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cif-access (inorganic compounds)
The title compound, [(C6H5)4P][OVCl4], consists of tetraphenylphosphonium cations and isolated monomeric tetrachlorooxovanadate(V) anions. In good agreement with the isotypic tetraphenylarsonium salt, local C4v symmetry was found for the anion with a V-O distance 1.566 (3) and V-Cl 2.2661 (6) Å; the cation shows local S4 symmetry with a P-C distance 1.794 (2) Å. The Vm atom is placed 0.527 (1) Å above the basal plane of the [OVCl4] square pyramid.