CrZnSF5 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are two inequivalent Cr sites. In the first Cr site, Cr(1) is bonded to one F(10), one F(2), one F(4), one F(5), one F(7), and one F(9) atom to form corner-sharing CrF6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 39-41°. In the second Cr site, Cr(2) is bonded to one F(1), one F(10), one F(3), one F(6), one F(8), and one F(9) atom to form corner-sharing CrF6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 39-41°. There are two inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one S(1), one F(6), one F(7), and one F(8) atom. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one S(2), one F(1), one F(2), and one F(4) atom. There are two inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Zn(1) and one S(2) atom. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Zn(2), one S(1), and one F(5) atom. There are ten inequivalent F sites. In the first F site, F(1) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Cr(2) and one Zn(2) atom. In the second F site, F(2) is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Cr(1) and one Zn(2) atom. In the third F site, F(3) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Cr(2) atom. In the fourth F site, F(4) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr(1) and one Zn(2) atom. In the fifth F site, F(5) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cr(1) and one S(2) atom. In the sixth F site, F(6) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cr(2) and one Zn(1) atom. In the seventh F site, F(7) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cr(1) and one Zn(1) atom. In the eighth F site, F(8) is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Cr(2) and one Zn(1) atom. In the ninth F site, F(9) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr(1) and one Cr(2) atom. In the tenth F site, F(10) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr(1) and one Cr(2) atom.
CrZnSF5 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are two inequivalent Cr sites. In the first Cr site, Cr(1) is bonded to one F(10), one F(2), one F(4), one F(5), one F(7), and one F(9) atom to form corner-sharing CrF6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 39-41°. The Cr(1)-F(10) bond length is 1.95 Å. The Cr(1)-F(2) bond length is 1.92 Å. The Cr(1)-F(4) bond length is 1.96 Å. The Cr(1)-F(5) bond length is 1.97 Å. The Cr(1)-F(7) bond length is 1.93 Å. The Cr(1)-F(9) bond length is 1.94 Å. In the second Cr site, Cr(2) is bonded to one F(1), one F(10), one F(3), one F(6), one F(8), and one F(9) atom to form corner-sharing CrF6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 39-41°. The Cr(2)-F(1) bond length is 2.15 Å. The Cr(2)-F(10) bond length is 1.99 Å. The Cr(2)-F(3) bond length is 1.86 Å. The Cr(2)-F(6) bond length is 1.96 Å. The Cr(2)-F(8) bond length is 1.94 Å. The Cr(2)-F(9) bond length is 1.94 Å. There are two inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one S(1), one F(6), one F(7), and one F(8) atom. The Zn(1)-S(1) bond length is 2.40 Å. The Zn(1)-F(6) bond length is 1.95 Å. The Zn(1)-F(7) bond length is 2.01 Å. The Zn(1)-F(8) bond length is 2.04 Å. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one S(2), one F(1), one F(2), and one F(4) atom. The Zn(2)-S(2) bond length is 2.43 Å. The Zn(2)-F(1) bond length is 1.98 Å. The Zn(2)-F(2) bond length is 2.05 Å. The Zn(2)-F(4) bond length is 1.95 Å. There are two inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Zn(1) and one S(2) atom. The S(1)-S(2) bond length is 1.92 Å. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Zn(2), one S(1), and one F(5) atom. The S(2)-F(5) bond length is 2.09 Å. There are ten inequivalent F sites. In the first F site, F(1) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Cr(2) and one Zn(2) atom. In the second F site, F(2) is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Cr(1) and one Zn(2) atom. In the third F site, F(3) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Cr(2) atom. In the fourth F site, F(4) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr(1) and one Zn(2) atom. In the fifth F site, F(5) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cr(1) and one S(2) atom. In the sixth F site, F(6) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cr(2) and one Zn(1) atom. In the seventh F site, F(7) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cr(1) and one Zn(1) atom. In the eighth F site, F(8) is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Cr(2) and one Zn(1) atom. In the ninth F site, F(9) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr(1) and one Cr(2) atom. In the tenth F site, F(10) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr(1) and one Cr(2) atom.