BaSr3Co2Cu4(SO)4 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4mm space group. Ba(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent S(3) and four equivalent O(1) atoms. There are three inequivalent Sr sites. In the first Sr site, Sr(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent S(4) and four equivalent O(2) atoms. In the second Sr site, Sr(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent S(1) and four equivalent O(2) atoms. In the third Sr site, Sr(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent S(2) and four equivalent O(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four equivalent O(1) atoms. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four equivalent O(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent Cu sites. In the first Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded to two equivalent S(1) and two equivalent S(3) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing CuS4 tetrahedra. In the second Cu site, Cu(2) is bonded to two equivalent S(2) and two equivalent S(4) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing CuS4 tetrahedra. There are four inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Sr(2) and four equivalent Cu(1) atoms. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Sr(3) and four equivalent Cu(2) atoms. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ba(1) and four equivalent Cu(1) atoms. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Sr(1) and four equivalent Cu(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to two equivalent Ba(1), two equivalent Sr(3), and two equivalent Co(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge, face, and corner-sharing OBa2Sr2Co2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra are not tilted. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to two equivalent Sr(1), two equivalent Sr(2), and two equivalent Co(2) atoms to form a mixture of edge, face, and corner-sharing OSr4Co2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra are not tilted.
BaSr3Co2Cu4(SO)4 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4mm space group. Ba(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent S(3) and four equivalent O(1) atoms. All Ba(1)-S(3) bond lengths are 3.22 Å. All Ba(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.78 Å. There are three inequivalent Sr sites. In the first Sr site, Sr(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent S(4) and four equivalent O(2) atoms. All Sr(1)-S(4) bond lengths are 3.18 Å. All Sr(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.65 Å. In the second Sr site, Sr(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent S(1) and four equivalent O(2) atoms. All Sr(2)-S(1) bond lengths are 3.17 Å. All Sr(2)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.64 Å. In the third Sr site, Sr(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent S(2) and four equivalent O(1) atoms. All Sr(3)-S(2) bond lengths are 3.17 Å. All Sr(3)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.60 Å. There are two inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four equivalent O(1) atoms. All Co(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 1.97 Å. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four equivalent O(2) atoms. All Co(2)-O(2) bond lengths are 1.97 Å. There are two inequivalent Cu sites. In the first Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded to two equivalent S(1) and two equivalent S(3) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing CuS4 tetrahedra. Both Cu(1)-S(1) bond lengths are 2.42 Å. Both Cu(1)-S(3) bond lengths are 2.40 Å. In the second Cu site, Cu(2) is bonded to two equivalent S(2) and two equivalent S(4) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing CuS4 tetrahedra. Both Cu(2)-S(2) bond lengths are 2.42 Å. Both Cu(2)-S(4) bond lengths are 2.44 Å. There are four inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Sr(2) and four equivalent Cu(1) atoms. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Sr(3) and four equivalent Cu(2) atoms. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ba(1) and four equivalent Cu(1) atoms. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Sr(1) and four equivalent Cu(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to two equivalent Ba(1), two equivalent Sr(3), and two equivalent Co(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge, face, and corner-sharing OBa2Sr2Co2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra are not tilted. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to two equivalent Sr(1), two equivalent Sr(2), and two equivalent Co(2) atoms to form a mixture of edge, face, and corner-sharing OSr4Co2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra are not tilted.