Yb2S3 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one S(2) and five equivalent S(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Yb(1) and one S(2) atom. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to two equivalent Yb(1) and two equivalent S(1) atoms.
Yb2S3 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one S(2) and five equivalent S(1) atoms. The Yb(1)-S(2) bond length is 2.75 Å. There are a spread of Yb(1)-S(1) bond distances ranging from 2.82-2.91 Å. There are two inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Yb(1) and one S(2) atom. The S(1)-S(2) bond length is 2.47 Å. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to two equivalent Yb(1) and two equivalent S(1) atoms.