CdAl2S4 is Spinel structured and crystallizes in the cubic Fd-3m space group. Cd(1) is bonded to four equivalent S(1) atoms to form CdS4 tetrahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent Al(1)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 60°. Al(1) is bonded to six equivalent S(1) atoms to form AlS6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Cd(1)S4 tetrahedra and edges with six equivalent Al(1)S6 octahedra. S(1) is bonded to one Cd(1) and three equivalent Al(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing SAl3Cd tetrahedra.
CdAl2S4 is Spinel structured and crystallizes in the cubic Fd-3m space group. Cd(1) is bonded to four equivalent S(1) atoms to form CdS4 tetrahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent Al(1)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 60°. All Cd(1)-S(1) bond lengths are 2.48 Å. Al(1) is bonded to six equivalent S(1) atoms to form AlS6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Cd(1)S4 tetrahedra and edges with six equivalent Al(1)S6 octahedra. All Al(1)-S(1) bond lengths are 2.43 Å. S(1) is bonded to one Cd(1) and three equivalent Al(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing SAl3Cd tetrahedra.