Sc2Te3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Immm space group. Sc(1) is bonded to two equivalent Te(1) and four equivalent Te(2) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing ScTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-7°. There are two inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to four equivalent Sc(1) atoms. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four equivalent Sc(1) atoms.
Sc2Te3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Immm space group. Sc(1) is bonded to two equivalent Te(1) and four equivalent Te(2) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing ScTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-7°. Both Sc(1)-Te(1) bond lengths are 2.92 Å. There are two shorter (2.91 Å) and two longer (2.93 Å) Sc(1)-Te(2) bond lengths. There are two inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to four equivalent Sc(1) atoms. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four equivalent Sc(1) atoms.