Rb2Pd3S4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are two inequivalent Rb sites. In the first Rb site, Rb(1) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pd(1), two equivalent Pd(2), two equivalent Pd(3), one S(2), one S(4), three equivalent S(1), and three equivalent S(3) atoms. In the second Rb site, Rb(2) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pd(1), two equivalent Pd(2), two equivalent Pd(3), one S(1), one S(3), three equivalent S(2), and three equivalent S(4) atoms. There are three inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to two equivalent Rb(1), two equivalent Rb(2), one S(1), one S(2), one S(3), and one S(4) atom. In the second Pd site, Pd(2) is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to two equivalent Rb(1), two equivalent Rb(2), one S(1), one S(2), one S(3), and one S(4) atom. In the third Pd site, Pd(3) is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to two equivalent Rb(1), two equivalent Rb(2), one S(1), one S(2), one S(3), and one S(4) atom. There are four inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Rb(2), three equivalent Rb(1), one Pd(1), one Pd(2), and one Pd(3) atom. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Rb(1), three equivalent Rb(2), one Pd(1), one Pd(2), and one Pd(3) atom. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Rb(2), three equivalent Rb(1), one Pd(1), one Pd(2), and one Pd(3) atom. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Rb(1), three equivalent Rb(2), one Pd(1), one Pd(2), and one Pd(3) atom.
Rb2Pd3S4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are two inequivalent Rb sites. In the first Rb site, Rb(1) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pd(1), two equivalent Pd(2), two equivalent Pd(3), one S(2), one S(4), three equivalent S(1), and three equivalent S(3) atoms. There is one shorter (3.76 Å) and one longer (3.84 Å) Rb(1)-Pd(1) bond length. Both Rb(1)-Pd(2) bond lengths are 3.86 Å. There is one shorter (3.81 Å) and one longer (3.86 Å) Rb(1)-Pd(3) bond length. The Rb(1)-S(2) bond length is 3.64 Å. The Rb(1)-S(4) bond length is 3.63 Å. There are a spread of Rb(1)-S(1) bond distances ranging from 3.61-3.78 Å. There are two shorter (3.65 Å) and one longer (3.77 Å) Rb(1)-S(3) bond length. In the second Rb site, Rb(2) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pd(1), two equivalent Pd(2), two equivalent Pd(3), one S(1), one S(3), three equivalent S(2), and three equivalent S(4) atoms. There is one shorter (3.80 Å) and one longer (3.83 Å) Rb(2)-Pd(1) bond length. There is one shorter (3.85 Å) and one longer (3.90 Å) Rb(2)-Pd(2) bond length. There is one shorter (3.72 Å) and one longer (3.86 Å) Rb(2)-Pd(3) bond length. The Rb(2)-S(1) bond length is 3.68 Å. The Rb(2)-S(3) bond length is 3.67 Å. There are a spread of Rb(2)-S(2) bond distances ranging from 3.63-3.79 Å. There are a spread of Rb(2)-S(4) bond distances ranging from 3.54-3.79 Å. There are three inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to two equivalent Rb(1), two equivalent Rb(2), one S(1), one S(2), one S(3), and one S(4) atom. The Pd(1)-S(1) bond length is 2.37 Å. The Pd(1)-S(2) bond length is 2.45 Å. The Pd(1)-S(3) bond length is 2.30 Å. The Pd(1)-S(4) bond length is 2.36 Å. In the second Pd site, Pd(2) is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to two equivalent Rb(1), two equivalent Rb(2), one S(1), one S(2), one S(3), and one S(4) atom. The Pd(2)-S(1) bond length is 2.35 Å. The Pd(2)-S(2) bond length is 2.41 Å. The Pd(2)-S(3) bond length is 2.31 Å. The Pd(2)-S(4) bond length is 2.40 Å. In the third Pd site, Pd(3) is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to two equivalent Rb(1), two equivalent Rb(2), one S(1), one S(2), one S(3), and one S(4) atom. The Pd(3)-S(1) bond length is 2.34 Å. The Pd(3)-S(2) bond length is 2.31 Å. The Pd(3)-S(3) bond length is 2.43 Å. The Pd(3)-S(4) bond length is 2.36 Å. There are four inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Rb(2), three equivalent Rb(1), one Pd(1), one Pd(2), and one Pd(3) atom. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Rb(1), three equivalent Rb(2), one Pd(1), one Pd(2), and one Pd(3) atom. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Rb(2), three equivalent Rb(1), one Pd(1), one Pd(2), and one Pd(3) atom. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Rb(1), three equivalent Rb(2), one Pd(1), one Pd(2), and one Pd(3) atom.