MgVF5 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. Mg(1) is bonded to one F(1), two equivalent F(2), and two equivalent F(3) atoms to form distorted MgF5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with six equivalent V(1)F6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-67°. V(1) is bonded to two equivalent F(1), two equivalent F(2), and two equivalent F(3) atoms to form VF6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent V(1)F6 octahedra and corners with six equivalent Mg(1)F5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 46°. There are three inequivalent F sites. In the first F site, F(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mg(1) and two equivalent V(1) atoms. In the second F site, F(2) is bonded in a linear geometry to one Mg(1) and one V(1) atom. In the third F site, F(3) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mg(1) and one V(1) atom.
MgVF5 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. Mg(1) is bonded to one F(1), two equivalent F(2), and two equivalent F(3) atoms to form distorted MgF5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with six equivalent V(1)F6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-67°. The Mg(1)-F(1) bond length is 2.14 Å. Both Mg(1)-F(2) bond lengths are 1.95 Å. Both Mg(1)-F(3) bond lengths are 2.00 Å. V(1) is bonded to two equivalent F(1), two equivalent F(2), and two equivalent F(3) atoms to form VF6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent V(1)F6 octahedra and corners with six equivalent Mg(1)F5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 46°. Both V(1)-F(1) bond lengths are 2.05 Å. Both V(1)-F(2) bond lengths are 1.93 Å. Both V(1)-F(3) bond lengths are 1.96 Å. There are three inequivalent F sites. In the first F site, F(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mg(1) and two equivalent V(1) atoms. In the second F site, F(2) is bonded in a linear geometry to one Mg(1) and one V(1) atom. In the third F site, F(3) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mg(1) and one V(1) atom.