Cr3Sb3(TeO8)2 is beta Vanadium nitride-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. There are two inequivalent Cr sites. In the first Cr site, Cr(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sb(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-52°. In the second Cr site, Cr(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(5), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Sb(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 51°. There are two inequivalent Sb sites. In the first Sb site, Sb(1) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), two equivalent O(11), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form SbO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 53°. In the second Sb site, Sb(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(12), one O(5), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form SbO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sb(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-54°. There are two inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(8), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cr(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Sb(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-54°. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to one O(12), one O(7), two equivalent O(11), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form distorted TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sb(1)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sb(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-53°. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Cr(2), one Sb(2), and one Te(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent Cr(1) and one Te(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent Cr(1) and one Sb(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent Cr(1) and one Sb(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Cr(2) and two equivalent Sb(2) atoms. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cr(1), one Sb(1), and one Te(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Cr(1) and one Te(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Sb(2) and one Te(1) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cr(2), one Sb(2), and one Te(2) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Cr(2) and two equivalent Sb(2) atoms. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Cr(1), one Sb(1), and one Te(2) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sb(2) and one Te(2) atom.
Cr3Sb3(TeO8)2 is beta Vanadium nitride-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. There are two inequivalent Cr sites. In the first Cr site, Cr(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sb(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-52°. The Cr(1)-O(11) bond length is 2.06 Å. The Cr(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.06 Å. The Cr(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.03 Å. The Cr(1)-O(4) bond length is 2.03 Å. The Cr(1)-O(6) bond length is 2.06 Å. The Cr(1)-O(7) bond length is 2.07 Å. In the second Cr site, Cr(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(5), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Sb(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 51°. The Cr(2)-O(10) bond length is 2.05 Å. The Cr(2)-O(5) bond length is 2.06 Å. Both Cr(2)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.04 Å. Both Cr(2)-O(9) bond lengths are 2.04 Å. There are two inequivalent Sb sites. In the first Sb site, Sb(1) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), two equivalent O(11), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form SbO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 53°. The Sb(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.02 Å. The Sb(1)-O(4) bond length is 2.00 Å. Both Sb(1)-O(11) bond lengths are 2.02 Å. Both Sb(1)-O(6) bond lengths are 2.07 Å. In the second Sb site, Sb(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(12), one O(5), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form SbO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Te(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sb(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-54°. The Sb(2)-O(1) bond length is 1.98 Å. The Sb(2)-O(10) bond length is 2.08 Å. The Sb(2)-O(12) bond length is 2.04 Å. The Sb(2)-O(5) bond length is 2.06 Å. The Sb(2)-O(8) bond length is 2.02 Å. The Sb(2)-O(9) bond length is 2.02 Å. There are two inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(8), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Cr(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Sb(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-54°. The Te(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.00 Å. The Te(1)-O(8) bond length is 2.44 Å. Both Te(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.28 Å. Both Te(1)-O(6) bond lengths are 2.13 Å. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to one O(12), one O(7), two equivalent O(11), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form distorted TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sb(1)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Cr(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sb(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-53°. The Te(2)-O(12) bond length is 2.50 Å. The Te(2)-O(7) bond length is 1.98 Å. Both Te(2)-O(11) bond lengths are 2.17 Å. Both Te(2)-O(9) bond lengths are 2.29 Å. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Cr(2), one Sb(2), and one Te(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent Cr(1) and one Te(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent Cr(1) and one Sb(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent Cr(1) and one Sb(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Cr(2) and two equivalent Sb(2) atoms. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cr(1), one Sb(1), and one Te(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Cr(1) and one Te(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Sb(2) and one Te(1) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cr(2), one Sb(2), and one Te(2) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Cr(2) and two equivalent Sb(2) atoms. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Cr(1), one Sb(1), and one Te(2) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sb(2) and one Te(2) atom.