BaVN2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmce space group. Ba(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent N(1) and four equivalent N(2) atoms. V(1) is bonded to two equivalent N(1) and two equivalent N(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing VN4 tetrahedra. There are two inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(2) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ba(1) and two equivalent V(1) atoms. In the second N site, N(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ba(1) and two equivalent V(1) atoms.
BaVN2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmce space group. Ba(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent N(1) and four equivalent N(2) atoms. There is one shorter (2.78 Å) and three longer (3.02 Å) Ba(1)-N(1) bond lengths. There are two shorter (2.95 Å) and two longer (3.28 Å) Ba(1)-N(2) bond lengths. V(1) is bonded to two equivalent N(1) and two equivalent N(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing VN4 tetrahedra. There is one shorter (1.88 Å) and one longer (1.94 Å) V(1)-N(1) bond length. Both V(1)-N(2) bond lengths are 1.84 Å. There are two inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(2) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ba(1) and two equivalent V(1) atoms. In the second N site, N(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ba(1) and two equivalent V(1) atoms.