The structure described by Ba(V5S8)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. Ba(1) is bonded in a distorted q6 geometry to two equivalent S(1), two equivalent S(2), two equivalent S(5), two equivalent S(6), and two equivalent S(7) atoms. There are six inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one S(3), one S(4), one S(5), one S(7), and two equivalent S(6) atoms to form a mixture of edge, corner, and face-sharing VS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-53°. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one S(3), one S(4), one S(6), one S(8), and two equivalent S(5) atoms to form a mixture of edge, corner, and face-sharing VS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-52°. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to two equivalent S(1), two equivalent S(7), and two equivalent S(8) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing VS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-48°. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded to two equivalent S(2), two equivalent S(7), and two equivalent S(8) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing VS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-49°. In the fifth V site, V(5) is bonded to one S(1), one S(2), one S(4), one S(8), and two equivalent S(3) atoms to form a mixture of edge, corner, and face-sharing VS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-53°. In the sixth V site, V(6) is bonded to one S(1), one S(2), one S(3), one S(7), and two equivalent S(4) atoms to form a mixture of edge, corner, and face-sharing VS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-52°. There are eight inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ba(1), one V(3), one V(5), and one V(6) atom. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ba(1), one V(4), one V(5), and one V(6) atom. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded to one V(1), one V(2), one V(6), and two equivalent V(5) atoms to form distorted SV5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(6)BaV3 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(3)V5 trigonal bipyramid, edges with three equivalent S(4)V5 trigonal bipyramids, and  an edgeedge with one S(6)BaV3 trigonal pyramid. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded to one V(1), one V(2), one V(5), and two equivalent V(6) atoms to form distorted SV5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with three equivalent S(6)BaV3 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(4)V5 trigonal bipyramid, and edges with three equivalent S(3)V5 trigonal bipyramids. In the fifth S site, S(5) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ba(1), one V(1), and two equivalent V(2) atoms. In the sixth S site, S(6) is bonded to one Ba(1), one V(2), and two equivalent V(1) atoms to form distorted SBaV3 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(3)V5 trigonal bipyramid, corners with three equivalent S(4)V5 trigonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one S(6)BaV3 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(3)V5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(6)BaV3 trigonal pyramid. In the seventh S site, S(7) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ba(1), one V(1), one V(3), one V(4), and one V(6) atom. In the eighth S site, S(8) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(2), one V(3), one V(4), and one V(5) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Ba(V5S8)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.768
_cell_length_b   9.091
_cell_length_c   9.270
_cell_angle_alpha   72.441
_cell_angle_beta   68.063
_cell_angle_gamma   78.892
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   502.324
_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
  Ba  Ba0  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.823  0.418  0.156  1.0
  V  V2  1  0.328  0.414  0.152  1.0
  V  V3  1  0.672  0.586  0.848  1.0
  V  V4  1  0.177  0.582  0.844  1.0
  V  V5  1  0.500  0.000  0.500  1.0
  V  V6  1  0.000  0.000  0.500  1.0
  V  V7  1  0.819  0.694  0.482  1.0
  V  V8  1  0.342  0.695  0.484  1.0
  V  V9  1  0.658  0.305  0.516  1.0
  V  V10  1  0.181  0.306  0.518  1.0
  S  S11  1  0.632  0.834  0.312  1.0
  S  S12  1  0.131  0.826  0.323  1.0
  S  S13  1  0.869  0.174  0.677  1.0
  S  S14  1  0.368  0.166  0.688  1.0
  S  S15  1  0.959  0.476  0.346  1.0
  S  S16  1  0.463  0.479  0.344  1.0
  S  S17  1  0.537  0.521  0.656  1.0
  S  S18  1  0.041  0.524  0.654  1.0
  S  S19  1  0.330  0.668  0.001  1.0
  S  S20  1  0.829  0.672  0.998  1.0
  S  S21  1  0.171  0.328  0.002  1.0
  S  S22  1  0.670  0.332  0.999  1.0
  S  S23  1  0.796  0.150  0.331  1.0
  S  S24  1  0.299  0.148  0.333  1.0
  S  S25  1  0.701  0.852  0.667  1.0
  S  S26  1  0.204  0.850  0.669  1.0
[/CIF]
