Structure
V(CO)6 adopts an octahedral coordination geometry. High resolution X-ray crystallography indicates that the molecule is slightly distorted with two (trans) shorter V-C distances of 1.993 (2) vs. four (equatorial) 2.005 (2) Å. Such a distortion could be due to a Jahn-Teller effect.
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