The crystal structure described by LiZn(SbO2)4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Li(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(2), one O(5), and two equivalent O(6) atoms. Zn(1) is bonded to one O(3), one O(7), one O(8), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form distorted ZnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Sb(1)O5 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent Sb(4)O5 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent Sb(3)O6 octahedra. There are four inequivalent Sb sites. In the first Sb site, Sb(1) is bonded to one O(7), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form distorted SbO5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent Sb(1)O5 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent Sb(4)O5 square pyramids. In the second Sb site, Sb(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one O(4) and two equivalent O(3) atoms. In the third Sb site, Sb(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(6), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form SbO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sb(4)O5 square pyramids, edges with two equivalent Sb(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids. In the fourth Sb site, Sb(4) is bonded to one O(5), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form distorted SbO5 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent Sb(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent Sb(1)O5 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent Sb(4)O5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 63°. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Sb(3) and two equivalent Sb(4) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li(1) and two equivalent Sb(3) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Zn(1) and two equivalent Sb(2) atoms. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Sb(2) and two equivalent Sb(1) atoms. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(1), one Sb(4), and two equivalent Sb(1) atoms to form distorted OLiSb3 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2Zn2Sb square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(5)LiSb3 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(7)ZnSb3 tetrahedra. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Zn(1), and one Sb(3) atom to form OLi2Zn2Sb square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(5)LiSb3 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)ZnSb3 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(6)Li2Zn2Sb square pyramids. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Zn(1), one Sb(1), and two equivalent Sb(4) atoms to form distorted OZnSb3 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2Zn2Sb square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(7)ZnSb3 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(5)LiSb3 tetrahedra. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Zn(1) and two equivalent Sb(3) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_LiZn(SbO2)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.387
_cell_length_b   8.036
_cell_length_c   10.261
_cell_angle_alpha   59.608
_cell_angle_beta   59.947
_cell_angle_gamma   64.891
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   203.004
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
 _atom_site_type_symbol
 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Li  Li0  1  0.725  0.061  0.853  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.260  0.061  0.171  1.0
  Sb  Sb2  1  0.558  0.249  0.502  1.0
  Sb  Sb3  1  0.217  0.645  0.146  1.0
  Sb  Sb4  1  0.848  0.394  0.890  1.0
  Sb  Sb5  1  0.432  0.806  0.563  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.782  0.704  0.728  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.586  0.352  0.762  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.483  0.737  0.238  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.188  0.384  0.335  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.082  0.035  0.640  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.962  0.078  0.027  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.936  0.035  0.402  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.110  0.409  0.039  1.0
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The crystal structure described by LiZn(SbO2)4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Li(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(2), one O(5), and two equivalent O(6) atoms. Zn(1) is bonded to one O(3), one O(7), one O(8), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form distorted ZnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Sb(1)O5 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent Sb(4)O5 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent Sb(3)O6 octahedra. There are four inequivalent Sb sites. In the first Sb site, Sb(1) is bonded to one O(7), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form distorted SbO5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent Sb(1)O5 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent Sb(4)O5 square pyramids. In the second Sb site, Sb(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one O(4) and two equivalent O(3) atoms. In the third Sb site, Sb(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(6), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form SbO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sb(4)O5 square pyramids, edges with two equivalent Sb(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids. In the fourth Sb site, Sb(4) is bonded to one O(5), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form distorted SbO5 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent Sb(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent Sb(1)O5 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent Sb(4)O5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 63°. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Sb(3) and two equivalent Sb(4) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li(1) and two equivalent Sb(3) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Zn(1) and two equivalent Sb(2) atoms. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Sb(2) and two equivalent Sb(1) atoms. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(1), one Sb(4), and two equivalent Sb(1) atoms to form distorted OLiSb3 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2Zn2Sb square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(5)LiSb3 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(7)ZnSb3 tetrahedra. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Zn(1), and one Sb(3) atom to form OLi2Zn2Sb square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(5)LiSb3 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)ZnSb3 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(6)Li2Zn2Sb square pyramids. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Zn(1), one Sb(1), and two equivalent Sb(4) atoms to form distorted OZnSb3 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2Zn2Sb square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(7)ZnSb3 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(5)LiSb3 tetrahedra. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Zn(1) and two equivalent Sb(3) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_LiZn(SbO2)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.387
_cell_length_b   8.036
_cell_length_c   10.261
_cell_angle_alpha   59.608
_cell_angle_beta   59.947
_cell_angle_gamma   64.891
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   203.004
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
 _atom_site_type_symbol
 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Li  Li0  1  0.725  0.061  0.853  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.260  0.061  0.171  1.0
  Sb  Sb2  1  0.558  0.249  0.502  1.0
  Sb  Sb3  1  0.217  0.645  0.146  1.0
  Sb  Sb4  1  0.848  0.394  0.890  1.0
  Sb  Sb5  1  0.432  0.806  0.563  1.0
  O  O6  1  0.782  0.704  0.728  1.0
  O  O7  1  0.586  0.352  0.762  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.483  0.737  0.238  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.188  0.384  0.335  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.082  0.035  0.640  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.962  0.078  0.027  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.936  0.035  0.402  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.110  0.409  0.039  1.0
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