VAg3HgO4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. V(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(4) atom. There are three inequivalent Ag sites. In the first Ag site, Ag(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(1), one O(2), and one O(4) atom. In the second Ag site, Ag(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(2), one O(3), and one O(4) atom. In the third Ag site, Ag(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(1), one O(3), and one O(4) atom. Hg(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(2), and one O(3) atom. There are four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one V(1), one Ag(1), one Ag(3), and one Hg(1) atom to form distorted OVAg2Hg tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent O(2)VAg2Hg tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent O(3)VAg2Hg tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent O(4)VAg3 tetrahedra. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one V(1), one Ag(1), one Ag(2), and one Hg(1) atom to form distorted OVAg2Hg tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent O(1)VAg2Hg tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent O(3)VAg2Hg tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent O(4)VAg3 tetrahedra. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one V(1), one Ag(2), one Ag(3), and one Hg(1) atom to form distorted OVAg2Hg tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent O(1)VAg2Hg tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent O(2)VAg2Hg tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent O(4)VAg3 tetrahedra. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one V(1), one Ag(1), one Ag(2), and one Ag(3) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OVAg3 tetrahedra.
VAg3HgO4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. V(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(4) atom. The V(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.76 Å. The V(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.76 Å. The V(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.76 Å. The V(1)-O(4) bond length is 1.76 Å. There are three inequivalent Ag sites. In the first Ag site, Ag(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(1), one O(2), and one O(4) atom. The Ag(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.47 Å. The Ag(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.35 Å. The Ag(1)-O(4) bond length is 2.38 Å. In the second Ag site, Ag(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(2), one O(3), and one O(4) atom. The Ag(2)-O(2) bond length is 2.42 Å. The Ag(2)-O(3) bond length is 2.43 Å. The Ag(2)-O(4) bond length is 2.39 Å. In the third Ag site, Ag(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(1), one O(3), and one O(4) atom. The Ag(3)-O(1) bond length is 2.32 Å. The Ag(3)-O(3) bond length is 2.49 Å. The Ag(3)-O(4) bond length is 2.41 Å. Hg(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(2), and one O(3) atom. The Hg(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.48 Å. The Hg(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.53 Å. The Hg(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.42 Å. There are four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one V(1), one Ag(1), one Ag(3), and one Hg(1) atom to form distorted OVAg2Hg tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent O(2)VAg2Hg tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent O(3)VAg2Hg tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent O(4)VAg3 tetrahedra. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one V(1), one Ag(1), one Ag(2), and one Hg(1) atom to form distorted OVAg2Hg tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent O(1)VAg2Hg tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent O(3)VAg2Hg tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent O(4)VAg3 tetrahedra. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one V(1), one Ag(2), one Ag(3), and one Hg(1) atom to form distorted OVAg2Hg tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent O(1)VAg2Hg tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent O(2)VAg2Hg tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent O(4)VAg3 tetrahedra. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one V(1), one Ag(1), one Ag(2), and one Ag(3) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OVAg3 tetrahedra.