The structure described by V4CP2 crystallizes in the hexagonal P-62m space group. There are three inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to two equivalent C(1), two equivalent P(1), and two equivalent P(3) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing VP4C2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 44°. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent C(1), one P(3), and two equivalent P(2) atoms. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one C(1), two equivalent P(2), and two equivalent P(3) atoms. C(1) is bonded to two equivalent V(1), two equivalent V(2), and two equivalent V(3) atoms to form CV6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent P(3)V7 pentagonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent P(1)V6 pentagonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent C(1)V6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent P(3)V7 pentagonal bipyramids, and  an edgeedge with one P(1)V6 pentagonal pyramid. There are three inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to six equivalent V(1) atoms to form distorted PV6 pentagonal pyramids that share corners with six equivalent C(1)V6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent C(1)V6 octahedra, edges with six equivalent P(3)V7 pentagonal bipyramids, and faces with two equivalent P(1)V6 pentagonal pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 7°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent V(2) and six equivalent V(3) atoms. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one V(2), two equivalent V(1), and four equivalent V(3) atoms to form distorted PV7 pentagonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent C(1)V6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent P(3)V7 pentagonal bipyramids, edges with four equivalent C(1)V6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent P(3)V7 pentagonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent P(1)V6 pentagonal pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 51°. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_V4P2C
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   9.501
_cell_length_b   9.501
_cell_length_c   3.150
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.999
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   246.279
_cell_formula_units_Z   3
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  0.814  1.000  1.000  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.186  0.186  1.000  1.0
  V  V2  1  0.000  0.814  0.000  1.0
  V  V3  1  1.000  0.533  0.000  1.0
  V  V4  1  0.467  0.467  1.000  1.0
  V  V5  1  0.533  0.000  1.000  1.0
  V  V6  1  0.452  0.207  0.500  1.0
  V  V7  1  0.793  0.245  0.500  1.0
  V  V8  1  0.755  0.548  0.500  1.0
  V  V9  1  0.548  0.755  0.500  1.0
  V  V10  1  0.245  0.793  0.500  1.0
  V  V11  1  0.207  0.452  0.500  1.0
  P  P12  1  0.000  0.000  0.500  1.0
  P  P13  1  0.667  0.333  0.000  1.0
  P  P14  1  0.333  0.667  0.000  1.0
  P  P15  1  0.000  0.282  1.000  1.0
  P  P16  1  0.718  0.718  0.000  1.0
  P  P17  1  0.282  1.000  0.000  1.0
  C  C18  1  1.000  0.669  0.500  1.0
  C  C19  1  0.331  0.331  0.500  1.0
  C  C20  1  0.669  1.000  0.500  1.0
[/CIF]
.
The structure described by V4CP2 crystallizes in the hexagonal P-62m space group. There are three inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to two equivalent C(1), two equivalent P(1), and two equivalent P(3) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing VP4C2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 44°. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent C(1), one P(3), and two equivalent P(2) atoms. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one C(1), two equivalent P(2), and two equivalent P(3) atoms. C(1) is bonded to two equivalent V(1), two equivalent V(2), and two equivalent V(3) atoms to form CV6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent P(3)V7 pentagonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent P(1)V6 pentagonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent C(1)V6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent P(3)V7 pentagonal bipyramids, and  an edgeedge with one P(1)V6 pentagonal pyramid. There are three inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to six equivalent V(1) atoms to form distorted PV6 pentagonal pyramids that share corners with six equivalent C(1)V6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent C(1)V6 octahedra, edges with six equivalent P(3)V7 pentagonal bipyramids, and faces with two equivalent P(1)V6 pentagonal pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 7°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent V(2) and six equivalent V(3) atoms. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one V(2), two equivalent V(1), and four equivalent V(3) atoms to form distorted PV7 pentagonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent C(1)V6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent P(3)V7 pentagonal bipyramids, edges with four equivalent C(1)V6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent P(3)V7 pentagonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent P(1)V6 pentagonal pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 51°. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_V4P2C
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   9.501
_cell_length_b   9.501
_cell_length_c   3.150
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.999
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   246.279
_cell_formula_units_Z   3
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  0.814  1.000  1.000  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.186  0.186  1.000  1.0
  V  V2  1  0.000  0.814  0.000  1.0
  V  V3  1  1.000  0.533  0.000  1.0
  V  V4  1  0.467  0.467  1.000  1.0
  V  V5  1  0.533  0.000  1.000  1.0
  V  V6  1  0.452  0.207  0.500  1.0
  V  V7  1  0.793  0.245  0.500  1.0
  V  V8  1  0.755  0.548  0.500  1.0
  V  V9  1  0.548  0.755  0.500  1.0
  V  V10  1  0.245  0.793  0.500  1.0
  V  V11  1  0.207  0.452  0.500  1.0
  P  P12  1  0.000  0.000  0.500  1.0
  P  P13  1  0.667  0.333  0.000  1.0
  P  P14  1  0.333  0.667  0.000  1.0
  P  P15  1  0.000  0.282  1.000  1.0
  P  P16  1  0.718  0.718  0.000  1.0
  P  P17  1  0.282  1.000  0.000  1.0
  C  C18  1  1.000  0.669  0.500  1.0
  C  C19  1  0.331  0.331  0.500  1.0
  C  C20  1  0.669  1.000  0.500  1.0
[/CIF]
.