Ca(DyS2)2 crystallizes in the tetragonal I-42d space group. Ca(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight equivalent S(1) atoms. Dy(1) is bonded to eight equivalent S(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner, face, and edge-sharing DyS8 hexagonal bipyramids. S(1) is bonded to two equivalent Ca(1) and four equivalent Dy(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner, face, and edge-sharing SCa2Dy4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 17-50°.
Ca(DyS2)2 crystallizes in the tetragonal I-42d space group. Ca(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight equivalent S(1) atoms. There are four shorter (2.81 Å) and four longer (3.05 Å) Ca(1)-S(1) bond lengths. Dy(1) is bonded to eight equivalent S(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner, face, and edge-sharing DyS8 hexagonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Dy(1)-S(1) bond distances ranging from 2.75-3.01 Å. S(1) is bonded to two equivalent Ca(1) and four equivalent Dy(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner, face, and edge-sharing SCa2Dy4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 17-50°.