Cr9In7S24 is beta indium sulfide-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. There are five inequivalent Cr sites. In the first Cr site, Cr(1) is bonded to one S(1), one S(10), one S(2), one S(4), one S(5), and one S(8) atom to form CrS6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one In(3)S4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one In(4)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent In(1)S4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(2)S6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(4)S6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(3)S6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent In(2)S6 octahedra. In the second Cr site, Cr(2) is bonded to one S(1), one S(12), one S(13), one S(14), one S(3), and one S(5) atom to form CrS6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one In(1)S4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one In(4)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent In(3)S4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(1)S6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(2)S6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(3)S6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(5)S6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one In(2)S6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one In(5)S6 octahedra. In the third Cr site, Cr(3) is bonded to one S(2), one S(3), one S(4), one S(5), one S(7), and one S(8) atom to form CrS6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one In(3)S4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one In(4)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent In(1)S4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(2)S6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(4)S6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(1)S6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent In(2)S6 octahedra. In the fourth Cr site, Cr(4) is bonded to one S(10), one S(11), one S(6), one S(7), one S(8), and one S(9) atom to form CrS6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one In(3)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent In(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent In(4)S4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(1)S6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(3)S6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(4)S6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(5)S6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one In(2)S6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one In(5)S6 octahedra. In the fifth Cr site, Cr(5) is bonded to one S(11), one S(12), two equivalent S(13), and two equivalent S(9) atoms to form CrS6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one In(3)S4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one In(4)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent In(1)S4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(2)S6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(4)S6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent In(5)S6 octahedra. There are five inequivalent In sites. In the first In site, In(1) is bonded to one S(10), one S(13), one S(4), and one S(7) atom to form InS4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cr(2)S6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(5)S6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one In(5)S6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(1)S6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(3)S6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(4)S6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent In(2)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 57-68°. In the second In site, In(2) is bonded to one S(1), one S(10), one S(2), one S(3), one S(4), and one S(7) atom to form InS6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent In(1)S4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(2)S6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(4)S6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(1)S6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Cr(3)S6 octahedra. In the third In site, In(3) is bonded to one S(12), one S(14), and two equivalent S(8) atoms to form InS4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cr(5)S6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one In(5)S6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(1)S6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(3)S6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(4)S6 octahedra, and corners with four equivalent Cr(2)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 57-69°. In the fourth In site, In(4) is bonded to one S(11), one S(6), and two equivalent S(5) atoms to form InS4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cr(5)S6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one In(5)S6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(1)S6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(2)S6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(3)S6 octahedra, and corners with four equivalent Cr(4)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 55-60°. In the fifth In site, In(5) is bonded to one S(14), one S(6), two equivalent S(13), and two equivalent S(9) atoms to form InS6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one In(3)S4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one In(4)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent In(1)S4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(2)S6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(4)S6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Cr(5)S6 octahedra. There are fourteen inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Cr(1), one Cr(2), and one In(2) atom. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Cr(1), one Cr(3), and one In(2) atom. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Cr(2), one Cr(3), and one In(2) atom. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded to one Cr(1), one Cr(3), one In(1), and one In(2) atom to form distorted SCr2In2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(10)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(13)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(7)Cr2In2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(5)Cr3In trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(10)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one S(7)Cr2In2 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one S(8)Cr3In tetrahedra. In the fifth S site, S(5) is bonded to one Cr(1), one Cr(2), one Cr(3), and one In(4) atom to form distorted SCr3In trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(10)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(13)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(7)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(12)Cr3In tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(4)Cr2In2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(8)Cr3In tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(14)Cr2In2 trigonal pyramid, and  a cornercorner with one S(5)Cr3In trigonal pyramid. In the sixth S site, S(6) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Cr(4), one In(4), and one In(5) atom. In the seventh S site, S(7) is bonded to one Cr(3), one Cr(4), one In(1), and one In(2) atom to form distorted SCr2In2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(10)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(13)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(4)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(5)Cr3In trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(10)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one