Li(CrS2)2 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2/m space group. Li(1) is bonded to two equivalent S(1) and four equivalent S(2) atoms to form LiS6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Cr(2)S6 octahedra, corners with eight equivalent Cr(1)S6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)S6 octahedra, and faces with two equivalent Cr(2)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 47°. There are two inequivalent Cr sites. In the first Cr site, Cr(1) is bonded to two equivalent S(2) and four equivalent S(1) atoms to form CrS6 octahedra that share corners with eight equivalent Li(1)S6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(1)S6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Cr(2)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 47°. In the second Cr site, Cr(2) is bonded to two equivalent S(1) and four equivalent S(2) atoms to form CrS6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Li(1)S6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(2)S6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent Cr(1)S6 octahedra, and faces with two equivalent Li(1)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 47°. There are two inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Cr(2), and two equivalent Cr(1) atoms. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to two equivalent Li(1), one Cr(1), and two equivalent Cr(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing SLi2Cr3 trigonal bipyramids.
Li(CrS2)2 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2/m space group. Li(1) is bonded to two equivalent S(1) and four equivalent S(2) atoms to form LiS6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Cr(2)S6 octahedra, corners with eight equivalent Cr(1)S6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)S6 octahedra, and faces with two equivalent Cr(2)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 47°. Both Li(1)-S(1) bond lengths are 2.57 Å. All Li(1)-S(2) bond lengths are 2.58 Å. There are two inequivalent Cr sites. In the first Cr site, Cr(1) is bonded to two equivalent S(2) and four equivalent S(1) atoms to form CrS6 octahedra that share corners with eight equivalent Li(1)S6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(1)S6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Cr(2)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 47°. Both Cr(1)-S(2) bond lengths are 2.39 Å. All Cr(1)-S(1) bond lengths are 2.38 Å. In the second Cr site, Cr(2) is bonded to two equivalent S(1) and four equivalent S(2) atoms to form CrS6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Li(1)S6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(2)S6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent Cr(1)S6 octahedra, and faces with two equivalent Li(1)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 47°. Both Cr(2)-S(1) bond lengths are 2.38 Å. All Cr(2)-S(2) bond lengths are 2.39 Å. There are two inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Cr(2), and two equivalent Cr(1) atoms. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to two equivalent Li(1), one Cr(1), and two equivalent Cr(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing SLi2Cr3 trigonal bipyramids.