The crystal structure described by V4P3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmcm space group. There are five inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one P(1), one P(4), two equivalent P(2), and two equivalent P(3) atoms to form distorted VP6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent V(1)P6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent V(5)P6 octahedra, corners with five equivalent V(2)P5 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent V(3)P5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent V(1)P6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent V(3)P5 trigonal bipyramids,  a faceface with one V(1)P6 octahedra,  a faceface with one V(5)P6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one V(2)P5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-53°. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one P(4), two equivalent P(1), and two equivalent P(2) atoms to form distorted VP5 square pyramids that share corners with five equivalent V(1)P6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(2)P5 square pyramid, corners with six equivalent V(3)P5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent V(5)P6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(2)P5 square pyramids, edges with two equivalent V(3)P5 trigonal bipyramids, and  a faceface with one V(1)P6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 38-55°. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to two equivalent P(1) and three equivalent P(2) atoms to form distorted VP5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent V(1)P6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(5)P6 octahedra, corners with six equivalent V(2)P5 square pyramids, edges with three equivalent V(1)P6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(2)P5 square pyramids, and edges with four equivalent V(3)P5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 30-45°. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to two equivalent P(1) and two equivalent P(2) atoms. In the fifth V site, V(5) is bonded to two equivalent P(1), two equivalent P(3), and two equivalent P(4) atoms to form VP6 octahedra that share corners with eight equivalent V(1)P6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent V(3)P5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent V(5)P6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent V(2)P5 square pyramids, and faces with two equivalent V(1)P6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 44-53°. There are four inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one V(1), one V(4), one V(5), two equivalent V(2), and two equivalent V(3) atoms. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one V(4), two equivalent V(1), two equivalent V(2), and three equivalent V(3) atoms. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to two equivalent V(5) and four equivalent V(1) atoms to form distorted face-sharing PV6 pentagonal pyramids. In the fourth P site, P(4) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent V(1), two equivalent V(2), and two equivalent V(5) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_V4P3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.247
_cell_length_b   6.815
_cell_length_c   17.063
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   103.783
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   366.777
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
 _atom_site_type_symbol
 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  V  V0  1  0.265  0.530  0.660  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.735  0.470  0.340  1.0
  V  V2  1  0.265  0.530  0.840  1.0
  V  V3  1  0.735  0.470  0.160  1.0
  V  V4  1  0.468  0.935  0.619  1.0
  V  V5  1  0.532  0.065  0.381  1.0
  V  V6  1  0.468  0.935  0.881  1.0
  V  V7  1  0.532  0.065  0.119  1.0
  V  V8  1  0.331  0.662  0.473  1.0
  V  V9  1  0.669  0.338  0.527  1.0
  V  V10  1  0.331  0.662  0.027  1.0
  V  V11  1  0.669  0.338  0.973  1.0
  V  V12  1  0.000  0.000  0.500  1.0
  V  V13  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  V  V14  1  0.938  0.877  0.250  1.0
  V  V15  1  0.062  0.123  0.750  1.0
  P  P16  1  0.099  0.198  0.617  1.0
  P  P17  1  0.901  0.802  0.383  1.0
  P  P18  1  0.099  0.198  0.883  1.0
  P  P19  1  0.901  0.802  0.117  1.0
  P  P20  1  0.157  0.313  0.423  1.0
  P  P21  1  0.843  0.687  0.577  1.0
  P  P22  1  0.157  0.313  0.077  1.0
  P  P23  1  0.843  0.687  0.923  1.0
  P  P24  1  0.302  0.603  0.250  1.0
  P  P25  1  0.698  0.397  0.750  1.0
  P  P26  1  0.579  0.158  0.250  1.0
  P  P27  1  0.421  0.842  0.750  1.0
[/CIF]
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The crystal structure described by V4P3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmcm space group. There are five inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one P(1), one P(4), two equivalent P(2), and two equivalent P(3) atoms to form distorted VP6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent V(1)P6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent V(5)P6 octahedra, corners with five equivalent V(2)P5 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent V(3)P5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent V(1)P6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent V(3)P5 trigonal bipyramids,  a faceface with one V(1)P6 octahedra,  a faceface with one V(5)P6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one V(2)P5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-53°. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one P(4), two equivalent P(1), and two equivalent P(2) atoms to form distorted VP5 square pyramids that share corners with five equivalent V(1)P6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(2)P5 square pyramid, corners with six equivalent V(3)P5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent V(5)P6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(2)P5 square pyramids, edges with two equivalent V(3)P5 trigonal bipyramids, and  a faceface with one V(1)P6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 38-55°. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to two equivalent P(1) and three equivalent P(2) atoms to form distorted VP5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent V(1)P6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(5)P6 octahedra, corners with six equivalent V(2)P5 square pyramids, edges with three equivalent V(1)P6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(2)P5 square pyramids, and edges with four equivalent V(3)P5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 30-45°. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to two equivalent P(1) and two equivalent P(2) atoms. In the fifth V site, V(5) is bonded to two equivalent P(1), two equivalent P(3), and two equivalent P(4) atoms to form VP6 octahedra that share corners with eight equivalent V(1)P6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent V(3)P5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent V(5)P6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent V(2)P5 square pyramids, and faces with two equivalent V(1)P6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 44-53°. There are four inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one V(1), one V(4), one V(5), two equivalent V(2), and two equivalent V(3) atoms. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one V(4), two equivalent V(1), two equivalent V(2), and three equivalent V(3) atoms. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to two equivalent V(5) and four equivalent V(1) atoms to form distorted face-sharing PV6 pentagonal pyramids. In the fourth P site, P(4) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent V(1), two equivalent V(2), and two equivalent V(5) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_V4P3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.247
_cell_length_b   6.815
_cell_length_c   17.063
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   103.783
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   366.777
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
 _atom_site_type_symbol
 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  V  V0  1  0.265  0.530  0.660  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.735  0.470  0.340  1.0
  V  V2  1  0.265  0.530  0.840  1.0
  V  V3  1  0.735  0.470  0.160  1.0
  V  V4  1  0.468  0.935  0.619  1.0
  V  V5  1  0.532  0.065  0.381  1.0
  V  V6  1  0.468  0.935  0.881  1.0
  V  V7  1  0.532  0.065  0.119  1.0
  V  V8  1  0.331  0.662  0.473  1.0
  V  V9  1  0.669  0.338  0.527  1.0
  V  V10  1  0.331  0.662  0.027  1.0
  V  V11  1  0.669  0.338  0.973  1.0
  V  V12  1  0.000  0.000  0.500  1.0
  V  V13  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  V  V14  1  0.938  0.877  0.250  1.0
  V  V15  1  0.062  0.123  0.750  1.0
  P  P16  1  0.099  0.198  0.617  1.0
  P  P17  1  0.901  0.802  0.383  1.0
  P  P18  1  0.099  0.198  0.883  1.0
  P  P19  1  0.901  0.802  0.117  1.0
  P  P20  1  0.157  0.313  0.423  1.0
  P  P21  1  0.843  0.687  0.577  1.0
  P  P22  1  0.157  0.313  0.077  1.0
  P  P23  1  0.843  0.687  0.923  1.0
  P  P24  1  0.302  0.603  0.250  1.0
  P  P25  1  0.698  0.397  0.750  1.0
  P  P26  1  0.579  0.158  0.250  1.0
  P  P27  1  0.421  0.842  0.750  1.0
[/CIF]
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