S(4)Cr2In2 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one S(8)Cr3In tetrahedra. In the eighth S site, S(8) is bonded to one Cr(1), one Cr(3), one Cr(4), and one In(3) atom to form SCr3In tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(12)Cr3In tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(8)Cr3In tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(14)Cr2In2 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent S(5)Cr3In trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(10)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one S(4)Cr2In2 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one S(7)Cr2In2 tetrahedra. In the ninth S site, S(9) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Cr(4), one Cr(5), and one In(5) atom. In the tenth S site, S(10) is bonded to one Cr(1), one Cr(4), one In(1), and one In(2) atom to form distorted SCr2In2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(13)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(4)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(7)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(5)Cr3In trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(4)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one S(7)Cr2In2 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one S(8)Cr3In tetrahedra. In the eleventh S site, S(11) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Cr(5), two equivalent Cr(4), and one In(4) atom. In the twelfth S site, S(12) is bonded to one Cr(5), two equivalent Cr(2), and one In(3) atom to form SCr3In tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent S(8)Cr3In tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(14)Cr2In2 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent S(5)Cr3In trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent S(13)Cr2In2 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one S(14)Cr2In2 trigonal pyramid. In the thirteenth S site, S(13) is bonded to one Cr(2), one Cr(5), one In(1), and one In(5) atom to form distorted SCr2In2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(10)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(4)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(7)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(5)Cr3In trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(13)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one S(12)Cr3In tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one S(14)Cr2In2 trigonal pyramid. In the fourteenth S site, S(14) is bonded to two equivalent Cr(2), one In(3), and one In(5) atom to form distorted SCr2In2 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(12)Cr3In tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(8)Cr3In tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(5)Cr3In trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(12)Cr3In tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent S(13)Cr2In2 tetrahedra.
Cr9In7S24 is beta indium sulfide-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. There are five inequivalent Cr sites. In the first Cr site, Cr(1) is bonded to one S(1), one S(10), one S(2), one S(4), one S(5), and one S(8) atom to form CrS6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one In(3)S4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one In(4)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent In(1)S4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(2)S6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(4)S6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(3)S6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent In(2)S6 octahedra. The Cr(1)-S(1) bond length is 2.37 Å. The Cr(1)-S(10) bond length is 2.47 Å. The Cr(1)-S(2) bond length is 2.35 Å. The Cr(1)-S(4) bond length is 2.46 Å. The Cr(1)-S(5) bond length is 2.39 Å. The Cr(1)-S(8) bond length is 2.49 Å. In the second Cr site, Cr(2) is bonded to one S(1), one S(12), one S(13), one S(14), one S(3), and one S(5) atom to form CrS6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one In(1)S4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one In(4)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent In(3)S4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(1)S6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(2)S6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(3)S6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(5)S6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one In(2)S6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one In(5)S6 octahedra. The Cr(2)-S(1) bond length is 2.36 Å. The Cr(2)-S(12) bond length is 2.51 Å. The Cr(2)-S(13) bond length is 2.45 Å. The Cr(2)-S(14) bond length is 2.48 Å. The Cr(2)-S(3) bond length is 2.37 Å. The Cr(2)-S(5) bond length is 2.39 Å. In the third Cr site, Cr(3) is bonded to one S(2), one S(3), one S(4), one S(5), one S(7), and one S(8) atom to form CrS6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one In(3)S4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one In(4)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent In(1)S4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(2)S6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(4)S6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(1)S6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent In(2)S6 octahedra. The Cr(3)-S(2) bond length is 2.40 Å. The Cr(3)-S(3) bond length is 2.36 Å. The Cr(3)-S(4) bond length is 2.43 Å. The Cr(3)-S(5) bond length is 2.41 Å. The Cr(3)-S(7) bond length is 2.50 Å. The Cr(3)-S(8) bond length is 2.51 Å. In the fourth Cr site, Cr(4) is bonded to one S(10), one S(11), one S(6), one S(7), one S(8), and one S(9) atom to form CrS6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one In(3)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent In(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent In(4)S4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(1)S6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(3)S6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(4)S6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(5)S6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one In(2)S6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one In(5)S6 octahedra. The Cr(4)-S(10) bond length is 2.43 Å. The Cr(4)-S(11) bond length is 2.44 Å. The Cr(4)-S(6) bond length is 2.41 Å. The Cr(4)-S(7) bond length is 2.41 Å. The Cr(4)-S(8) bond length is 2.46 Å. The Cr(4)-S(9) bond length is 2.39 Å. In the fifth Cr site, Cr(5) is bonded to one S(11), one S(12), two equivalent S(13), and two equivalent S(9) atoms to form CrS6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one In(3)S4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one In(4)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent In(1)S4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(2)S6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(4)S6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent In(5)S6 octahedra. The Cr(5)-S(11) bond length is 2.44 Å. The Cr(5)-S(12) bond length is 2.48 Å. Both Cr(5)-S(13) bond lengths are 2.48 Å. Both Cr(5)-S(9) bond lengths are 2.38 Å. There are five inequivalent In sites. In the first In site, In(1) is bonded to one S(10), one S(13), one S(4), and one S(7) atom to form InS4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cr(2)S6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cr(5)S6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one In(5)S6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(1)S6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(3)S6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(4)S6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent In(2)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 57-68°. The