YbSbS crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. Yb(1) is bonded to two equivalent Sb(1) and five equivalent S(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner, edge, and face-sharing YbSb2S5 square pyramids. Sb(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1) and four equivalent Sb(1) atoms. S(1) is bonded to five equivalent Yb(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing SYb5 square pyramids.
YbSbS crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. Yb(1) is bonded to two equivalent Sb(1) and five equivalent S(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner, edge, and face-sharing YbSb2S5 square pyramids. There is one shorter (3.85 Å) and one longer (3.86 Å) Yb(1)-Sb(1) bond length. There are a spread of Yb(1)-S(1) bond distances ranging from 2.76-2.79 Å. Sb(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1) and four equivalent Sb(1) atoms. There are two shorter (3.05 Å) and two longer (3.08 Å) Sb(1)-Sb(1) bond lengths. S(1) is bonded to five equivalent Yb(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing SYb5 square pyramids.