The compound described by Li5Co3(SnO5)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are three inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Li(3), one Co(2), two equivalent Sn(1), one O(3), and one O(4) atom. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Co(1), two equivalent Co(2), one Sn(1), one O(4), and one O(5) atom. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Sn(1), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. There are two inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li(2), two equivalent Co(2), two equivalent Sn(1), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(2) atoms. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), two equivalent Li(2), one Co(1), one Sn(1), one O(2), and one O(4) atom. Sn(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one Li(3), two equivalent Li(1), one Co(1), one Co(2), one O(1), one O(3), and one O(5) atom. There are five inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one Co(1) and one Sn(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Co(1) and one Co(2) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Sn(1), and one O(5) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Co(2), and one O(5) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Sn(1), one O(3), and one O(4) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Li5Co3(SnO5)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.266
_cell_length_b   5.273
_cell_length_c   8.019
_cell_angle_alpha   107.784
_cell_angle_beta   101.877
_cell_angle_gamma   100.790
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   199.889
_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  0.420  0.113  0.401  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.823  0.698  0.797  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.177  0.302  0.203  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.580  0.887  0.599  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.000  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.904  0.100  0.899  1.0
  Co  Co7  1  0.096  0.900  0.101  1.0
  Sn  Sn8  1  0.710  0.310  0.699  1.0
  Sn  Sn9  1  0.290  0.690  0.301  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.356  0.386  0.851  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.423  0.795  0.951  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.050  0.223  0.546  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.769  0.040  0.223  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.136  0.568  0.661  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.864  0.432  0.339  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.231  0.960  0.777  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.950  0.777  0.454  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.577  0.205  0.049  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.644  0.614  0.149  1.0
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The compound described by Li5Co3(SnO5)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are three inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Li(3), one Co(2), two equivalent Sn(1), one O(3), and one O(4) atom. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Co(1), two equivalent Co(2), one Sn(1), one O(4), and one O(5) atom. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Sn(1), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. There are two inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li(2), two equivalent Co(2), two equivalent Sn(1), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(2) atoms. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), two equivalent Li(2), one Co(1), one Sn(1), one O(2), and one O(4) atom. Sn(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one Li(3), two equivalent Li(1), one Co(1), one Co(2), one O(1), one O(3), and one O(5) atom. There are five inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one Co(1) and one Sn(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Co(1) and one Co(2) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Sn(1), and one O(5) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Co(2), and one O(5) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Sn(1), one O(3), and one O(4) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Li5Co3(SnO5)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.266
_cell_length_b   5.273
_cell_length_c   8.019
_cell_angle_alpha   107.784
_cell_angle_beta   101.877
_cell_angle_gamma   100.790
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   199.889
_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  0.420  0.113  0.401  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.823  0.698  0.797  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.177  0.302  0.203  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.580  0.887  0.599  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.000  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.904  0.100  0.899  1.0
  Co  Co7  1  0.096  0.900  0.101  1.0
  Sn  Sn8  1  0.710  0.310  0.699  1.0
  Sn  Sn9  1  0.290  0.690  0.301  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.356  0.386  0.851  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.423  0.795  0.951  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.050  0.223  0.546  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.769  0.040  0.223  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.136  0.568  0.661  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.864  0.432  0.339  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.231  0.960  0.777  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.950  0.777  0.454  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.577  0.205  0.049  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.644  0.614  0.149  1.0
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