V2Zn2O5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbam space group. V(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms. Zn(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(2) and two equivalent O(3) atoms. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent V(1) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to two equivalent V(1) and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OV2Zn2 tetrahedra. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to two equivalent V(1) and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OV2Zn2 tetrahedra.
V2Zn2O5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbam space group. V(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms. The V(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.02 Å. There is one shorter (1.93 Å) and one longer (2.33 Å) V(1)-O(2) bond length. Both V(1)-O(3) bond lengths are 1.93 Å. Zn(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(2) and two equivalent O(3) atoms. Both Zn(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.09 Å. There is one shorter (2.02 Å) and one longer (2.15 Å) Zn(1)-O(3) bond length. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent V(1) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to two equivalent V(1) and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OV2Zn2 tetrahedra. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to two equivalent V(1) and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OV2Zn2 tetrahedra.