BeGd3CrS7 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3 space group. Be(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one S(3) and three equivalent S(2) atoms. Gd(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(3), three equivalent S(2), and four equivalent S(1) atoms. Cr(1) is bonded to six equivalent S(1) atoms to form face-sharing CrS6 octahedra. There are three inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Gd(1) and two equivalent Cr(1) atoms. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Be(1) and three equivalent Gd(1) atoms. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to one Be(1) and three equivalent Gd(1) atoms.
BeGd3CrS7 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3 space group. Be(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one S(3) and three equivalent S(2) atoms. The Be(1)-S(3) bond length is 2.09 Å. All Be(1)-S(2) bond lengths are 2.11 Å. Gd(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(3), three equivalent S(2), and four equivalent S(1) atoms. The Gd(1)-S(3) bond length is 2.76 Å. There are a spread of Gd(1)-S(2) bond distances ranging from 2.68-2.83 Å. There are a spread of Gd(1)-S(1) bond distances ranging from 2.89-3.43 Å. Cr(1) is bonded to six equivalent S(1) atoms to form face-sharing CrS6 octahedra. There are three shorter (2.41 Å) and three longer (2.44 Å) Cr(1)-S(1) bond lengths. There are three inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Gd(1) and two equivalent Cr(1) atoms. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Be(1) and three equivalent Gd(1) atoms. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to one Be(1) and three equivalent Gd(1) atoms.