The structure described by Sc(VN)9 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. Sc(1) is bonded to two equivalent N(1), two equivalent N(2), and two equivalent N(4) atoms to form ScN6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent V(3)N5 square pyramids, corners with four equivalent V(1)N5 square pyramids, edges with two equivalent V(5)N6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent V(2)N6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(1)N5 square pyramids, edges with two equivalent V(3)N5 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent V(4)N5 square pyramids. There are five inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one N(2), one N(4), one N(5), and two equivalent N(1) atoms to form VN5 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent Sc(1)N6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(4)N5 square pyramids, corners with five equivalent V(3)N5 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Sc(1)N6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(5)N6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent V(2)N6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(1)N5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one V(4)N5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-6°. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one N(1), one N(3), one N(4), one N(5), and two equivalent N(2) atoms to form VN6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(2)N6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(5)N6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent V(4)N5 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one V(2)N6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(5)N6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Sc(1)N6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(4)N5 square pyramids, edges with three equivalent V(1)N5 square pyramids, and edges with three equivalent V(3)N5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-7°. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to one N(1), one N(3), one N(5), and two equivalent N(4) atoms to form VN5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Sc(1)N6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(3)N5 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent V(4)N5 square pyramids, corners with five equivalent V(1)N5 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Sc(1)N6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(5)N6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent V(2)N6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(3)N5 square pyramid, and edges with two equivalent V(4)N5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 5°. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded to one N(2), one N(3), one N(4), and two equivalent N(5) atoms to form VN5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one V(5)N6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent V(2)N6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(4)N5 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent V(1)N5 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent V(3)N5 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Sc(1)N6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(5)N6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(2)N6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(1)N5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one V(4)N5 square pyramid, and edges with two equivalent V(3)N5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-7°. In the fifth V site, V(5) is bonded to two equivalent N(1), two equivalent N(2), and two equivalent N(5) atoms to form VN6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent V(2)N6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(4)N5 square pyramids, edges with two equivalent Sc(1)N6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(2)N6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(3)N5 square pyramids, edges with two equivalent V(4)N5 square pyramids, and edges with four equivalent V(1)N5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-7°. There are five inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(1) is bonded to one Sc(1), one V(2), one V(3), one V(5), and two equivalent V(1) atoms to form NScV5 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent N(1)ScV5 octahedra, corners with three equivalent N(4)ScV5 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one N(1)ScV5 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one N(3)V6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent N(4)ScV5 octahedra, edges with three equivalent N(5)V6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent N(2)ScV5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-6°. In the second N site, N(2) is bonded to one Sc(1), one V(1), one V(4), one V(5), and two equivalent V(2) atoms to form NScV5 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one N(3)V6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent N(2)ScV5 octahedra, corners with three equivalent N(5)V6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one N(2)ScV5 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one N(3)V6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent N(5)V6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent N(4)ScV5 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent N(1)ScV5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-8°. In the third N site, N(3) is bonded to two equivalent V(2), two equivalent V(3), and two equivalent V(4) atoms to form NV6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent N(2)ScV5 octahedra, corners with four equivalent N(5)V6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent N(1)ScV5 octahedra, edges with two equivalent N(2)ScV5 octahedra, edges with two equivalent N(5)V6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent N(4)ScV5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-8°. In the fourth N site, N(4) is bonded to one Sc(1), one V(1), one V(2), one V(4), and two equivalent V(3) atoms to form NScV5 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one N(4)ScV5 octahedra, corners with three equivalent N(1)ScV5 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one N(4)ScV5 octahedra, edges with two equivalent N(1)ScV5 octahedra, edges with two equivalent N(3)V6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent N(2)ScV5 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent N(5)V6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-6°. In the fifth N site, N(5) is bonded to one V(1), one V(2), one V(3), one V(5), and two equivalent V(4) atoms to form NV6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one N(5)V6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent N(3)V6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent N(2)ScV5 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one N(3)V6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one N(5)V6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent N(2)ScV5 octahedra, edges with three equivalent N(1)ScV5 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent N(4)ScV5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-8°. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Sc(VN)9
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.072
_cell_length_b   5.861
_cell_length_c   6.533
_cell_angle_alpha   76.759
_cell_angle_beta   75.135
_cell_angle_gamma   73.426
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   177.371
_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
  Sc  Sc0  1  0.500  0.000  0.000  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.906  0.587  0.215  1.0
  V  V2  1  0.103  0.877  0.790  1.0
  V  V3  1  0.897  0.123  0.210  1.0
  V  V4  1  0.282  0.211  0.411  1.0
  V  V5  1  0.094  0.413  0.785  1.0
  V  V6  1  0.279  0.688  0.407  1.0
  V  V7  1  0.721  0.312  0.593  1.0
  V  V8  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  V  V9  1  0.718  0.789  0.589  1.0
  N  N10  1  0.805  0.687  0.906  1.0
  N  N11  1  0.182  0.799  0.105  1.0
  N  N12  1  0.000  0.000  0.500  1.0
  N  N13  1  0.402  0.103  0.687  1.0
  N  N14  1  0.195  0.313  0.094  1.0
  N  N15  1  0.586  0.406  0.306  1.0
  N  N16  1  0.414  0.594  0.694  1.0
  N  N17  1  0.598  0.897  0.313  1.0
  N  N18  1  0.818  0.201  0.895  1.0
