BeLa3ScS7 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3 space group. Be(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one S(1) and three equivalent S(2) atoms. La(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(1), three equivalent S(2), and four equivalent S(3) atoms. Sc(1) is bonded to six equivalent S(3) atoms to form face-sharing ScS6 octahedra. There are three inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to one Be(1) and three equivalent La(1) atoms. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Be(1) and three equivalent La(1) atoms. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to four equivalent La(1) and two equivalent Sc(1) atoms.
BeLa3ScS7 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3 space group. Be(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one S(1) and three equivalent S(2) atoms. The Be(1)-S(1) bond length is 2.13 Å. All Be(1)-S(2) bond lengths are 2.13 Å. La(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one S(1), three equivalent S(2), and four equivalent S(3) atoms. The La(1)-S(1) bond length is 2.88 Å. There are a spread of La(1)-S(2) bond distances ranging from 2.78-2.97 Å. There are a spread of La(1)-S(3) bond distances ranging from 3.07-3.49 Å. Sc(1) is bonded to six equivalent S(3) atoms to form face-sharing ScS6 octahedra. There are three shorter (2.56 Å) and three longer (2.58 Å) Sc(1)-S(3) bond lengths. There are three inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to one Be(1) and three equivalent La(1) atoms. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Be(1) and three equivalent La(1) atoms. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to four equivalent La(1) and two equivalent Sc(1) atoms.