VPt2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Immm space group. V(1) is bonded to two equivalent V(1) and ten equivalent Pt(1) atoms to form distorted VV2Pt10 cuboctahedra that share corners with two equivalent V(1)V2Pt10 cuboctahedra, corners with ten equivalent Pt(1)V5Pt7 cuboctahedra, edges with twelve equivalent V(1)V2Pt10 cuboctahedra, edges with twelve equivalent Pt(1)V5Pt7 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent V(1)V2Pt10 cuboctahedra, and faces with fourteen equivalent Pt(1)V5Pt7 cuboctahedra. Pt(1) is bonded to five equivalent V(1) and seven equivalent Pt(1) atoms to form distorted PtV5Pt7 cuboctahedra that share corners with five equivalent V(1)V2Pt10 cuboctahedra, corners with seven equivalent Pt(1)V5Pt7 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent V(1)V2Pt10 cuboctahedra, edges with eighteen equivalent Pt(1)V5Pt7 cuboctahedra, faces with seven equivalent V(1)V2Pt10 cuboctahedra, and faces with eleven equivalent Pt(1)V5Pt7 cuboctahedra.
VPt2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Immm space group. V(1) is bonded to two equivalent V(1) and ten equivalent Pt(1) atoms to form distorted VV2Pt10 cuboctahedra that share corners with two equivalent V(1)V2Pt10 cuboctahedra, corners with ten equivalent Pt(1)V5Pt7 cuboctahedra, edges with twelve equivalent V(1)V2Pt10 cuboctahedra, edges with twelve equivalent Pt(1)V5Pt7 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent V(1)V2Pt10 cuboctahedra, and faces with fourteen equivalent Pt(1)V5Pt7 cuboctahedra. Both V(1)-V(1) bond lengths are 2.72 Å. There are eight shorter (2.70 Å) and two longer (2.84 Å) V(1)-Pt(1) bond lengths. Pt(1) is bonded to five equivalent V(1) and seven equivalent Pt(1) atoms to form distorted PtV5Pt7 cuboctahedra that share corners with five equivalent V(1)V2Pt10 cuboctahedra, corners with seven equivalent Pt(1)V5Pt7 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent V(1)V2Pt10 cuboctahedra, edges with eighteen equivalent Pt(1)V5Pt7 cuboctahedra, faces with seven equivalent V(1)V2Pt10 cuboctahedra, and faces with eleven equivalent Pt(1)V5Pt7 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Pt(1)-Pt(1) bond distances ranging from 2.69-2.78 Å.