The compound described by V4Zn(PO4)6 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are two inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(12), one O(9), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(3)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one V(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 64°. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), one O(7), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(3)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one V(2)O6 octahedra. Zn(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(12), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent P(3)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 64°. There are three inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(12), one O(3), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 32-64°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(4), and one O(6) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 22-57°. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(2), one O(5), and one O(8) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 35-55°. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one V(1), one Zn(1), and one P(1) atom. In the second O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Zn(1) and one P(2) atom. In the third O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(1) and one P(3) atom. In the fourth O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(2) and one P(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(4) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(2) and one P(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent V(2) and one P(3) atom. In the seventh O site, O(6) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(2) and one P(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(7) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(2) and one P(1) atom. In the ninth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent V(1) and one P(3) atom. In the tenth O site, O(9) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one V(1) and one P(1) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(10) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one V(1) and one P(3) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(11) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(1) and one P(2) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_V4Zn(PO4)6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.246
_cell_length_b   8.231
_cell_length_c   9.463
_cell_angle_alpha   109.370
_cell_angle_beta   106.509
_cell_angle_gamma   101.062
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   417.434
_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
  V  V0  1  0.376  0.478  0.119  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.944  0.282  0.478  1.0
  V  V2  1  0.624  0.522  0.881  1.0
  V  V3  1  0.056  0.718  0.522  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  P  P5  1  0.784  0.839  0.239  1.0
  P  P6  1  0.216  0.161  0.761  1.0
  P  P7  1  0.618  0.759  0.653  1.0
  P  P8  1  0.382  0.241  0.347  1.0
  P  P9  1  0.891  0.393  0.164  1.0
  P  P10  1  0.109  0.607  0.836  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.745  0.948  0.783  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.255  0.052  0.217  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.146  0.805  0.911  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.854  0.195  0.089  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.200  0.962  0.699  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.800  0.038  0.301  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.367  0.731  0.534  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.633  0.269  0.466  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.078  0.545  0.653  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.922  0.455  0.347  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.764  0.705  0.543  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.236  0.295  0.457  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.984  0.804  0.353  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.675  0.449  0.081  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.325  0.551  0.919  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.546  0.724  0.234  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.454  0.276  0.766  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.102  0.514  0.152  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.016  0.196  0.647  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.425  0.380  0.272  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.575  0.620  0.728  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.220  0.228  0.938  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.780  0.772  0.062  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.898  0.486  0.848  1.0
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The compound described by V4Zn(PO4)6 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are two inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(12), one O(9), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(3)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one V(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 64°. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), one O(7), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(3)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one V(2)O6 octahedra. Zn(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(12), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent P(3)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 64°. There are three inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(12), one O(3), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 32-64°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(4), and one O(6) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 22-57°. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(2), one O(5), and one O(8) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 35-55°. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one V(1), one Zn(1), and one P(1) atom. In the second O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Zn(1) and one P(2) atom. In the third O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(1) and one P(3) atom. In the fourth O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(2) and one P(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(4) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(2) and one P(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent V(2) and one P(3) atom. In the seventh O site, O(6) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(2) and one P(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(7) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(2) and one P(1) atom. In the ninth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent V(1) and one P(3) atom. In the tenth O site, O(9) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one V(1) and one P(1) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(10) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one V(1) and one P(3) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(11) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(1) and one P(2) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_V4Zn(PO4)6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.246
_cell_length_b   8.231
_cell_length_c   9.463
_cell_angle_alpha   109.370
_cell_angle_beta   106.509
_cell_angle_gamma   101.062
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   417.434
_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
  V  V0  1  0.376  0.478  0.119  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.944  0.282  0.478  1.0
  V  V2  1  0.624  0.522  0.881  1.0
  V  V3  1  0.056  0.718  0.522  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  P  P5  1  0.784  0.839  0.239  1.0
  P  P6  1  0.216  0.161  0.761  1.0
  P  P7  1  0.618  0.759  0.653  1.0
  P  P8  1  0.382  0.241  0.347  1.0
  P  P9  1  0.891  0.393  0.164  1.0
  P  P10  1  0.109  0.607  0.836  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.745  0.948  0.783  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.255  0.052  0.217  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.146  0.805  0.911  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.854  0.195  0.089  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.200  0.962  0.699  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.800  0.038  0.301  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.367  0.731  0.534  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.633  0.269  0.466  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.078  0.545  0.653  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.922  0.455  0.347  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.764  0.705  0.543  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.236  0.295  0.457  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.984  0.804  0.353  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.675  0.449  0.081  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.325  0.551  0.919  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.546  0.724  0.234  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.454  0.276  0.766  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.102  0.514  0.152  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.016  0.196  0.647  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.425  0.380  0.272  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.575  0.620  0.728  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.220  0.228  0.938  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.780  0.772  0.062  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.898  0.486  0.848  1.0
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