Materials Data on VNCl3 by Materials Project
VNCl3 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. The structure is three-dimensional. V5+ is bonded to six equivalent Cl1- atoms to form face-sharing VCl6 octahedra. All V–Cl bond lengths are 2.38 Å. N2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Cl1- atoms. All N–Cl bond lengths are 3.66 Å. Cl1- is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to two equivalent V5+ and two equivalent N2- atoms.
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