Al(VS2)4 crystallizes in the cubic F-43m space group. V(1) is bonded to three equivalent S(1) and three equivalent S(2) atoms to form distorted VS6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Al(1)S4 tetrahedra and edges with six equivalent V(1)S6 octahedra. Al(1) is bonded to four equivalent S(2) atoms to form AlS4 tetrahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent V(1)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 64°. There are two inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(2) is bonded to three equivalent V(1) and one Al(1) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing SAlV3 tetrahedra. In the second S site, S(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent V(1) atoms.
Al(VS2)4 crystallizes in the cubic F-43m space group. V(1) is bonded to three equivalent S(1) and three equivalent S(2) atoms to form distorted VS6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Al(1)S4 tetrahedra and edges with six equivalent V(1)S6 octahedra. All V(1)-S(1) bond lengths are 2.30 Å. All V(1)-S(2) bond lengths are 2.55 Å. Al(1) is bonded to four equivalent S(2) atoms to form AlS4 tetrahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent V(1)S6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 64°. All Al(1)-S(2) bond lengths are 2.28 Å. There are two inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(2) is bonded to three equivalent V(1) and one Al(1) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing SAlV3 tetrahedra. In the second S site, S(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent V(1) atoms.