VCoB3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmcm space group. V(1) is bonded to two equivalent B(3), four equivalent B(1), and six equivalent B(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face and edge-sharing VB12 cuboctahedra. Co(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to two equivalent B(1) and five equivalent B(3) atoms. There are three inequivalent B sites. In the first B site, B(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent V(1), two equivalent Co(1), one B(2), and two equivalent B(3) atoms. In the second B site, B(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent V(1), one B(1), and two equivalent B(2) atoms. In the third B site, B(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent V(1), five equivalent Co(1), and two equivalent B(1) atoms.
VCoB3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmcm space group. V(1) is bonded to two equivalent B(3), four equivalent B(1), and six equivalent B(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face and edge-sharing VB12 cuboctahedra. Both V(1)-B(3) bond lengths are 2.36 Å. All V(1)-B(1) bond lengths are 2.28 Å. There are four shorter (2.28 Å) and two longer (2.29 Å) V(1)-B(2) bond lengths. Co(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to two equivalent B(1) and five equivalent B(3) atoms. Both Co(1)-B(1) bond lengths are 2.03 Å. There is one shorter (2.02 Å) and four longer (2.15 Å) Co(1)-B(3) bond lengths. There are three inequivalent B sites. In the first B site, B(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent V(1), two equivalent Co(1), one B(2), and two equivalent B(3) atoms. The B(1)-B(2) bond length is 1.74 Å. Both B(1)-B(3) bond lengths are 1.76 Å. In the second B site, B(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent V(1), one B(1), and two equivalent B(2) atoms. Both B(2)-B(2) bond lengths are 1.72 Å. In the third B site, B(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent V(1), five equivalent Co(1), and two equivalent B(1) atoms.