The crystal structure described by VCl4 is Indium-like structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic P2/c space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of two tetrachlorovanadium molecules. V(1) is bonded to one Cl(2), one Cl(3), one Cl(4), and two equivalent Cl(1) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing VCl5 trigonal bipyramids. There are four inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to two equivalent V(1) atoms. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one V(1) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one V(1) atom. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one V(1) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_VCl4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.382
_cell_length_b   9.487
_cell_length_c   11.699
_cell_angle_alpha   62.879
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   630.501
_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  0.161  0.196  0.616  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.161  0.804  0.884  1.0
  V  V2  1  0.839  0.804  0.384  1.0
  V  V3  1  0.839  0.196  0.116  1.0
  Cl  Cl4  1  0.259  0.949  0.646  1.0
  Cl  Cl5  1  0.259  0.051  0.854  1.0
  Cl  Cl6  1  0.741  0.949  0.146  1.0
  Cl  Cl7  1  0.741  0.051  0.353  1.0
  Cl  Cl8  1  0.828  0.197  0.626  1.0
  Cl  Cl9  1  0.828  0.803  0.874  1.0
  Cl  Cl10  1  0.172  0.803  0.374  1.0
  Cl  Cl11  1  0.172  0.197  0.126  1.0
  Cl  Cl12  1  0.223  0.297  0.410  1.0
  Cl  Cl13  1  0.223  0.703  0.090  1.0
  Cl  Cl14  1  0.777  0.703  0.590  1.0
  Cl  Cl15  1  0.777  0.297  0.910  1.0
  Cl  Cl16  1  0.288  0.397  0.637  1.0
  Cl  Cl17  1  0.288  0.603  0.863  1.0
  Cl  Cl18  1  0.712  0.603  0.363  1.0
  Cl  Cl19  1  0.712  0.397  0.137  1.0
[/CIF]
.
The crystal structure described by VCl4 is Indium-like structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic P2/c space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of two tetrachlorovanadium molecules. V(1) is bonded to one Cl(2), one Cl(3), one Cl(4), and two equivalent Cl(1) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing VCl5 trigonal bipyramids. There are four inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to two equivalent V(1) atoms. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one V(1) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one V(1) atom. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one V(1) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_VCl4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.382
_cell_length_b   9.487
_cell_length_c   11.699
_cell_angle_alpha   62.879
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   630.501
_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  0.161  0.196  0.616  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.161  0.804  0.884  1.0
  V  V2  1  0.839  0.804  0.384  1.0
  V  V3  1  0.839  0.196  0.116  1.0
  Cl  Cl4  1  0.259  0.949  0.646  1.0
  Cl  Cl5  1  0.259  0.051  0.854  1.0
  Cl  Cl6  1  0.741  0.949  0.146  1.0
  Cl  Cl7  1  0.741  0.051  0.353  1.0
  Cl  Cl8  1  0.828  0.197  0.626  1.0
  Cl  Cl9  1  0.828  0.803  0.874  1.0
  Cl  Cl10  1  0.172  0.803  0.374  1.0
  Cl  Cl11  1  0.172  0.197  0.126  1.0
  Cl  Cl12  1  0.223  0.297  0.410  1.0
  Cl  Cl13  1  0.223  0.703  0.090  1.0
  Cl  Cl14  1  0.777  0.703  0.590  1.0
  Cl  Cl15  1  0.777  0.297  0.910  1.0
  Cl  Cl16  1  0.288  0.397  0.637  1.0
  Cl  Cl17  1  0.288  0.603  0.863  1.0
  Cl  Cl18  1  0.712  0.603  0.363  1.0
  Cl  Cl19  1  0.712  0.397  0.137  1.0
[/CIF]
.