V6Ga7 is gamma-brass-like structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Fmm2 space group. There are six inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one V(5), one V(6), two equivalent V(4), two equivalent Ga(1), two equivalent Ga(2), two equivalent Ga(4), and two equivalent Ga(5) atoms. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one V(3), two equivalent V(4), two equivalent V(6), one Ga(5), two equivalent Ga(2), two equivalent Ga(3), and two equivalent Ga(4) atoms. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded in a 13-coordinate geometry to one V(5), two equivalent V(2), two equivalent V(6), two equivalent Ga(1), two equivalent Ga(3), and four equivalent Ga(2) atoms. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded in a 13-coordinate geometry to one V(1), one V(2), one V(4), one V(6), one Ga(1), one Ga(3), one Ga(5), three equivalent Ga(2), and three equivalent Ga(4) atoms. In the fifth V site, V(5) is bonded in a 13-coordinate geometry to one V(3), two equivalent V(1), two equivalent Ga(1), two equivalent Ga(3), two equivalent Ga(5), and four equivalent Ga(4) atoms. In the sixth V site, V(6) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one V(1), one V(3), one V(6), two equivalent V(2), two equivalent V(4), one Ga(1), two equivalent Ga(2), and two equivalent Ga(5) atoms. There are five inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga(1) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one V(3), one V(5), one V(6), two equivalent V(1), two equivalent V(4), two equivalent Ga(2), and two equivalent Ga(4) atoms. In the second Ga site, Ga(2) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one V(1), one V(2), one V(3), one V(6), three equivalent V(4), one Ga(1), one Ga(3), and two equivalent Ga(4) atoms. In the third Ga site, Ga(3) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one V(3), one V(5), two equivalent V(2), two equivalent V(4), one Ga(5), two equivalent Ga(2), and two equivalent Ga(4) atoms. In the fourth Ga site, Ga(4) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one V(1), one V(2), one V(5), three equivalent V(4), one Ga(1), one Ga(3), one Ga(5), and two equivalent Ga(2) atoms. In the fifth Ga site, Ga(5) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one V(2), one V(5), two equivalent V(1), two equivalent V(4), two equivalent V(6), one Ga(3), one Ga(5), and two equivalent Ga(4) atoms.
V6Ga7 is gamma-brass-like structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Fmm2 space group. There are six inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one V(5), one V(6), two equivalent V(4), two equivalent Ga(1), two equivalent Ga(2), two equivalent Ga(4), and two equivalent Ga(5) atoms. The V(1)-V(5) bond length is 2.82 Å. The V(1)-V(6) bond length is 2.69 Å. Both V(1)-V(4) bond lengths are 2.77 Å. There is one shorter (2.59 Å) and one longer (2.67 Å) V(1)-Ga(1) bond length. Both V(1)-Ga(2) bond lengths are 2.69 Å. Both V(1)-Ga(4) bond lengths are 2.62 Å. Both V(1)-Ga(5) bond lengths are 2.70 Å. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one V(3), two equivalent V(4), two equivalent V(6), one Ga(5), two equivalent Ga(2), two equivalent Ga(3), and two equivalent Ga(4) atoms. The V(2)-V(3) bond length is 2.69 Å. Both V(2)-V(4) bond lengths are 2.81 Å. Both V(2)-V(6) bond lengths are 2.61 Å. The V(2)-Ga(5) bond length is 2.62 Å. Both V(2)-Ga(2) bond lengths are 2.59 Å. There is one shorter (2.65 Å) and one longer (2.74 Å) V(2)-Ga(3) bond length. Both V(2)-Ga(4) bond lengths are 2.75 Å. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded in a 13-coordinate geometry to one V(5), two equivalent V(2), two equivalent V(6), two equivalent Ga(1), two equivalent Ga(3), and four equivalent Ga(2) atoms. The V(3)-V(5) bond length is 2.67 Å. Both V(3)-V(6) bond lengths are 2.63 Å. Both V(3)-Ga(1) bond lengths are 2.99 Å. Both V(3)-Ga(3) bond lengths are 2.64 Å. All V(3)-Ga(2) bond lengths are 2.88 Å. In the fourth V site, V(4) is bonded in a 13-coordinate geometry to one V(1), one V(2), one V(4), one V(6), one Ga(1), one Ga(3), one Ga(5), three equivalent Ga(2), and three equivalent Ga(4) atoms. The V(4)-V(4) bond length is 2.62 Å. The V(4)-V(6) bond length is 2.64 Å. The V(4)-Ga(1) bond length is 2.84 Å. The V(4)-Ga(3) bond length is 2.94 Å. The V(4)-Ga(5) bond length is 2.69 Å. There are a spread of V(4)-Ga(2) bond distances ranging from 2.63-2.94 Å. There are a spread of V(4)-Ga(4) bond distances ranging from 2.62-2.92 Å. In the fifth V site, V(5) is bonded in a 13-coordinate geometry to one V(3), two equivalent V(1), two equivalent Ga(1), two equivalent Ga(3), two equivalent Ga(5), and four equivalent Ga(4) atoms. Both V(5)-Ga(1) bond lengths are 2.65 Å. Both V(5)-Ga(3) bond lengths are 2.87 Å. Both V(5)-Ga(5) bond lengths are 2.69 Å. All V(5)-Ga(4) bond lengths are 2.90 Å. In the sixth V site, V(6) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one V(1), one V(3), one V(6), two equivalent V(2), two equivalent V(4), one Ga(1), two equivalent Ga(2), and two equivalent Ga(5) atoms. The V(6)-V(6) bond length is 2.77 Å. The V(6)-Ga(1) bond length is 2.71 Å. Both V(6)-Ga(2) bond lengths are 2.73 Å. Both V(6)-Ga(5) bond lengths are 2.69 Å. There are five inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga(1) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one V(3), one V(5), one V(6), two equivalent V(1), two equivalent V(4), two equivalent Ga(2), and two equivalent Ga(4) atoms. Both Ga(1)-Ga(2) bond lengths are 2.74 Å. Both Ga(1)-Ga(4) bond lengths are 2.70 Å. In the second Ga site, Ga(2) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one V(1), one V(2), one V(3), one V(6), three equivalent V(4), one Ga(1), one Ga(3), and two equivalent Ga(4) atoms. The Ga(2)-Ga(3) bond length is 2.73 Å. There is one shorter (2.69 Å) and one longer (2.74 Å) Ga(2)-Ga(4) bond length. In the third Ga site, Ga(3) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one V(3), one V(5), two equivalent V(2), two equivalent V(4), one Ga(5), two equivalent Ga(2), and two equivalent Ga(4) atoms. The Ga(3)-Ga(5) bond length is 2.80 Å. Both Ga(3)-Ga(4) bond lengths are 2.68 Å. In the fourth Ga site, Ga(4) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one V(1), one V(2), one V(5), three equivalent V(4), one Ga(1), one Ga(3), one Ga(5), and two equivalent Ga(2) atoms. The Ga(4)-Ga(5) bond length is 2.81 Å. In the fifth Ga site, Ga(5) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one V(2), one V(5), two equivalent V(1), two equivalent V(4), two equivalent V(6), one Ga(3), one Ga(5), and two equivalent Ga(4) atoms. The Ga(5)-Ga(5) bond length is 2.64 Å.