Sc3(VGe2)2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. There are two inequivalent Sc sites. In the first Sc site, Sc(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(2), and two equivalent Ge(3) atoms. In the second Sc site, Sc(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(1), and three equivalent Ge(3) atoms. V(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(2), and four equivalent Ge(3) atoms. There are three inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sc(1), four equivalent Sc(2), two equivalent V(1), and one Ge(2) atom. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sc(1), two equivalent Sc(2), four equivalent V(1), and one Ge(1) atom. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Sc(1), three equivalent Sc(2), four equivalent V(1), and one Ge(3) atom.
Sc3(VGe2)2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. There are two inequivalent Sc sites. In the first Sc site, Sc(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(2), and two equivalent Ge(3) atoms. There is one shorter (2.62 Å) and one longer (3.00 Å) Sc(1)-Ge(1) bond length. There is one shorter (2.61 Å) and one longer (2.68 Å) Sc(1)-Ge(2) bond length. Both Sc(1)-Ge(3) bond lengths are 2.81 Å. In the second Sc site, Sc(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(1), and three equivalent Ge(3) atoms. The Sc(2)-Ge(2) bond length is 2.82 Å. There is one shorter (2.71 Å) and one longer (2.74 Å) Sc(2)-Ge(1) bond length. There are a spread of Sc(2)-Ge(3) bond distances ranging from 2.63-2.81 Å. V(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ge(1), two equivalent Ge(2), and four equivalent Ge(3) atoms. The V(1)-Ge(1) bond length is 2.91 Å. There is one shorter (2.72 Å) and one longer (2.97 Å) V(1)-Ge(2) bond length. There are a spread of V(1)-Ge(3) bond distances ranging from 2.69-3.16 Å. There are three inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sc(1), four equivalent Sc(2), two equivalent V(1), and one Ge(2) atom. The Ge(1)-Ge(2) bond length is 2.56 Å. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sc(1), two equivalent Sc(2), four equivalent V(1), and one Ge(1) atom. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Sc(1), three equivalent Sc(2), four equivalent V(1), and one Ge(3) atom. The Ge(3)-Ge(3) bond length is 2.75 Å.