175  0.720  0.734  1.0
  Sb  Sb4  1  0.656  0.623  0.968  1.0
  Sb  Sb5  1  0.062  0.225  0.403  1.0
  Sb  Sb6  1  0.080  0.645  0.226  1.0
  Sb  Sb7  1  0.485  0.245  0.662  1.0
  S  S8  1  0.052  0.265  0.183  1.0
  S  S9  1  0.091  0.606  0.447  1.0
  S  S10  1  0.498  0.240  0.907  1.0
  S  S11  1  0.443  0.231  0.440  1.0
  S  S12  1  0.643  0.628  0.723  1.0
  S  S13  1  0.099  0.199  0.633  1.0
  S  S14  1  0.042  0.669  0.997  1.0
  S  S15  1  0.698  0.638  0.190  1.0
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