The compound described by LiP5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pna2_1 space group. Li(1) is bonded to one P(1), one P(2), one P(4), one P(5), and two equivalent P(3) atoms to form distorted LiP6 pentagonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)P6 pentagonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent P(3)Li2P2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(1)LiP3 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)LiP3 tetrahedra, and corners with four equivalent P(5)LiP3 tetrahedra. There are five inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one Li(1), one P(4), and two equivalent P(2) atoms to form distorted PLiP3 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(1)P6 pentagonal pyramids,  a cornercorner with one P(2)LiP3 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(1)LiP3 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(3)Li2P2 tetrahedra, and corners with four equivalent P(5)LiP3 tetrahedra. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one Li(1), one P(5), and two equivalent P(1) atoms to form distorted PLiP3 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(1)P6 pentagonal pyramids,  a cornercorner with one P(1)LiP3 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)LiP3 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)LiP3 tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent P(3)Li2P2 tetrahedra. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to two equivalent Li(1), one P(4), and one P(5) atom to form distorted PLi2P2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)P6 pentagonal pyramids,  a cornercorner with one P(5)LiP3 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(3)Li2P2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(1)LiP3 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)LiP3 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one P(5)LiP3 tetrahedra. In the fourth P site, P(4) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one P(1), one P(3), and one P(5) atom. In the fifth P site, P(5) is bonded to one Li(1), one P(2), one P(3), and one P(4) atom to form PLiP3 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent Li(1)P6 pentagonal pyramids,  a cornercorner with one P(3)Li2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)LiP3 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent P(1)LiP3 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one P(3)Li2P2 tetrahedra. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_LiP5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.127
_cell_length_b   8.079
_cell_length_c   9.512
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   470.819
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
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  0.235  0.632  0.636  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.235  0.868  0.136  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.735  0.132  0.864  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.735  0.368  0.364  1.0
  P  P4  1  0.143  0.509  0.886  1.0
  P  P5  1  0.143  0.991  0.386  1.0
  P  P6  1  0.281  0.554  0.103  1.0
  P  P7  1  0.072  0.142  0.044  1.0
  P  P8  1  0.289  0.248  0.385  1.0
  P  P9  1  0.072  0.358  0.544  1.0
  P  P10  1  0.289  0.252  0.885  1.0
  P  P11  1  0.281  0.946  0.603  1.0
  P  P12  1  0.598  0.658  0.800  1.0
  P  P13  1  0.598  0.842  0.300  1.0
  P  P14  1  0.643  0.009  0.614  1.0
  P  P15  1  0.643  0.491  0.114  1.0
  P  P16  1  0.789  0.748  0.115  1.0
  P  P17  1  0.781  0.446  0.897  1.0
  P  P18  1  0.572  0.858  0.956  1.0
  P  P19  1  0.789  0.752  0.615  1.0
  P  P20  1  0.781  0.054  0.397  1.0
  P  P21  1  0.572  0.642  0.456  1.0
  P  P22  1  0.098  0.158  0.700  1.0
  P  P23  1  0.098  0.342  0.200  1.0
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The compound described by LiP5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pna2_1 space group. Li(1) is bonded to one P(1), one P(2), one P(4), one P(5), and two equivalent P(3) atoms to form distorted LiP6 pentagonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)P6 pentagonal pyramids, corners with two equivalent P(3)Li2P2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(1)LiP3 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)LiP3 tetrahedra, and corners with four equivalent P(5)LiP3 tetrahedra. There are five inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one Li(1), one P(4), and two equivalent P(2) atoms to form distorted PLiP3 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(1)P6 pentagonal pyramids,  a cornercorner with one P(2)LiP3 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(1)LiP3 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(3)Li2P2 tetrahedra, and corners with four equivalent P(5)LiP3 tetrahedra. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one Li(1), one P(5), and two equivalent P(1) atoms to form distorted PLiP3 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(1)P6 pentagonal pyramids,  a cornercorner with one P(1)LiP3 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)LiP3 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)LiP3 tetrahedra, and corners with three equivalent P(3)Li2P2 tetrahedra. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to two equivalent Li(1), one P(4), and one P(5) atom to form distorted PLi2P2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)P6 pentagonal pyramids,  a cornercorner with one P(5)LiP3 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(3)Li2P2 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(1)LiP3 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent P(2)LiP3 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one P(5)LiP3 tetrahedra. In the fourth P site, P(4) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one P(1), one P(3), and one P(5) atom. In the fifth P site, P(5) is bonded to one Li(1), one P(2), one P(3), and one P(4) atom to form PLiP3 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent Li(1)P6 pentagonal pyramids,  a cornercorner with one P(3)Li2P2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)LiP3 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent P(1)LiP3 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one P(3)Li2P2 tetrahedra. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_LiP5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.127
_cell_length_b   8.079
_cell_length_c   9.512
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   470.819
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
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  0.235  0.632  0.636  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.235  0.868  0.136  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.735  0.132  0.864  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.735  0.368  0.364  1.0
  P  P4  1  0.143  0.509  0.886  1.0
  P  P5  1  0.143  0.991  0.386  1.0
  P  P6  1  0.281  0.554  0.103  1.0
  P  P7  1  0.072  0.142  0.044  1.0
  P  P8  1  0.289  0.248  0.385  1.0
  P  P9  1  0.072  0.358  0.544  1.0
  P  P10  1  0.289  0.252  0.885  1.0
  P  P11  1  0.281  0.946  0.603  1.0
  P  P12  1  0.598  0.658  0.800  1.0
  P  P13  1  0.598  0.842  0.300  1.0
  P  P14  1  0.643  0.009  0.614  1.0
  P  P15  1  0.643  0.491  0.114  1.0
  P  P16  1  0.789  0.748  0.115  1.0
  P  P17  1  0.781  0.446  0.897  1.0
  P  P18  1  0.572  0.858  0.956  1.0
  P  P19  1  0.789  0.752  0.615  1.0
  P  P20  1  0.781  0.054  0.397  1.0
  P  P21  1  0.572  0.642  0.456  1.0
  P  P22  1  0.098  0.158  0.700  1.0
  P  P23  1  0.098  0.342  0.200  1.0
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