Mn(VSi3)2 is Titanium Disilicide-derived structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic C222 space group. V(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Si(1) and eight equivalent Si(2) atoms. Mn(1) is bonded in a distorted q6 geometry to four equivalent Si(2) and six equivalent Si(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent Si sites. In the first Si site, Si(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent V(1), three equivalent Mn(1), two equivalent Si(2), and three equivalent Si(1) atoms. In the second Si site, Si(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to four equivalent V(1), one Mn(1), one Si(1), and four equivalent Si(2) atoms.
Mn(VSi3)2 is Titanium Disilicide-derived structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic C222 space group. V(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Si(1) and eight equivalent Si(2) atoms. Both V(1)-Si(1) bond lengths are 2.47 Å. There are a spread of V(1)-Si(2) bond distances ranging from 2.52-2.60 Å. Mn(1) is bonded in a distorted q6 geometry to four equivalent Si(2) and six equivalent Si(1) atoms. All Mn(1)-Si(2) bond lengths are 2.48 Å. There are four shorter (2.58 Å) and two longer (2.62 Å) Mn(1)-Si(1) bond lengths. There are two inequivalent Si sites. In the first Si site, Si(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent V(1), three equivalent Mn(1), two equivalent Si(2), and three equivalent Si(1) atoms. Both Si(1)-Si(2) bond lengths are 2.47 Å. There is one shorter (2.58 Å) and two longer (2.60 Å) Si(1)-Si(1) bond lengths. In the second Si site, Si(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to four equivalent V(1), one Mn(1), one Si(1), and four equivalent Si(2) atoms. There are a spread of Si(2)-Si(2) bond distances ranging from 2.48-2.63 Å.