V2Ga5 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/mbm space group. V(1) is bonded to two equivalent V(1), two equivalent Ga(2), and eight equivalent Ga(1) atoms to form a mixture of edge, corner, and face-sharing VV2Ga10 cuboctahedra. There are two inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to four equivalent V(1), one Ga(2), and five equivalent Ga(1) atoms. In the second Ga site, Ga(2) is bonded in a distorted q6 geometry to four equivalent V(1), two equivalent Ga(2), and four equivalent Ga(1) atoms.
V2Ga5 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/mbm space group. V(1) is bonded to two equivalent V(1), two equivalent Ga(2), and eight equivalent Ga(1) atoms to form a mixture of edge, corner, and face-sharing VV2Ga10 cuboctahedra. Both V(1)-V(1) bond lengths are 2.66 Å. Both V(1)-Ga(2) bond lengths are 2.62 Å. There are four shorter (2.67 Å) and four longer (2.72 Å) V(1)-Ga(1) bond lengths. There are two inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to four equivalent V(1), one Ga(2), and five equivalent Ga(1) atoms. The Ga(1)-Ga(2) bond length is 2.67 Å. There are a spread of Ga(1)-Ga(1) bond distances ranging from 2.66-2.92 Å. In the second Ga site, Ga(2) is bonded in a distorted q6 geometry to four equivalent V(1), two equivalent Ga(2), and four equivalent Ga(1) atoms. Both Ga(2)-Ga(2) bond lengths are 2.66 Å.