data_VGe2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.64
_cell_length_b   4.64
_cell_length_c   5.12
_cell_angle_alpha   90.0
_cell_angle_beta   90.0
_cell_angle_gamma   120.0
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   VGe2
_chemical_formula_sum   'V2 Ge4'
_cell_volume   95.51
_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  V4  1  0.32  0.34  0.84  1.0
  V  V5  1  0.0  0.68  0.28  1.0
  Ge  Ge0  1  0.0  0.0  0.56  1.0
  Ge  Ge1  1  0.0  0.0  0.0  1.0
  Ge  Ge2  1  0.32  0.34  0.28  1.0
  Ge  Ge3  1  0.0  0.68  0.84  1.0

data_VGe2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   P1
_cell_length_a   4.64
_cell_length_b   4.64
_cell_length_c   5.12
_cell_angle_alpha   90.0
_cell_angle_beta   90.0
_cell_angle_gamma   120.0
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   VGe2
_chemical_formula_sum   'V2 Ge4'
_cell_volume   95.51
_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  0.0  0.68  0.28  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.32  0.34  0.84  1.0
  Ge  Ge2  1  0.0  0.0  0.0  1.0
  Ge  Ge3  1  0.0  0.0  0.56  1.0
  Ge  Ge4  1  0.0  0.68  0.84  1.0
  Ge  Ge5  1  0.32  0.34  0.28  1.0

V V Ge Ge Ge Ge
V V Ge Ge Ge Ge 0 2 o o o 0 3 o o + 0 4 o o + 1 3 o + o 1 2 o + o 1 5 o o - 2 5 o - o 2 4 o o o 2 3 o o + 3 5 o - - 3 4 o o o 
VGe2 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are two inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Ge(1), one Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(3), and two equivalent Ge(4) atoms. The V(1)-Ge(1) bond length is 2.10 Å. The V(1)-Ge(2) bond length is 1.75 Å. There is one shorter (2.26 Å) and one longer (2.86 Å) V(1)-Ge(3) bond length. There is one shorter (2.66 Å) and one longer (2.73 Å) V(1)-Ge(4) bond length. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Ge(1), one Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(4), and three equivalent Ge(3) atoms. The V(2)-Ge(1) bond length is 2.06 Å. The V(2)-Ge(2) bond length is 2.06 Å. There is one shorter (2.26 Å) and one longer (2.86 Å) V(2)-Ge(4) bond length. There are a spread of V(2)-Ge(3) bond distances ranging from 2.65-2.73 Å. There are four inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one V(1), one V(2), one Ge(3), and one Ge(4) atom. The Ge(1)-Ge(3) bond length is 2.10 Å. The Ge(1)-Ge(4) bond length is 2.06 Å. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one V(1), one V(2), one Ge(3), and one Ge(4) atom. The Ge(2)-Ge(3) bond length is 2.10 Å. The Ge(2)-Ge(4) bond length is 1.70 Å. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to two equivalent V(1), three equivalent V(2), one Ge(1), and one Ge(2) atom. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent V(1), two equivalent V(2), one Ge(1), and one Ge(2) atom.