The structure described by YbV4O8 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(4), one O(5), one O(7), and two equivalent O(1) atoms. There are four inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(7) atom. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(3), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing VO5 trigonal bipyramids. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded to one O(2), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing VO4 tetrahedra. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Yb(1) and one V(2) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one V(1) and one V(4) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one V(1), one V(2), and one V(3) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Yb(1), one V(1), and one V(3) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Yb(1), one V(3), and one V(4) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one V(1), one V(2), one V(3), and one V(4) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Yb(1), one V(1), and one V(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one V(2), one V(3), and one V(4) atom. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_YbV4O8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.253
_cell_length_b   7.230
_cell_length_c   6.980
_cell_angle_alpha   96.920
_cell_angle_beta   113.379
_cell_angle_gamma   74.938
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   324.422
_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
  Yb  Yb0  1  0.228  0.839  0.997  1.0
  Yb  Yb1  1  0.772  0.161  0.003  1.0
  V  V2  1  0.255  0.320  0.777  1.0
  V  V3  1  0.237  0.067  0.490  1.0
  V  V4  1  0.223  0.611  0.477  1.0
  V  V5  1  0.392  0.368  0.289  1.0
  V  V6  1  0.608  0.632  0.711  1.0
  V  V7  1  0.777  0.389  0.523  1.0
  V  V8  1  0.763  0.933  0.510  1.0
  V  V9  1  0.745  0.680  0.223  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.892  0.960  0.778  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.284  0.260  0.024  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.042  0.202  0.597  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.264  0.563  0.775  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.260  0.620  0.222  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.235  0.342  0.429  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.535  0.861  0.259  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.352  0.820  0.608  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.648  0.180  0.392  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.465  0.139  0.741  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.765  0.658  0.571  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.740  0.380  0.778  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.736  0.437  0.225  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.958  0.798  0.403  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.716  0.740  0.976  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.108  0.040  0.222  1.0
[/CIF]
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The structure described by YbV4O8 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(4), one O(5), one O(7), and two equivalent O(1) atoms. There are four inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(7) atom. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(3), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing VO5 trigonal bipyramids. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded to one O(2), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing VO4 tetrahedra. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Yb(1) and one V(2) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one V(1) and one V(4) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one V(1), one V(2), and one V(3) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Yb(1), one V(1), and one V(3) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Yb(1), one V(3), and one V(4) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one V(1), one V(2), one V(3), and one V(4) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Yb(1), one V(1), and one V(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one V(2), one V(3), and one V(4) atom. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_YbV4O8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.253
_cell_length_b   7.230
_cell_length_c   6.980
_cell_angle_alpha   96.920
_cell_angle_beta   113.379
_cell_angle_gamma   74.938
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   324.422
_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
  Yb  Yb0  1  0.228  0.839  0.997  1.0
  Yb  Yb1  1  0.772  0.161  0.003  1.0
  V  V2  1  0.255  0.320  0.777  1.0
  V  V3  1  0.237  0.067  0.490  1.0
  V  V4  1  0.223  0.611  0.477  1.0
  V  V5  1  0.392  0.368  0.289  1.0
  V  V6  1  0.608  0.632  0.711  1.0
  V  V7  1  0.777  0.389  0.523  1.0
  V  V8  1  0.763  0.933  0.510  1.0
  V  V9  1  0.745  0.680  0.223  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.892  0.960  0.778  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.284  0.260  0.024  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.042  0.202  0.597  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.264  0.563  0.775  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.260  0.620  0.222  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.235  0.342  0.429  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.535  0.861  0.259  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.352  0.820  0.608  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.648  0.180  0.392  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.465  0.139  0.741  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.765  0.658  0.571  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.740  0.380  0.778  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.736  0.437  0.225  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.958  0.798  0.403  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.716  0.740  0.976  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.108  0.040  0.222  1.0
[/CIF]
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