Cd1Mo6S8 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. Cd(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent S(1) 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 Cd(1) atom. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Mo(1) atoms.
Cd1Mo6S8 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 2.42 Å. There are a spread of Mo(1)-S(2) bond distances ranging from 2.44-2.51 Å. Cd(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent S(1) atoms. Both Cd(1)-S(1) bond lengths are 2.46 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 Cd(1) atom. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Mo(1) atoms.