In(1)-S(10) bond length is 2.48 Å. The In(1)-S(13) bond length is 2.51 Å. The In(1)-S(4) bond length is 2.51 Å. The In(1)-S(7) bond length is 2.53 Å. In the second In site, In(2) is bonded to one S(1), one S(10), one S(2), one S(3), one S(4), and one S(7) atom to form InS6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent In(1)S4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(2)S6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cr(4)S6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(1)S6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Cr(3)S6 octahedra. The In(2)-S(1) bond length is 2.57 Å. The In(2)-S(10) bond length is 2.72 Å. The In(2)-S(2) bond length is 2.58 Å. The In(2)-S(3) bond length is 2.57 Å. The In(2)-S(4) bond length is 2.73 Å. The In(2)-S(7) bond length is 2.71 Å. In the third In site, In(3) is bonded to one S(12), one S(14), and two equivalent S(8) atoms to form InS4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cr(5)S6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one In(5)S6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(1)S6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(3)S6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(4)S6 octahedra, and corners with four equivalent Cr(2)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 57-69°. The In(3)-S(12) bond length is 2.50 Å. The In(3)-S(14) bond length is 2.49 Å. Both In(3)-S(8) bond lengths are 2.52 Å. In the fourth In site, In(4) is bonded to one S(11), one S(6), and two equivalent S(5) atoms to form InS4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cr(5)S6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one In(5)S6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(1)S6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(2)S6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cr(3)S6 octahedra, and corners with four equivalent Cr(4)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 55-60°. The In(4)-S(11) bond length is 2.52 Å. The In(4)-S(6) bond length is 2.48 Å. Both In(4)-S(5) bond lengths are 2.51 Å. In the fifth In site, In(5) is bonded to one S(14), one S(6), two equivalent S(13), and two equivalent S(9) atoms to form InS6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one In(3)S4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one In(4)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent In(1)S4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(2)S6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cr(4)S6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Cr(5)S6 octahedra. The In(5)-S(14) bond length is 2.63 Å. The In(5)-S(6) bond length is 2.68 Å. Both In(5)-S(13) bond lengths are 2.68 Å. Both In(5)-S(9) bond lengths are 2.56 Å. There are fourteen inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Cr(1), one Cr(2), and one In(2) atom. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Cr(1), one Cr(3), and one In(2) atom. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Cr(2), one Cr(3), and one In(2) atom. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded to one Cr(1), one Cr(3), one In(1), and one In(2) atom to form distorted SCr2In2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(10)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(13)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(7)Cr2In2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(5)Cr3In trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(10)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one S(7)Cr2In2 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one S(8)Cr3In tetrahedra. In the fifth S site, S(5) is bonded to one Cr(1), one Cr(2), one Cr(3), and one In(4) atom to form distorted SCr3In trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(10)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(13)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(7)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(12)Cr3In tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(4)Cr2In2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(8)Cr3In tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(14)Cr2In2 trigonal pyramid, and  a cornercorner with one S(5)Cr3In trigonal pyramid. In the sixth S site, S(6) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Cr(4), one In(4), and one In(5) atom. In the seventh S site, S(7) is bonded to one Cr(3), one Cr(4), one In(1), and one In(2) atom to form distorted SCr2In2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(10)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(13)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(4)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(5)Cr3In trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(10)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one S(4)Cr2In2 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one S(8)Cr3In tetrahedra. In the eighth S site, S(8) is bonded to one Cr(1), one Cr(3), one Cr(4), and one In(3) atom to form SCr3In tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(12)Cr3In tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(8)Cr3In tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(14)Cr2In2 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent S(5)Cr3In trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(10)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one S(4)Cr2In2 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one S(7)Cr2In2 tetrahedra. In the ninth S site, S(9) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Cr(4), one Cr(5), and one In(5) atom. In the tenth S site, S(10) is bonded to one Cr(1), one Cr(4), one In(1), and one In(2) atom to form distorted SCr2In2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(13)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(4)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(7)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(5)Cr3In trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(4)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one S(7)Cr2In2 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one S(8)Cr3In tetrahedra. In the eleventh S site, S(11) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Cr(5), two equivalent Cr(4), and one In(4) atom. In the twelfth S site, S(12) is bonded to one Cr(5), two equivalent Cr(2), and one In(3) atom to form SCr3In tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent S(8)Cr3In tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(14)Cr2In2 trigonal pyramid, corners with two equivalent S(5)Cr3In trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent S(13)Cr2In2 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one S(14)Cr2In2 trigonal pyramid. In the thirteenth S site, S(13) is bonded to one Cr(2), one Cr(5), one In(1), and one In(5) atom to form distorted SCr2In2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one S(10)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(4)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(7)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one S(5)Cr3In trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(13)Cr2In2 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one S(12)Cr3In tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one S(14)Cr2In2 trigonal pyramid. In the fourteenth S site, S(14) is bonded to two equivalent Cr(2), one In(3), and one In(5) atom to form distorted SCr2In2 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(12)Cr3In tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(8)Cr3In tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent S(5)Cr3In trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(12)Cr3In tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent S(13)Cr2In2 tetrahedra.