The compound described by YbV4O8 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(8) atom. There are four inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(8) atom to form corner-sharing VO4 trigonal pyramids. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one O(2), one O(4), one O(7), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form VO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent V(4)O4 tetrahedra and  an edgeedge with one V(2)O5 trigonal bipyramid. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(4), one O(8), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(7) atom to form VO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent V(2)O5 trigonal bipyramids and corners with two equivalent V(1)O4 trigonal pyramids. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Yb(1), one V(1), and one V(4) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one V(2) and one V(4) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Yb(1), one V(1), and one V(4) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Yb(1), one V(2), and one V(3) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a T-shaped geometry to one V(1) and two equivalent V(3) atoms. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a water-like geometry to two equivalent V(2) atoms. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Yb(1), one V(2), and one V(4) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Yb(1), one V(1), and one V(3) atom. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_YbV4O8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.627
_cell_length_b   8.643
_cell_length_c   9.220
_cell_angle_alpha   74.721
_cell_angle_beta   120.943
_cell_angle_gamma   106.019
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   430.577
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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
  Yb  Yb0  1  0.270  0.755  0.148  1.0
  Yb  Yb1  1  0.730  0.245  0.852  1.0
  V  V2  1  0.183  0.508  0.854  1.0
  V  V3  1  0.217  0.041  0.649  1.0
  V  V4  1  0.182  0.429  0.493  1.0
  V  V5  1  0.357  0.161  0.024  1.0
  V  V6  1  0.643  0.839  0.976  1.0
  V  V7  1  0.818  0.571  0.507  1.0
  V  V8  1  0.783  0.959  0.351  1.0
  V  V9  1  0.817  0.492  0.146  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.144  0.288  0.971  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.215  0.030  0.858  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.386  0.682  0.985  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.359  0.258  0.613  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.175  0.552  0.638  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.107  0.896  0.512  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.449  0.014  0.213  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.162  0.507  0.273  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.838  0.493  0.727  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.551  0.986  0.787  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.893  0.104  0.488  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.825  0.448  0.362  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.641  0.742  0.387  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.614  0.318  0.015  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.785  0.970  0.142  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.856  0.712  0.029  1.0
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The compound described by YbV4O8 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(8) atom. There are four inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(8) atom to form corner-sharing VO4 trigonal pyramids. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one O(2), one O(4), one O(7), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form VO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent V(4)O4 tetrahedra and  an edgeedge with one V(2)O5 trigonal bipyramid. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(4), one O(8), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(7) atom to form VO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent V(2)O5 trigonal bipyramids and corners with two equivalent V(1)O4 trigonal pyramids. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Yb(1), one V(1), and one V(4) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one V(2) and one V(4) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Yb(1), one V(1), and one V(4) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Yb(1), one V(2), and one V(3) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a T-shaped geometry to one V(1) and two equivalent V(3) atoms. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a water-like geometry to two equivalent V(2) atoms. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Yb(1), one V(2), and one V(4) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Yb(1), one V(1), and one V(3) atom. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_YbV4O8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.627
_cell_length_b   8.643
_cell_length_c   9.220
_cell_angle_alpha   74.721
_cell_angle_beta   120.943
_cell_angle_gamma   106.019
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   430.577
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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
  Yb  Yb0  1  0.270  0.755  0.148  1.0
  Yb  Yb1  1  0.730  0.245  0.852  1.0
  V  V2  1  0.183  0.508  0.854  1.0
  V  V3  1  0.217  0.041  0.649  1.0
  V  V4  1  0.182  0.429  0.493  1.0
  V  V5  1  0.357  0.161  0.024  1.0
  V  V6  1  0.643  0.839  0.976  1.0
  V  V7  1  0.818  0.571  0.507  1.0
  V  V8  1  0.783  0.959  0.351  1.0
  V  V9  1  0.817  0.492  0.146  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.144  0.288  0.971  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.215  0.030  0.858  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.386  0.682  0.985  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.359  0.258  0.613  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.175  0.552  0.638  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.107  0.896  0.512  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.449  0.014  0.213  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.162  0.507  0.273  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.838  0.493  0.727  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.551  0.986  0.787  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.893  0.104  0.488  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.825  0.448  0.362  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.641  0.742  0.387  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.614  0.318  0.015  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.785  0.970  0.142  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.856  0.712  0.029  1.0
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