The crystal and molecular structure of γ-P4S6

Abstract

The crystal and molecular structure of gamma-P4S6 was determined from single-crystal X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes monoclinically in the space group P2(1)/m ( No. 11) with a = 6.627( 3) angstrom, b = 10.504(7) angstrom, c = 6.878(3) angstrom, beta = 90.18(4)degrees, V = 478.8(4) angstrom(3), and Z = 2. The structure consists of cage-like P4S6 molecules with C-S symmetry arranged with the topology of a cubic close packing.