Gd2SCl4 is Zircon-like structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. Gd(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent S(1), three equivalent Cl(1), and three equivalent Cl(2) atoms. S(1) is bonded to four equivalent Gd(1) atoms to form edge-sharing SGd4 tetrahedra. There are two inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Gd(1) atoms. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Gd(1) atoms.
Gd2SCl4 is Zircon-like structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. Gd(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent S(1), three equivalent Cl(1), and three equivalent Cl(2) atoms. Both Gd(1)-S(1) bond lengths are 2.76 Å. There are two shorter (2.74 Å) and one longer (3.23 Å) Gd(1)-Cl(1) bond length. There are a spread of Gd(1)-Cl(2) bond distances ranging from 2.76-2.96 Å. S(1) is bonded to four equivalent Gd(1) atoms to form edge-sharing SGd4 tetrahedra. There are two inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Gd(1) atoms. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Gd(1) atoms.