V5Te8 is beta indium sulfide-like structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. There are three inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to two equivalent Te(1), two equivalent Te(2), and two equivalent Te(3) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing VTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 53-55°. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one Te(1), one Te(3), and four equivalent Te(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing VTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 53°. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to two equivalent Te(3) and four equivalent Te(2) atoms to form a mixture of face and corner-sharing VTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 53-55°. There are three inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one V(2) and two equivalent V(1) atoms. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to one V(1), one V(3), and two equivalent V(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing TeV4 trigonal pyramids. In the third Te site, Te(3) is bonded to one V(2), one V(3), and two equivalent V(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing TeV4 trigonal pyramids.
V5Te8 is beta indium sulfide-like structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. There are three inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to two equivalent Te(1), two equivalent Te(2), and two equivalent Te(3) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing VTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 53-55°. Both V(1)-Te(1) bond lengths are 2.69 Å. Both V(1)-Te(2) bond lengths are 2.75 Å. Both V(1)-Te(3) bond lengths are 2.85 Å. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one Te(1), one Te(3), and four equivalent Te(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing VTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 53°. The V(2)-Te(1) bond length is 2.64 Å. The V(2)-Te(3) bond length is 2.84 Å. There are two shorter (2.72 Å) and two longer (2.81 Å) V(2)-Te(2) bond lengths. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to two equivalent Te(3) and four equivalent Te(2) atoms to form a mixture of face and corner-sharing VTe6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 53-55°. Both V(3)-Te(3) bond lengths are 2.78 Å. All V(3)-Te(2) bond lengths are 2.77 Å. There are three inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one V(2) and two equivalent V(1) atoms. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to one V(1), one V(3), and two equivalent V(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing TeV4 trigonal pyramids. In the third Te site, Te(3) is bonded to one V(2), one V(3), and two equivalent V(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing TeV4 trigonal pyramids.