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The structure described by Ba(V5S8)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. Ba(1) is bonded in a distorted q6 geometry to two equivalent S(1), two equivalent S(2), two equivalent S(5), two equivalent S(6), and two equivalent S(7) atoms. There are six inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one S(3), one S(4), one S(5), one S(7), and two equivalent S(6) atoms to form a mixture of edge, corner, and face-sharing VS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-53°. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one S(3), one S(4), one S(6), one S(8), and two equivalent S(5) atoms to form a mixture of edge, corner, and face-sharing VS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-52°. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to two equivalent S(1), two equivalent S(7), and two equivalent S(8) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing VS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-48°. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded to two equivalent S(2), two equivalent S(7), and two equivalent S(8) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing VS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-49°. In the fifth V site, V(5) is bonded to one S(1), one S(2), one S(4), one S(8), and two equivalent S(3) atoms to form a mixture of edge, corner, and face-sharing VS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-53°. In the sixth V site, V(6) is bonded to one S(1), one S(2), one S(3), one S(7), and two equivalent S(4) atoms to form a mixture of edge, corner, and face-sharing VS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-52°. There are eight inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ba(1), one V(3), one V(5), and one V(6) atom. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ba(1), one V(4), one V(5), and one V(6) atom. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded to one V(1), one V(2), one V(6), and two equivalent V(5) atoms to form distorted SV5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(6)BaV3 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(3)V5 trigonal bipyramid, edges with three equivalent S(4)V5 trigonal bipyramids, and  an edgeedge with one S(6)BaV3 trigonal pyramid. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded to one V(1), one V(2), one V(5), and two equivalent V(6) atoms to form distorted SV5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with three equivalent S(6)BaV3 trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one S(4)V5 trigonal bipyramid, and edges with three equivalent S(3)V5 trigonal bipyramids. In the fifth S site, S(5) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ba(1), one V(1), and two equivalent V(2) atoms. In the sixth S site, S(6) is bonded to one Ba(1), one V(2), and two equivalent V(1) atoms to form distorted SBaV3 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one S(3)V5 trigonal bipyramid, corners with three equivalent S(4)V5 trigonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one S(6)BaV3 trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one S(3)V5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one S(6)BaV3 trigonal pyramid. In the seventh S site, S(7) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ba(1), one V(1), one V(3), one V(4), and one V(6) atom. In the eighth S site, S(8) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one V(2), one V(3), one V(4), and one V(5) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Ba(V5S8)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.768
_cell_length_b   9.091
_cell_length_c   9.270
_cell_angle_alpha   72.441
_cell_angle_beta   68.063
_cell_angle_gamma   78.892
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   502.324
_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
  Ba  Ba0  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.823  0.418  0.156  1.0
  V  V2  1  0.328  0.414  0.152  1.0
  V  V3  1  0.672  0.586  0.848  1.0
  V  V4  1  0.177  0.582  0.844  1.0
  V  V5  1  0.500  0.000  0.500  1.0
  V  V6  1  0.000  0.000  0.500  1.0
  V  V7  1  0.819  0.694  0.482  1.0
  V  V8  1  0.342  0.695  0.484  1.0
  V  V9  1  0.658  0.305  0.516  1.0
  V  V10  1  0.181  0.306  0.518  1.0
  S  S11  1  0.632  0.834  0.312  1.0
  S  S12  1  0.131  0.826  0.323  1.0
  S  S13  1  0.869  0.174  0.677  1.0
  S  S14  1  0.368  0.166  0.688  1.0
  S  S15  1  0.959  0.476  0.346  1.0
  S  S16  1  0.463  0.479  0.344  1.0
  S  S17  1  0.537  0.521  0.656  1.0
  S  S18  1  0.041  0.524  0.654  1.0
  S  S19  1  0.330  0.668  0.001  1.0
  S  S20  1  0.829  0.672  0.998  1.0
  S  S21  1  0.171  0.328  0.002  1.0
  S  S22  1  0.670  0.332  0.999  1.0
  S  S23  1  0.796  0.150  0.331  1.0
  S  S24  1  0.299  0.148  0.333  1.0
  S  S25  1  0.701  0.852  0.667  1.0
  S  S26  1  0.204  0.850  0.669  1.0
[/CIF]
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