VCl4 is Indium-like structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic P2/c space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of two tetrachlorovanadium molecules. V(1) is bonded to one Cl(2), one Cl(3), one Cl(4), and two equivalent Cl(1) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing VCl5 trigonal bipyramids. There are four inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to two equivalent V(1) atoms. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one V(1) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one V(1) atom. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one V(1) atom.
VCl4 is Indium-like structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic P2/c space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of two tetrachlorovanadium molecules. V(1) is bonded to one Cl(2), one Cl(3), one Cl(4), and two equivalent Cl(1) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing VCl5 trigonal bipyramids. The V(1)-Cl(2) bond length is 2.13 Å. The V(1)-Cl(3) bond length is 2.18 Å. The V(1)-Cl(4) bond length is 2.18 Å. There is one shorter (2.29 Å) and one longer (2.56 Å) V(1)-Cl(1) bond length. There are four inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to two equivalent V(1) atoms. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one V(1) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one V(1) atom. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one V(1) atom.