Yb(SbS2)2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to two equivalent S(1), two equivalent S(2), two equivalent S(3), and two equivalent S(4) atoms. There are two inequivalent Sb sites. In the first Sb site, Sb(1) is bonded to one S(2), two equivalent S(1), and two equivalent S(4) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing SbS5 square pyramids. In the second Sb site, Sb(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one S(1), one S(4), two equivalent S(2), and three equivalent S(3) atoms. There are four inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded to two equivalent Yb(1), one Sb(2), and two equivalent Sb(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing SYb2Sb3 square pyramids. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to two equivalent Yb(1), one Sb(1), and two equivalent Sb(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing SYb2Sb3 trigonal bipyramids. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded to two equivalent Yb(1) and three equivalent Sb(2) atoms to form a mixture of face, corner, and edge-sharing SYb2Sb3 square pyramids. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1), one Sb(2), and two equivalent Sb(1) atoms.
Yb(SbS2)2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to two equivalent S(1), two equivalent S(2), two equivalent S(3), and two equivalent S(4) atoms. Both Yb(1)-S(1) bond lengths are 2.93 Å. Both Yb(1)-S(2) bond lengths are 2.89 Å. Both Yb(1)-S(3) bond lengths are 2.99 Å. There is one shorter (2.97 Å) and one longer (3.54 Å) Yb(1)-S(4) bond length. There are two inequivalent Sb sites. In the first Sb site, Sb(1) is bonded to one S(2), two equivalent S(1), and two equivalent S(4) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing SbS5 square pyramids. The Sb(1)-S(2) bond length is 2.52 Å. Both Sb(1)-S(1) bond lengths are 2.98 Å. Both Sb(1)-S(4) bond lengths are 2.62 Å. In the second Sb site, Sb(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one S(1), one S(4), two equivalent S(2), and three equivalent S(3) atoms. The Sb(2)-S(1) bond length is 2.71 Å. The Sb(2)-S(4) bond length is 3.09 Å. Both Sb(2)-S(2) bond lengths are 2.97 Å. There is one shorter (2.64 Å) and two longer (2.79 Å) Sb(2)-S(3) bond lengths. There are four inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded to two equivalent Yb(1), one Sb(2), and two equivalent Sb(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing SYb2Sb3 square pyramids. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to two equivalent Yb(1), one Sb(1), and two equivalent Sb(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing SYb2Sb3 trigonal bipyramids. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded to two equivalent Yb(1) and three equivalent Sb(2) atoms to form a mixture of face, corner, and edge-sharing SYb2Sb3 square pyramids. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1), one Sb(2), and two equivalent Sb(1) atoms.