Materials Data on Gd2SCl4 by Materials Project
Gd2SCl4 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Gd3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent S2- and six Cl1- atoms. Both Gd–S bond lengths are 2.77 Å. There are a spread of Gd–Cl bond distances ranging from 2.75–3.26 Å. S2- is bonded to four equivalent Gd3+ atoms to form distorted edge-sharing SGd4 tetrahedra. There are two inequivalent Cl1- sites. In the first Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Gd3+ atoms. In the second Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Gd3+ atoms.
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