SnMo6S8 crystallizes in the trigonal R-3 space group. Mo(1) is bonded to one S(1) and four equivalent S(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing MoS5 square pyramids. Sn(1) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to two equivalent S(1) and six equivalent S(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Mo(1) and one Sn(1) atom. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Mo(1) and one Sn(1) atom.
SnMo6S8 crystallizes in the trigonal R-3 space group. Mo(1) is bonded to one S(1) and four equivalent S(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing MoS5 square pyramids. The Mo(1)-S(1) bond length is 2.40 Å. There are a spread of Mo(1)-S(2) bond distances ranging from 2.44-2.57 Å. Sn(1) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to two equivalent S(1) and six equivalent S(2) atoms. Both Sn(1)-S(1) bond lengths are 2.78 Å. All Sn(1)-S(2) bond lengths are 3.13 Å. There are two inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Mo(1) and one Sn(1) atom. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Mo(1) and one Sn(1) atom.