Dy3S2Cl5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. There are two inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to two equivalent S(1), two equivalent Cl(2), and three equivalent Cl(3) atoms. In the second Dy site, Dy(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent S(1), two equivalent Cl(1), and two equivalent Cl(2) atoms. S(1) is bonded to two equivalent Dy(1) and two equivalent Dy(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing SDy4 tetrahedra. There are three inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Dy(1) atoms. In the second Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Dy(2) atoms. In the third Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Dy(2) and two equivalent Dy(1) atoms.
Dy3S2Cl5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. There are two inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to two equivalent S(1), two equivalent Cl(2), and three equivalent Cl(3) atoms. Both Dy(1)-S(1) bond lengths are 2.72 Å. There is one shorter (2.71 Å) and one longer (2.73 Å) Dy(1)-Cl(2) bond length. There are a spread of Dy(1)-Cl(3) bond distances ranging from 2.72-2.97 Å. In the second Dy site, Dy(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent S(1), two equivalent Cl(1), and two equivalent Cl(2) atoms. All Dy(2)-S(1) bond lengths are 2.76 Å. There is one shorter (2.71 Å) and one longer (2.75 Å) Dy(2)-Cl(1) bond length. Both Dy(2)-Cl(2) bond lengths are 3.25 Å. S(1) is bonded to two equivalent Dy(1) and two equivalent Dy(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing SDy4 tetrahedra. There are three inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Dy(1) atoms. In the second Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Dy(2) atoms. In the third Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Dy(2) and two equivalent Dy(1) atoms.