Ba(NdS2)2 crystallizes in the tetragonal I-42d space group. Ba(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight equivalent S(1) atoms. Nd(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight equivalent S(1) atoms. S(1) is bonded to two equivalent Ba(1) and four equivalent Nd(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner, edge, and face-sharing SBa2Nd4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 16-50°.
Ba(NdS2)2 crystallizes in the tetragonal I-42d space group. Ba(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight equivalent S(1) atoms. There are four shorter (3.08 Å) and four longer (3.24 Å) Ba(1)-S(1) bond lengths. Nd(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight equivalent S(1) atoms. There are a spread of Nd(1)-S(1) bond distances ranging from 2.87-3.24 Å. S(1) is bonded to two equivalent Ba(1) and four equivalent Nd(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner, edge, and face-sharing SBa2Nd4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 16-50°.