V2GaC is H-Phase structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. V(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ga(1) and three equivalent C(1) atoms. Ga(1) is bonded to six equivalent V(1) atoms to form distorted GaV6 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent C(1)V6 octahedra, edges with six equivalent Ga(1)V6 cuboctahedra, and edges with six equivalent C(1)V6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 18°. C(1) is bonded to six equivalent V(1) atoms to form CV6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Ga(1)V6 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Ga(1)V6 cuboctahedra, and edges with six equivalent C(1)V6 octahedra.
V2GaC is H-Phase structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. V(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ga(1) and three equivalent C(1) atoms. All V(1)-Ga(1) bond lengths are 2.69 Å. All V(1)-C(1) bond lengths are 2.02 Å. Ga(1) is bonded to six equivalent V(1) atoms to form distorted GaV6 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent C(1)V6 octahedra, edges with six equivalent Ga(1)V6 cuboctahedra, and edges with six equivalent C(1)V6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 18°. C(1) is bonded to six equivalent V(1) atoms to form CV6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Ga(1)V6 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Ga(1)V6 cuboctahedra, and edges with six equivalent C(1)V6 octahedra.