Materials Data on V2(B24C)3 by Materials Project
(VB4C)2(B)60B4C crystallizes in the orthorhombic P222 space group. The structure is one-dimensional and consists of one hundred and twenty boron molecules; two tetraborylmethane molecules; and four VB4C ribbons oriented in the (1, 0, 0) direction. In each VB4C ribbon, V3+ is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent C4- atoms. Both V–C bond lengths are 2.51 Å. There are two inequivalent B+0.08+ sites. In the first B+0.08+ site, B+0.08+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C4- atom. The B–C bond length is 1.64 Å. In the second B+0.08+ site, B+0.08+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C4- atom. The B–C bond length is 1.64 Å. C4- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent V3+ and four B+0.08+ atoms.
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