V4Cu3ZnO14 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are four inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form VO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(1)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Cu(2)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Cu(3)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one O(12), one O(2), one O(5), and one O(8) atom to form VO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(2)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Cu(3)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and corners with two equivalent Cu(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to one O(13), one O(3), one O(6), and one O(9) atom to form VO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(1)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Cu(3)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and corners with two equivalent Cu(2)O5 trigonal bipyramids. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded to one O(10), one O(14), one O(4), and one O(6) atom to form VO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(1)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Cu(2)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and corners with two equivalent Cu(3)O5 trigonal bipyramids. There are three inequivalent Cu sites. In the first Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(13), one O(2), and one O(8) atom to form distorted CuO5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(2)O4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent Cu(3)O5 trigonal bipyramids. In the second Cu site, Cu(2) is bonded to one O(12), one O(14), one O(3), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form CuO5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(3)O4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids. In the third Cu site, Cu(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(13), one O(4), and one O(8) atom to form distorted CuO5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(4)O4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent Cu(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids. Zn(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(12), one O(14), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form ZnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one V(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent Cu(2)O5 trigonal bipyramids. There are fourteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(1) and one Zn(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(2) and one Cu(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(3) and one Cu(2) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(4) and one Cu(3) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(1) and one V(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(3) and one V(4) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one V(1), one Cu(2), and one Zn(1) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one V(2), one Cu(1), and one Cu(3) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one V(3), one Cu(2), and one Zn(1) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one V(4), one Cu(1), and one Cu(3) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one V(1), one Cu(1), and one Cu(3) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one V(2), one Cu(2), and one Zn(1) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one V(3), one Cu(1), and one Cu(3) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one V(4), one Cu(2), and one Zn(1) atom.
V4Cu3ZnO14 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are four inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form VO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(1)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Cu(2)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Cu(3)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids. The V(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.68 Å. The V(1)-O(11) bond length is 1.77 Å. The V(1)-O(5) bond length is 1.79 Å. The V(1)-O(7) bond length is 1.76 Å. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one O(12), one O(2), one O(5), and one O(8) atom to form VO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(2)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Cu(3)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and corners with two equivalent Cu(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids. The V(2)-O(12) bond length is 1.76 Å. The V(2)-O(2) bond length is 1.69 Å. The V(2)-O(5) bond length is 1.81 Å. The V(2)-O(8) bond length is 1.73 Å. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to one O(13), one O(3), one O(6), and one O(9) atom to form VO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(1)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Cu(3)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and corners with two equivalent Cu(2)O5 trigonal bipyramids. The V(3)-O(13) bond length is 1.78 Å. The V(3)-O(3) bond length is 1.69 Å. The V(3)-O(6) bond length is 1.80 Å. The V(3)-O(9) bond length is 1.71 Å. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded to one O(10), one O(14), one O(4), and one O(6) atom to form VO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cu(1)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Cu(2)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramid, and corners with two equivalent Cu(3)O5 trigonal bipyramids. The V(4)-O(10) bond length is 1.73 Å. The V(4)-O(14) bond length is 1.78 Å. The V(4)-O(4) bond length is 1.70 Å. The V(4)-O(6) bond length is 1.79 Å. There are three inequivalent Cu sites. In the first Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(13), one O(2), and one O(8) atom to form distorted CuO5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(2)O4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent Cu(3)O5 trigonal bipyramids. The Cu(1)-O(10) bond length is 1.92 Å. The Cu(1)-O(11) bond length is 1.96 Å. The Cu(1)-O(13) bond length is 1.96 Å. The Cu(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.90 Å. The Cu(1)-O(8) bond length is 2.35 Å. In the second Cu site, Cu(2) is bonded to one O(12), one O(14), one O(3), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form CuO5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(3)O4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids. The Cu(2)-O(12) bond length is 1.95 Å. The Cu(2)-O(14) bond length is 1.97 Å. The Cu(2)-O(3) bond length is 1.90 Å. The Cu(2)-O(7) bond length is 1.98 Å. The Cu(2)-O(9) bond length is 2.29 Å. In the third Cu site, Cu(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(13), one O(4), and one O(8) atom to form distorted CuO5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(4)O4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent Cu(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids. The Cu(3)-O(10) bond length is 2.33 Å. The Cu(3)-O(11) bond length is 2.00 Å. The Cu(3)-O(13) bond length is 1.96 Å. The Cu(3)-O(4) bond length is 1.92 Å. The Cu(3)-O(8) bond length is 1.93 Å. Zn(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(12), one O(14), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form ZnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one V(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent Cu(2)O5 trigonal bipyramids. The Zn(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.02 Å. The Zn(1)-O(12) bond length is 2.07 Å. The Zn(1)-O(14) bond length is 2.05 Å. The Zn(1)-O(7) bond length is 2.05 Å. The Zn(1)-O(9) bond length is 2.03 Å. There are fourteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(1) and one Zn(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(2) and one Cu(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(3) and one Cu(2) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(4) and one Cu(3) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(1) and one V(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(3) and one V(4) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one V(1), one Cu(2), and one Zn(1) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one V(2), one Cu(1), and one Cu(3) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one V(3), one Cu(2), and one Zn(1) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one V(4), one Cu(1), and one Cu(3) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one V(1), one Cu(1), and one Cu(3) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one V(2), one Cu(2), and one Zn(1) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one V(3), one Cu(1), and one Cu(3) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one V(4), one Cu(2), and one Zn(1) atom.