YbLaS3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Yb(1) is bonded to two equivalent S(2) and four equivalent S(1) atoms to form corner-sharing YbS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 41-68°. La(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent S(2) and six equivalent S(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1) and three equivalent La(1) atoms. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded in a see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Yb(1) and two equivalent La(1) atoms.
YbLaS3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Yb(1) is bonded to two equivalent S(2) and four equivalent S(1) atoms to form corner-sharing YbS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 41-68°. Both Yb(1)-S(2) bond lengths are 2.70 Å. There are two shorter (2.81 Å) and two longer (2.83 Å) Yb(1)-S(1) bond lengths. La(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent S(2) and six equivalent S(1) atoms. There is one shorter (2.80 Å) and one longer (2.85 Å) La(1)-S(2) bond length. There are a spread of La(1)-S(1) bond distances ranging from 2.95-3.42 Å. There are two inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1) and three equivalent La(1) atoms. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded in a see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Yb(1) and two equivalent La(1) atoms.