HgCdS4 crystallizes in the tetragonal I-4 space group. Hg(1) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to four equivalent S(1) atoms. Cd(1) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to four equivalent S(1) atoms. S(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Hg(1), one Cd(1), and two equivalent S(1) atoms.
HgCdS4 crystallizes in the tetragonal I-4 space group. Hg(1) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to four equivalent S(1) atoms. All Hg(1)-S(1) bond lengths are 2.63 Å. Cd(1) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to four equivalent S(1) atoms. All Cd(1)-S(1) bond lengths are 2.63 Å. S(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Hg(1), one Cd(1), and two equivalent S(1) atoms. Both S(1)-S(1) bond lengths are 2.43 Å.