MgVOBr2 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Mg(1) is bonded to one O(1), one Br(1), and four equivalent Br(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing MgBr5O octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 3°. V(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(1), one Br(2), and two equivalent Br(1) atoms. O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Mg(1) and two equivalent V(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent Br sites. In the first Br site, Br(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mg(1) and two equivalent V(1) atoms. In the second Br site, Br(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Mg(1) and one V(1) atom.
MgVOBr2 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Mg(1) is bonded to one O(1), one Br(1), and four equivalent Br(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing MgBr5O octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 3°. The Mg(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.92 Å. The Mg(1)-Br(1) bond length is 2.56 Å. There are a spread of Mg(1)-Br(2) bond distances ranging from 2.79-2.92 Å. V(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(1), one Br(2), and two equivalent Br(1) atoms. Both V(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.02 Å. The V(1)-Br(2) bond length is 2.99 Å. There is one shorter (2.67 Å) and one longer (2.94 Å) V(1)-Br(1) bond length. O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Mg(1) and two equivalent V(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent Br sites. In the first Br site, Br(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Mg(1) and two equivalent V(1) atoms. In the second Br site, Br(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Mg(1) and one V(1) atom.