MgVOCl2 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Mg(1) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one Cl(1), and three equivalent Cl(2) atoms. V(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent O(1) and two equivalent Cl(1) atoms. O(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mg(1) and two equivalent V(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mg(1) and two equivalent V(1) atoms. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Mg(1) atoms.
MgVOCl2 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Mg(1) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one Cl(1), and three equivalent Cl(2) atoms. The Mg(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.91 Å. The Mg(1)-Cl(1) bond length is 2.45 Å. There are a spread of Mg(1)-Cl(2) bond distances ranging from 2.51-2.73 Å. V(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent O(1) and two equivalent Cl(1) atoms. There is one shorter (1.97 Å) and one longer (2.07 Å) V(1)-O(1) bond length. There is one shorter (2.52 Å) and one longer (2.68 Å) V(1)-Cl(1) bond length. O(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mg(1) and two equivalent V(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mg(1) and two equivalent V(1) atoms. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Mg(1) atoms.