Sc(VGe)5 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. Sc(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ge(1), one Ge(5), two equivalent Ge(3), and three equivalent Ge(4) atoms. There are four inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ge(4), two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(2), and two equivalent Ge(3) atoms. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ge(5), two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(2), and two equivalent Ge(3) atoms. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ge(1), one Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(4), and two equivalent Ge(5) atoms. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ge(2), one Ge(4), two equivalent Ge(3), and three equivalent Ge(5) atoms. There are five inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Sc(1), one V(2), three equivalent V(4), and four equivalent V(3) atoms. In the second Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Sc(1), two equivalent V(1), two equivalent V(2), two equivalent V(3), one Ge(1), and two equivalent Ge(2) atoms. In the third Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one V(4), two equivalent V(1), two equivalent V(2), two equivalent V(3), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sc(1), two equivalent V(1), two equivalent V(2), two equivalent V(4), and two equivalent Ge(3) atoms. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Sc(1), one V(1), one V(4), and four equivalent V(3) atoms.
Sc(VGe)5 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. Sc(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ge(1), one Ge(5), two equivalent Ge(3), and three equivalent Ge(4) atoms. The Sc(1)-Ge(1) bond length is 2.66 Å. The Sc(1)-Ge(5) bond length is 2.74 Å. Both Sc(1)-Ge(3) bond lengths are 2.83 Å. There is one shorter (2.84 Å) and two longer (2.86 Å) Sc(1)-Ge(4) bond lengths. There are four inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ge(4), two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(2), and two equivalent Ge(3) atoms. The V(1)-Ge(4) bond length is 2.47 Å. Both V(1)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 2.81 Å. There is one shorter (2.44 Å) and one longer (2.63 Å) V(1)-Ge(2) bond length. Both V(1)-Ge(3) bond lengths are 2.59 Å. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ge(5), two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(2), and two equivalent Ge(3) atoms. The V(2)-Ge(5) bond length is 2.49 Å. There is one shorter (2.48 Å) and one longer (2.59 Å) V(2)-Ge(1) bond length. Both V(2)-Ge(2) bond lengths are 2.79 Å. Both V(2)-Ge(3) bond lengths are 2.60 Å. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ge(1), one Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(4), and two equivalent Ge(5) atoms. The V(3)-Ge(1) bond length is 2.52 Å. The V(3)-Ge(2) bond length is 2.51 Å. There is one shorter (2.59 Å) and one longer (2.69 Å) V(3)-Ge(4) bond length. There is one shorter (2.58 Å) and one longer (2.64 Å) V(3)-Ge(5) bond length. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ge(2), one Ge(4), two equivalent Ge(3), and three equivalent Ge(5) atoms. The V(4)-Ge(2) bond length is 2.57 Å. The V(4)-Ge(4) bond length is 2.66 Å. Both V(4)-Ge(3) bond lengths are 2.84 Å. There is one shorter (2.73 Å) and two longer (2.88 Å) V(4)-Ge(5) bond lengths. There are five inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Sc(1), one V(2), three equivalent V(4), and four equivalent V(3) atoms. In the second Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Sc(1), two equivalent V(1), two equivalent V(2), two equivalent V(3), one Ge(1), and two equivalent Ge(2) atoms. The Ge(1)-Ge(1) bond length is 2.58 Å. Both Ge(1)-Ge(2) bond lengths are 2.92 Å. In the third Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one V(4), two equivalent V(1), two equivalent V(2), two equivalent V(3), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sc(1), two equivalent V(1), two equivalent V(2), two equivalent V(4), and two equivalent Ge(3) atoms. There is one shorter (2.50 Å) and one longer (2.58 Å) Ge(3)-Ge(3) bond length. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Sc(1), one V(1), one V(4), and four equivalent V(3) atoms.