Dy3NS3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. There are three inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one N(1), two equivalent S(1), two equivalent S(2), and two equivalent S(3) atoms. In the second Dy site, Dy(2) is bonded to one N(1), two equivalent S(3), and three equivalent S(2) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing DyS5N octahedra. In the third Dy site, Dy(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent N(1), one S(2), one S(3), and three equivalent S(1) atoms. N(1) is bonded to one Dy(1), one Dy(2), and two equivalent Dy(3) atoms to form NDy4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent S(1)Dy5 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent N(1)Dy4 tetrahedra, and edges with three equivalent S(1)Dy5 square pyramids. There are three inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded to two equivalent Dy(1) and three equivalent Dy(3) atoms to form SDy5 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent N(1)Dy4 tetrahedra, edges with four equivalent S(1)Dy5 square pyramids, and edges with three equivalent N(1)Dy4 tetrahedra. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Dy(3), two equivalent Dy(1), and three equivalent Dy(2) atoms. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Dy(3), two equivalent Dy(1), and two equivalent Dy(2) atoms.
Dy3NS3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. There are three inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one N(1), two equivalent S(1), two equivalent S(2), and two equivalent S(3) atoms. The Dy(1)-N(1) bond length is 2.25 Å. Both Dy(1)-S(1) bond lengths are 2.71 Å. Both Dy(1)-S(2) bond lengths are 3.06 Å. Both Dy(1)-S(3) bond lengths are 2.88 Å. In the second Dy site, Dy(2) is bonded to one N(1), two equivalent S(3), and three equivalent S(2) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing DyS5N octahedra. The Dy(2)-N(1) bond length is 2.17 Å. Both Dy(2)-S(3) bond lengths are 2.80 Å. There are two shorter (2.72 Å) and one longer (2.99 Å) Dy(2)-S(2) bond length. In the third Dy site, Dy(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent N(1), one S(2), one S(3), and three equivalent S(1) atoms. Both Dy(3)-N(1) bond lengths are 2.27 Å. The Dy(3)-S(2) bond length is 3.39 Å. The Dy(3)-S(3) bond length is 2.79 Å. There is one shorter (2.75 Å) and two longer (2.92 Å) Dy(3)-S(1) bond lengths. N(1) is bonded to one Dy(1), one Dy(2), and two equivalent Dy(3) atoms to form NDy4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent S(1)Dy5 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent N(1)Dy4 tetrahedra, and edges with three equivalent S(1)Dy5 square pyramids. There are three inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded to two equivalent Dy(1) and three equivalent Dy(3) atoms to form SDy5 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent N(1)Dy4 tetrahedra, edges with four equivalent S(1)Dy5 square pyramids, and edges with three equivalent N(1)Dy4 tetrahedra. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Dy(3), two equivalent Dy(1), and three equivalent Dy(2) atoms. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Dy(3), two equivalent Dy(1), and two equivalent Dy(2) atoms.