SrSc2Te4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Sr(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Te(1), two equivalent Te(2), two equivalent Te(3), and two equivalent Te(4) atoms. There are two inequivalent Sc sites. In the first Sc site, Sc(1) is bonded to one Te(4), two equivalent Te(2), and three equivalent Te(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing ScTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-57°. In the second Sc site, Sc(2) is bonded to one Te(2), two equivalent Te(4), and three equivalent Te(3) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing ScTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-57°. There are four inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded to two equivalent Sr(1) and three equivalent Sc(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing TeSr2Sc3 trigonal bipyramids. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to two equivalent Sr(1), one Sc(2), and two equivalent Sc(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing TeSr2Sc3 trigonal bipyramids. In the third Te site, Te(3) is bonded to two equivalent Sr(1) and three equivalent Sc(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TeSr2Sc3 square pyramids. In the fourth Te site, Te(4) is bonded to two equivalent Sr(1), one Sc(1), and two equivalent Sc(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing TeSr2Sc3 trigonal bipyramids.
SrSc2Te4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Sr(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Te(1), two equivalent Te(2), two equivalent Te(3), and two equivalent Te(4) atoms. Both Sr(1)-Te(1) bond lengths are 3.46 Å. Both Sr(1)-Te(2) bond lengths are 3.41 Å. Both Sr(1)-Te(3) bond lengths are 3.41 Å. There is one shorter (3.52 Å) and one longer (3.64 Å) Sr(1)-Te(4) bond length. There are two inequivalent Sc sites. In the first Sc site, Sc(1) is bonded to one Te(4), two equivalent Te(2), and three equivalent Te(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing ScTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-57°. The Sc(1)-Te(4) bond length is 2.92 Å. Both Sc(1)-Te(2) bond lengths are 2.98 Å. There is one shorter (2.91 Å) and two longer (2.94 Å) Sc(1)-Te(1) bond lengths. In the second Sc site, Sc(2) is bonded to one Te(2), two equivalent Te(4), and three equivalent Te(3) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing ScTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-57°. The Sc(2)-Te(2) bond length is 3.01 Å. Both Sc(2)-Te(4) bond lengths are 2.91 Å. There is one shorter (2.92 Å) and two longer (2.94 Å) Sc(2)-Te(3) bond lengths. There are four inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded to two equivalent Sr(1) and three equivalent Sc(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing TeSr2Sc3 trigonal bipyramids. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to two equivalent Sr(1), one Sc(2), and two equivalent Sc(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing TeSr2Sc3 trigonal bipyramids. In the third Te site, Te(3) is bonded to two equivalent Sr(1) and three equivalent Sc(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TeSr2Sc3 square pyramids. In the fourth Te site, Te(4) is bonded to two equivalent Sr(1), one Sc(1), and two equivalent Sc(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing TeSr2Sc3 trigonal bipyramids.