Materials Data on WSCl4 by Materials Project
WSCl4 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of eight WSCl4 clusters. W6+ is bonded in a distorted trigonal bipyramidal geometry to one S2- and four Cl1- atoms. The W–S bond length is 2.10 Å. There are two shorter (2.30 Å) and two longer (2.31 Å) W–Cl bond lengths. S2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one W6+ atom. There are four inequivalent Cl1- sites. In the first Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one W6+ atom. In the second Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one W6+ atom. In the third Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one W6+ atom. In the fourth Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one W6+ atom.