The crystal 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 two VCl5 clusters. V(1) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Cl(1), one Cl(2), one Cl(3), one Cl(4), and one Cl(5) atom. There are five inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one V(1) atom. 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   6.413
_cell_length_b   6.934
_cell_length_c   9.256
_cell_angle_alpha   110.200
_cell_angle_beta   91.148
_cell_angle_gamma   115.866
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   340.412
_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  0.115  0.001  0.280  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.885  0.999  0.720  1.0
  Cl  Cl2  1  0.263  0.210  0.459  1.0
  Cl  Cl3  1  0.737  0.790  0.541  1.0
  Cl  Cl4  1  0.258  0.785  0.349  1.0
  Cl  Cl5  1  0.742  0.215  0.651  1.0
  Cl  Cl6  1  0.483  0.234  0.084  1.0
  Cl  Cl7  1  0.517  0.766  0.916  1.0
  Cl  Cl8  1  0.955  0.223  0.255  1.0
  Cl  Cl9  1  0.045  0.777  0.745  1.0
  Cl  Cl10  1  0.898  0.768  0.179  1.0
  Cl  Cl11  1  0.102  0.232  0.821  1.0
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The crystal 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 two VCl5 clusters. V(1) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Cl(1), one Cl(2), one Cl(3), one Cl(4), and one Cl(5) atom. There are five inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one V(1) atom. 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   6.413
_cell_length_b   6.934
_cell_length_c   9.256
_cell_angle_alpha   110.200
_cell_angle_beta   91.148
_cell_angle_gamma   115.866
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   340.412
_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  0.115  0.001  0.280  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.885  0.999  0.720  1.0
  Cl  Cl2  1  0.263  0.210  0.459  1.0
  Cl  Cl3  1  0.737  0.790  0.541  1.0
  Cl  Cl4  1  0.258  0.785  0.349  1.0
  Cl  Cl5  1  0.742  0.215  0.651  1.0
  Cl  Cl6  1  0.483  0.234  0.084  1.0
  Cl  Cl7  1  0.517  0.766  0.916  1.0
  Cl  Cl8  1  0.955  0.223  0.255  1.0
  Cl  Cl9  1  0.045  0.777  0.745  1.0
  Cl  Cl10  1  0.898  0.768  0.179  1.0
  Cl  Cl11  1  0.102  0.232  0.821  1.0
[/CIF]
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