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The structure described by Sc(VN)9 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. Sc(1) is bonded to two equivalent N(1), two equivalent N(2), and two equivalent N(4) atoms to form ScN6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent V(3)N5 square pyramids, corners with four equivalent V(1)N5 square pyramids, edges with two equivalent V(5)N6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent V(2)N6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(1)N5 square pyramids, edges with two equivalent V(3)N5 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent V(4)N5 square pyramids. There are five inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one N(2), one N(4), one N(5), and two equivalent N(1) atoms to form VN5 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent Sc(1)N6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(4)N5 square pyramids, corners with five equivalent V(3)N5 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Sc(1)N6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(5)N6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent V(2)N6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(1)N5 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one V(4)N5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-6°. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one N(1), one N(3), one N(4), one N(5), and two equivalent N(2) atoms to form VN6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(2)N6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(5)N6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent V(4)N5 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one V(2)N6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(5)N6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Sc(1)N6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(4)N5 square pyramids, edges with three equivalent V(1)N5 square pyramids, and edges with three equivalent V(3)N5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-7°. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to one N(1), one N(3), one N(5), and two equivalent N(4) atoms to form VN5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Sc(1)N6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(3)N5 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent V(4)N5 square pyramids, corners with five equivalent V(1)N5 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Sc(1)N6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(5)N6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent V(2)N6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(3)N5 square pyramid, and edges with two equivalent V(4)N5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 5°. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded to one N(2), one N(3), one N(4), and two equivalent N(5) atoms to form VN5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one V(5)N6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent V(2)N6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(4)N5 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent V(1)N5 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent V(3)N5 square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one Sc(1)N6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(5)N6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(2)N6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(1)N5 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one V(4)N5 square pyramid, and edges with two equivalent V(3)N5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-7°. In the fifth V site, V(5) is bonded to two equivalent N(1), two equivalent N(2), and two equivalent N(5) atoms to form VN6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent V(2)N6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(4)N5 square pyramids, edges with two equivalent Sc(1)N6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(2)N6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(3)N5 square pyramids, edges with two equivalent V(4)N5 square pyramids, and edges with four equivalent V(1)N5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-7°. There are five inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(1) is bonded to one Sc(1), one V(2), one V(3), one V(5), and two equivalent V(1) atoms to form NScV5 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent N(1)ScV5 octahedra, corners with three equivalent N(4)ScV5 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one N(1)ScV5 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one N(3)V6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent N(4)ScV5 octahedra, edges with three equivalent N(5)V6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent N(2)ScV5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-6°. In the second N site, N(2) is bonded to one Sc(1), one V(1), one V(4), one V(5), and two equivalent V(2) atoms to form NScV5 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one N(3)V6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent N(2)ScV5 octahedra, corners with three equivalent N(5)V6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one N(2)ScV5 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one N(3)V6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent N(5)V6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent N(4)ScV5 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent N(1)ScV5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-8°. In the third N site, N(3) is bonded to two equivalent V(2), two equivalent V(3), and two equivalent V(4) atoms to form NV6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent N(2)ScV5 octahedra, corners with four equivalent N(5)V6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent N(1)ScV5 octahedra, edges with two equivalent N(2)ScV5 octahedra, edges with two equivalent N(5)V6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent N(4)ScV5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-8°. In the fourth N site, N(4) is bonded to one Sc(1), one V(1), one V(2), one V(4), and two equivalent V(3) atoms to form NScV5 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one N(4)ScV5 octahedra, corners with three equivalent N(1)ScV5 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one N(4)ScV5 octahedra, edges with two equivalent N(1)ScV5 octahedra, edges with two equivalent N(3)V6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent N(2)ScV5 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent N(5)V6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-6°. In the fifth N site, N(5) is bonded to one V(1), one V(2), one V(3), one V(5), and two equivalent V(4) atoms to form NV6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one N(5)V6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent N(3)V6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent N(2)ScV5 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one N(3)V6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one N(5)V6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent N(2)ScV5 octahedra, edges with three equivalent N(1)ScV5 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent N(4)ScV5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-8°. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Sc(VN)9
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.072
_cell_length_b   5.861
_cell_length_c   6.533
_cell_angle_alpha   76.759
_cell_angle_beta   75.135
_cell_angle_gamma   73.426
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   177.371
_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
  Sc  Sc0  1  0.500  0.000  0.000  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.906  0.587  0.215  1.0
  V  V2  1  0.103  0.877  0.790  1.0
  V  V3  1  0.897  0.123  0.210  1.0
  V  V4  1  0.282  0.211  0.411  1.0
  V  V5  1  0.094  0.413  0.785  1.0
  V  V6  1  0.279  0.688  0.407  1.0
  V  V7  1  0.721  0.312  0.593  1.0
  V  V8  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  V  V9  1  0.718  0.789  0.589  1.0
  N  N10  1  0.805  0.687  0.906  1.0
  N  N11  1  0.182  0.799  0.105  1.0
  N  N12  1  0.000  0.000  0.500  1.0
  N  N13  1  0.402  0.103  0.687  1.0
  N  N14  1  0.195  0.313  0.094  1.0
  N  N15  1  0.586  0.406  0.306  1.0
  N  N16  1  0.414  0.594  0.694  1.0
  N  N17  1  0.598  0.897  0.313  1.0
  N  N18  1  0.818  0.201  0.895  1.0
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