The material structure described by Li3Sn(BO2)5 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 distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(3), one O(5), and one O(7) atom. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(10), one O(4), and one O(6) atom. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to one O(7), one O(8), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one B(2)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one B(2)O4 tetrahedra. There are five inequivalent B sites. In the first B site, B(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(1), one O(10), and one O(3) atom. In the second B site, B(2) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form BO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra and  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra. In the third B site, B(3) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(2), one O(4), and one O(9) atom. In the fourth B site, B(4) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(10), one O(5), and one O(8) atom. In the fifth B site, B(5) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(6), one O(7), and one O(9) atom. Sn(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(4), and one O(5) atom. There are ten inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Li(2), one B(1), and one Sn(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li(3), one B(2), and one B(3) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one B(1), and one B(2) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one B(3), and one Sn(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one B(4), and one Sn(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li(2), one B(2), and one B(5) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li(1), one Li(3), and one B(5) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(3), one B(2), and one B(4) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one B(3) and one B(5) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one B(1), and one B(4) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Li3Sn(BO2)5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.843
_cell_length_b   7.238
_cell_length_c   9.629
_cell_angle_alpha   84.080
_cell_angle_beta   76.436
_cell_angle_gamma   72.187
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   441.100
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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  0.150  0.572  0.269  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.739  0.018  0.169  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.044  0.172  0.473  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.956  0.828  0.527  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.261  0.982  0.831  1.0
  Li  Li5  1  0.850  0.428  0.731  1.0
  Sn  Sn6  1  0.230  0.535  0.864  1.0
  Sn  Sn7  1  0.770  0.465  0.136  1.0
  B  B8  1  0.255  0.854  0.095  1.0
  B  B9  1  0.348  0.906  0.321  1.0
  B  B10  1  0.348  0.780  0.575  1.0
  B  B11  1  0.204  0.185  0.158  1.0
  B  B12  1  0.686  0.745  0.408  1.0
  B  B13  1  0.314  0.255  0.592  1.0
  B  B14  1  0.796  0.815  0.842  1.0
  B  B15  1  0.652  0.220  0.425  1.0
  B  B16  1  0.652  0.094  0.679  1.0
  B  B17  1  0.745  0.146  0.905  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.215  0.750  0.003  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.238  0.875  0.470  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.300  0.782  0.226  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.236  0.784  0.712  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.116  0.380  0.135  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.575  0.865  0.309  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.106  0.302  0.613  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.744  0.885  0.714  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.562  0.688  0.536  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.760  0.949  0.948  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.240  0.051  0.052  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.438  0.312  0.464  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.256  0.115  0.286  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.894  0.698  0.387  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.425  0.135  0.691  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.884  0.620  0.865  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.764  0.216  0.288  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.700  0.218  0.774  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.762  0.125  0.530  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.785  0.250  0.997  1.0
[/CIF]
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The material structure described by Li3Sn(BO2)5 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 distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(3), one O(5), and one O(7) atom. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(10), one O(4), and one O(6) atom. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to one O(7), one O(8), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one B(2)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one B(2)O4 tetrahedra. There are five inequivalent B sites. In the first B site, B(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(1), one O(10), and one O(3) atom. In the second B site, B(2) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form BO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra and  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra. In the third B site, B(3) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(2), one O(4), and one O(9) atom. In the fourth B site, B(4) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(10), one O(5), and one O(8) atom. In the fifth B site, B(5) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(6), one O(7), and one O(9) atom. Sn(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(4), and one O(5) atom. There are ten inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Li(2), one B(1), and one Sn(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li(3), one B(2), and one B(3) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one B(1), and one B(2) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one B(3), and one Sn(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one B(4), and one Sn(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li(2), one B(2), and one B(5) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li(1), one Li(3), and one B(5) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(3), one B(2), and one B(4) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one B(3) and one B(5) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one B(1), and one B(4) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Li3Sn(BO2)5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.843
_cell_length_b   7.238
_cell_length_c   9.629
_cell_angle_alpha   84.080
_cell_angle_beta   76.436
_cell_angle_gamma   72.187
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   441.100
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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  0.150  0.572  0.269  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.739  0.018  0.169  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.044  0.172  0.473  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.956  0.828  0.527  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.261  0.982  0.831  1.0
  Li  Li5  1  0.850  0.428  0.731  1.0
  Sn  Sn6  1  0.230  0.535  0.864  1.0
  Sn  Sn7  1  0.770  0.465  0.136  1.0
  B  B8  1  0.255  0.854  0.095  1.0
  B  B9  1  0.348  0.906  0.321  1.0
  B  B10  1  0.348  0.780  0.575  1.0
  B  B11  1  0.204  0.185  0.158  1.0
  B  B12  1  0.686  0.745  0.408  1.0
  B  B13  1  0.314  0.255  0.592  1.0
  B  B14  1  0.796  0.815  0.842  1.0
  B  B15  1  0.652  0.220  0.425  1.0
  B  B16  1  0.652  0.094  0.679  1.0
  B  B17  1  0.745  0.146  0.905  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.215  0.750  0.003  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.238  0.875  0.470  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.300  0.782  0.226  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.236  0.784  0.712  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.116  0.380  0.135  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.575  0.865  0.309  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.106  0.302  0.613  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.744  0.885  0.714  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.562  0.688  0.536  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.760  0.949  0.948  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.240  0.051  0.052  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.438  0.312  0.464  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.256  0.115  0.286  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.894  0.698  0.387  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.425  0.135  0.691  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.884  0.620  0.865  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.764  0.216  0.288  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.700  0.218  0.774  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.762  0.125  0.530  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.785  0.250  0.997  1.0
[/CIF]
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