Bonding in the trigonal bipyramidal coordination polyhedra of V₂O₅and of certain other structures containing pentavalent vanadium

Abstract

Estimates are made of the single-bond and double-bond oovalent radii of V (V) and of the corresponding V–O bond lengths for tetrahedral, five-fold, and octahedral coordination of O around V. The possible nature of the V–O bonds in V 2 O 5 and in other structures containing pentavalent vanadium is discussed.