HgMo6S8 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 corner and edge-sharing MoS5 square pyramids. Hg(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 Hg(1) atom. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four equivalent Mo(1) atoms.
HgMo6S8 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 corner and edge-sharing MoS5 square pyramids. The Mo(1)-S(1) bond length is 2.41 Å. There are two shorter (2.44 Å) and two longer (2.49 Å) Mo(1)-S(2) bond lengths. Hg(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent S(1) atoms. Both Hg(1)-S(1) bond lengths are 2.45 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 Hg(1) atom. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four equivalent Mo(1) atoms.