V3O5 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are four inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 40-57°. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-57°. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 40-60°. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-60°. There are five inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one V(1), one V(2), one V(3), and one V(4) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OV4 trigonal pyramids. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one V(1), one V(2), and one V(3) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one V(1), one V(2), and one V(4) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one V(2), one V(4), and two equivalent V(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OV4 trigonal pyramids. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one V(1), one V(3), and two equivalent V(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OV4 trigonal pyramids.
V3O5 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are four inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 40-57°. The V(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.08 Å. The V(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.78 Å. The V(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.94 Å. The V(1)-O(5) bond length is 1.99 Å. There is one shorter (1.98 Å) and one longer (2.19 Å) V(1)-O(4) bond length. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-57°. The V(2)-O(1) bond length is 2.14 Å. The V(2)-O(2) bond length is 2.07 Å. The V(2)-O(3) bond length is 1.93 Å. The V(2)-O(4) bond length is 2.00 Å. There is one shorter (2.04 Å) and one longer (2.14 Å) V(2)-O(5) bond length. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 40-60°. Both V(3)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.04 Å. Both V(3)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.06 Å. Both V(3)-O(5) bond lengths are 2.07 Å. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing VO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-60°. Both V(4)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.06 Å. Both V(4)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.00 Å. Both V(4)-O(4) bond lengths are 2.09 Å. There are five inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one V(1), one V(2), one V(3), and one V(4) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OV4 trigonal pyramids. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one V(1), one V(2), and one V(3) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one V(1), one V(2), and one V(4) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one V(2), one V(4), and two equivalent V(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OV4 trigonal pyramids. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one V(1), one V(3), and two equivalent V(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OV4 trigonal pyramids.