V5Te(PO4)6 crystallizes in the trigonal R3 space group. There are five inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(2) and three equivalent O(6) atoms to form distorted VO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a faceface with one V(4)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Te(1)O6 octahedra. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to three equivalent O(4) and three equivalent O(8) atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra and corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three equivalent O(4) and three equivalent O(7) atoms. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded to three equivalent O(2) and three equivalent O(5) atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one V(1)O6 octahedra. In the fifth V site, V(5) is bonded to three equivalent O(1) and three equivalent O(7) atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra and corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(4) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(5)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Te(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 20-49°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(5)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Te(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 27-54°. Te(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(3) and three equivalent O(6) atoms to form distorted TeO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one V(1)O6 octahedra. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(5) and one P(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one V(1), one V(4), and one P(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one P(1) and one Te(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one V(2), one V(3), and one P(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(4) and one P(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one V(1), one P(2), and one Te(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one V(3), one V(5), and one P(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(2) and one P(2) atom.
V5Te(PO4)6 crystallizes in the trigonal R3 space group. There are five inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(2) and three equivalent O(6) atoms to form distorted VO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a faceface with one V(4)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Te(1)O6 octahedra. All V(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.09 Å. All V(1)-O(6) bond lengths are 2.21 Å. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to three equivalent O(4) and three equivalent O(8) atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra and corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra. All V(2)-O(4) bond lengths are 2.02 Å. All V(2)-O(8) bond lengths are 1.92 Å. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three equivalent O(4) and three equivalent O(7) atoms. All V(3)-O(4) bond lengths are 2.20 Å. All V(3)-O(7) bond lengths are 2.19 Å. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded to three equivalent O(2) and three equivalent O(5) atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one V(1)O6 octahedra. All V(4)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.07 Å. All V(4)-O(5) bond lengths are 1.95 Å. In the fifth V site, V(5) is bonded to three equivalent O(1) and three equivalent O(7) atoms to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra and corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra. All V(5)-O(1) bond lengths are 1.98 Å. All V(5)-O(7) bond lengths are 2.06 Å. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(4) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(5)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Te(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 20-49°. The P(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.51 Å. The P(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.56 Å. The P(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.55 Å. The P(1)-O(4) bond length is 1.57 Å. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(5)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Te(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 27-54°. The P(2)-O(5) bond length is 1.52 Å. The P(2)-O(6) bond length is 1.59 Å. The P(2)-O(7) bond length is 1.57 Å. The P(2)-O(8) bond length is 1.52 Å. Te(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(3) and three equivalent O(6) atoms to form distorted TeO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a faceface with one V(1)O6 octahedra. All Te(1)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.09 Å. All Te(1)-O(6) bond lengths are 2.24 Å. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(5) and one P(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one V(1), one V(4), and one P(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one P(1) and one Te(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one V(2), one V(3), and one P(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(4) and one P(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one V(1), one P(2), and one Te(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one V(3), one V(5), and one P(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(2) and one P(2) atom.