The structure described by VCl5 is Indium-like structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of one VCl5 cluster. V(1) is bonded to one Cl(2), one Cl(3), one Cl(4), one Cl(5), and two equivalent Cl(1) atoms to form edge-sharing VCl6 octahedra. There are five inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a water-like 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. In the fifth Cl site, Cl(5) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one V(1) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_VCl5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.124
_cell_length_b   6.633
_cell_length_c   8.949
_cell_angle_alpha   109.172
_cell_angle_beta   90.850
_cell_angle_gamma   116.177
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   302.613
_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
  V  V0  1  0.394  0.279  0.278  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.606  0.721  0.722  1.0
  Cl  Cl2  1  0.733  0.679  0.457  1.0
  Cl  Cl3  1  0.267  0.321  0.543  1.0
  Cl  Cl4  1  0.615  0.128  0.350  1.0
  Cl  Cl5  1  0.385  0.872  0.650  1.0
  Cl  Cl6  1  0.572  0.318  0.076  1.0
  Cl  Cl7  1  0.428  0.682  0.924  1.0
  Cl  Cl8  1  0.201  0.483  0.253  1.0
  Cl  Cl9  1  0.799  0.517  0.747  1.0
  Cl  Cl10  1  0.067  0.933  0.173  1.0
  Cl  Cl11  1  0.933  0.067  0.827  1.0
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The structure described by VCl5 is Indium-like structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of one VCl5 cluster. V(1) is bonded to one Cl(2), one Cl(3), one Cl(4), one Cl(5), and two equivalent Cl(1) atoms to form edge-sharing VCl6 octahedra. There are five inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a water-like 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. In the fifth Cl site, Cl(5) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one V(1) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_VCl5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.124
_cell_length_b   6.633
_cell_length_c   8.949
_cell_angle_alpha   109.172
_cell_angle_beta   90.850
_cell_angle_gamma   116.177
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   302.613
_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
  V  V0  1  0.394  0.279  0.278  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.606  0.721  0.722  1.0
  Cl  Cl2  1  0.733  0.679  0.457  1.0
  Cl  Cl3  1  0.267  0.321  0.543  1.0
  Cl  Cl4  1  0.615  0.128  0.350  1.0
  Cl  Cl5  1  0.385  0.872  0.650  1.0
  Cl  Cl6  1  0.572  0.318  0.076  1.0
  Cl  Cl7  1  0.428  0.682  0.924  1.0
  Cl  Cl8  1  0.201  0.483  0.253  1.0
  Cl  Cl9  1  0.799  0.517  0.747  1.0
  Cl  Cl10  1  0.067  0.933  0.173  1.0
  Cl  Cl11  1  0.933  0.067  0.827  1.0
[/CIF]
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