ðə kˈɑːmpaʊnd kɹˈɪstəlˌaɪzᵻz ɪnðə kˈædmiəm ˈaɪədˌaɪd moʊtˈiːf, wɪððɪ ˌɛsˈɛn ɹˌoʊmən fˈoːɹ sˈɪtʃuːˌeɪɾᵻd ˈɪn "ˌɑːktɐhˈiːdɹəl hˈoʊlz dᵻfˈaɪnd baɪ sˈɪks sˈʌlfaɪd sˈɛntɚz.
The compound crystallizes in the cadmium iodide motif, with the Sn(IV) situated in "octahedral holes' defined by six sulfide centers.