The structure described by V7S8 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. There are four inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to two equivalent S(1), two equivalent S(2), and two equivalent S(3) atoms to form a mixture of corner, edge, and face-sharing VS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-47°. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one S(2), one S(3), and four equivalent S(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner, edge, and face-sharing VS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-46°. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to two equivalent S(1), two equivalent S(2), and two equivalent S(3) atoms to form a mixture of corner, edge, and face-sharing VS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-47°. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded to two equivalent S(2) and four equivalent S(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner, edge, and face-sharing VS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-47°. There are three inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded to one V(1), one V(3), one V(4), and two equivalent V(2) atoms to form distorted SV5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent S(3)V5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with seven equivalent S(1)V5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with four equivalent S(2)V6 pentagonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent S(1)V5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent S(3)V5 trigonal bipyramids. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to one V(2), one V(4), two equivalent V(1), and two equivalent V(3) atoms to form distorted SV6 pentagonal pyramids that share corners with three equivalent S(2)V6 pentagonal pyramids, corners with three equivalent S(3)V5 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(2)V6 pentagonal pyramid, edges with three equivalent S(3)V5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with eight equivalent S(1)V5 trigonal bipyramids. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded to one V(2), two equivalent V(1), and two equivalent V(3) atoms to form distorted SV5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with three equivalent S(2)V6 pentagonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent S(3)V5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent S(1)V5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with three equivalent S(2)V6 pentagonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(3)V5 trigonal bipyramid, and edges with four equivalent S(1)V5 trigonal bipyramids. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_V7S8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.819
_cell_length_b   6.390
_cell_length_c   6.819
_cell_angle_alpha   76.436
_cell_angle_beta   55.881
_cell_angle_gamma   103.515
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   213.064
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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  0.001  0.000  0.999  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.499  1.000  0.501  1.0
  V  V2  1  0.998  0.500  0.997  1.0
  V  V3  1  0.502  0.500  0.503  1.0
  V  V4  1  0.250  0.000  0.250  1.0
  V  V5  1  0.750  0.000  0.750  1.0
  V  V6  1  0.250  0.500  0.250  1.0
  S  S7  1  0.298  0.336  0.955  1.0
  S  S8  1  0.791  0.336  0.463  1.0
  S  S9  1  0.290  0.833  0.957  1.0
  S  S10  1  0.792  0.828  0.464  1.0
  S  S11  1  0.708  0.172  0.036  1.0
  S  S12  1  0.210  0.167  0.543  1.0
  S  S13  1  0.709  0.664  0.037  1.0
  S  S14  1  0.202  0.664  0.545  1.0
[/CIF]
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The structure described by V7S8 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. There are four inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to two equivalent S(1), two equivalent S(2), and two equivalent S(3) atoms to form a mixture of corner, edge, and face-sharing VS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-47°. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one S(2), one S(3), and four equivalent S(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner, edge, and face-sharing VS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-46°. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to two equivalent S(1), two equivalent S(2), and two equivalent S(3) atoms to form a mixture of corner, edge, and face-sharing VS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-47°. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded to two equivalent S(2) and four equivalent S(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner, edge, and face-sharing VS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-47°. There are three inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded to one V(1), one V(3), one V(4), and two equivalent V(2) atoms to form distorted SV5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent S(3)V5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with seven equivalent S(1)V5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with four equivalent S(2)V6 pentagonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent S(1)V5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent S(3)V5 trigonal bipyramids. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded to one V(2), one V(4), two equivalent V(1), and two equivalent V(3) atoms to form distorted SV6 pentagonal pyramids that share corners with three equivalent S(2)V6 pentagonal pyramids, corners with three equivalent S(3)V5 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(2)V6 pentagonal pyramid, edges with three equivalent S(3)V5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with eight equivalent S(1)V5 trigonal bipyramids. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded to one V(2), two equivalent V(1), and two equivalent V(3) atoms to form distorted SV5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with three equivalent S(2)V6 pentagonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent S(3)V5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with four equivalent S(1)V5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with three equivalent S(2)V6 pentagonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(3)V5 trigonal bipyramid, and edges with four equivalent S(1)V5 trigonal bipyramids. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_V7S8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.819
_cell_length_b   6.390
_cell_length_c   6.819
_cell_angle_alpha   76.436
_cell_angle_beta   55.881
_cell_angle_gamma   103.515
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   213.064
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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  0.001  0.000  0.999  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.499  1.000  0.501  1.0
  V  V2  1  0.998  0.500  0.997  1.0
  V  V3  1  0.502  0.500  0.503  1.0
  V  V4  1  0.250  0.000  0.250  1.0
  V  V5  1  0.750  0.000  0.750  1.0
  V  V6  1  0.250  0.500  0.250  1.0
  S  S7  1  0.298  0.336  0.955  1.0
  S  S8  1  0.791  0.336  0.463  1.0
  S  S9  1  0.290  0.833  0.957  1.0
  S  S10  1  0.792  0.828  0.464  1.0
  S  S11  1  0.708  0.172  0.036  1.0
  S  S12  1  0.210  0.167  0.543  1.0
  S  S13  1  0.709  0.664  0.037  1.0
  S  S14  1  0.202  0.664  0.545  1.0
[/CIF]
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