LaV3TeO15 crystallizes in the trigonal R3c space group. La(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent O(3), three equivalent O(4), and three equivalent O(5) atoms. V(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(4) atom to form VO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 40°. Te(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(1) and three equivalent O(2) atoms to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent V(1)O4 tetrahedra. There are five inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(1) and one Te(1) atom. In the second O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one La(1) and one V(1) atom. In the third O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one La(1) and one V(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(5) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one La(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(1) and one Te(1) atom.
LaV3TeO15 crystallizes in the trigonal R3c space group. La(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent O(3), three equivalent O(4), and three equivalent O(5) atoms. All La(1)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.49 Å. All La(1)-O(4) bond lengths are 2.46 Å. All La(1)-O(5) bond lengths are 2.52 Å. V(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(4) atom to form VO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 40°. The V(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.83 Å. The V(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.81 Å. The V(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.70 Å. The V(1)-O(4) bond length is 1.66 Å. Te(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(1) and three equivalent O(2) atoms to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent V(1)O4 tetrahedra. All Te(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 1.95 Å. All Te(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 1.94 Å. There are five inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(1) and one Te(1) atom. In the second O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one La(1) and one V(1) atom. In the third O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one La(1) and one V(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(5) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one La(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one V(1) and one Te(1) atom.