V3GeC crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmcm space group. There are two inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Ge(1) and two equivalent C(1) atoms. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ge(1) and two equivalent C(1) atoms. Ge(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent V(1) and six equivalent V(2) atoms. C(1) is bonded to two equivalent V(1) and four equivalent V(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing CV6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 24°.
V3GeC crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmcm space group. There are two inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Ge(1) and two equivalent C(1) atoms. Both V(1)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 2.53 Å. Both V(1)-C(1) bond lengths are 2.00 Å. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ge(1) and two equivalent C(1) atoms. There are two shorter (2.53 Å) and one longer (2.60 Å) V(2)-Ge(1) bond length. Both V(2)-C(1) bond lengths are 2.04 Å. Ge(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent V(1) and six equivalent V(2) atoms. C(1) is bonded to two equivalent V(1) and four equivalent V(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing CV6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 24°.