The crystal structure described by Li4Mn3(SnO5)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are four inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(7), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Mn(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-13°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), one O(7), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form distorted LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Mn(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-12°. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(10), one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(7) atom. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded to one O(4), one O(5), one O(7), one O(8), and two equivalent O(10) atoms to form distorted LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-20°. There are four inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(5), one O(6), one O(8), and two equivalent O(1) atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-13°. In the second Mn site, Mn(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 9-14°. In the third Mn site, Mn(3) is bonded to two equivalent O(5), two equivalent O(8), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mn(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-8°. In the fourth Mn site, Mn(4) is bonded to one O(10), one O(3), one O(6), one O(8), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-10°. There are two inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(8), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form SnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-13°. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(5), one O(6), one O(9), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form SnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Mn(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-20°. There are ten inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(1), one Mn(2), two equivalent Mn(1), and one Sn(1) atom to form OLiMn3Sn square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(1)LiMn3Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiMn3Sn square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Mn2Sn square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(6)LiMn3Sn square pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(8)Li2Mn3Sn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li4MnSn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(1)LiMn3Sn square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(6)LiMn3Sn square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 9°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), two equivalent Li(2), one Mn(1), and one Sn(1) atom to form distorted OLi4MnSn octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2Mn3Sn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(6)LiMn3Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiMn3Sn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2Mn3Sn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li4MnSn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2Mn2Sn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(6)LiMn3Sn square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(1)LiMn3Sn square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 9°. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Mn(2), one Mn(4), and one Sn(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Li(4), and two equivalent Sn(1) atoms to form OLi3Sn2 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2Mn3Sn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li4MnSn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(6)LiMn3Sn square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Mn2Sn square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(1)LiMn3Sn square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2Mn3Sn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li4MnSn octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-12°. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(3), one Li(4), one Mn(1), one Mn(3), and one Sn(2) atom to form OLi2Mn2Sn square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li2Mn2Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiMn3Sn square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(1)LiMn3Sn square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li4MnSn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(8)Li2Mn3Sn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(6)LiMn3Sn square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(9)LiMn3Sn square pyramid. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(2), one Mn(1), one Mn(2), one Mn(4), and one Sn(2) atom to form OLiMn3Sn square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li4MnSn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(6)LiMn3Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiMn3Sn square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(1)LiMn3Sn square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2Mn3Sn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li4MnSn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2Mn2Sn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(1)LiMn3Sn square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(9)LiMn3Sn square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-10°. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Li(3), one Li(4), and two equivalent Sn(2) atoms to form OLi4Sn2 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(1)LiMn3Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(6)LiMn3Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiMn3Sn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2Mn3Sn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li4MnSn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(6)LiMn3Sn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(9)LiMn3Sn square pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(5)Li2Mn2Sn square pyramids. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(4), one Mn(1), one Mn(3), one Mn(4), and one Sn(1) atom to form OLi2Mn3Sn octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2Mn3Sn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li4MnSn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiMn3Sn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li4MnSn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(6)LiMn3Sn square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(5)Li2Mn2Sn square pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(1)LiMn3Sn square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(9)LiMn3Sn square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-9°. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded to one Li(1), one Mn(3), two equivalent Mn(4), and one Sn(2) atom to form OLiMn3Sn square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2Mn3Sn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li4MnSn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li2Mn2Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(1)LiMn3Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(6)LiMn3Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiMn3Sn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(8)Li2Mn3Sn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2Mn2Sn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(6)LiMn3Sn square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(9)LiMn3Sn square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-8°. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Li(3), two equivalent Li(4), one Mn(4), and one Sn(2) atom. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Li4Mn3(SnO5)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.644
_cell_length_b   8.252
_cell_length_c   8.354
_cell_angle_alpha   95.253
_cell_angle_beta   88.268
_cell_angle_gamma   113.287
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   418.920
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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  Li  Li0  1  0.898  0.218  0.310  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.192  0.604  0.396  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.743  0.520  0.239  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.257  0.480  0.761  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.808  0.396  0.604  1.0
  Li  Li5  1  0.102  0.782  0.690  1.0
  Li  Li6  1  0.693  0.613  0.912  1.0
  Li  Li7  1  0.307  0.387  0.088  1.0
  Mn  Mn8  1  0.034  0.897  0.341  1.0
  Mn  Mn9  1  0.966  0.103  0.659  1.0
  Mn  Mn10  1  0.500  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Mn  Mn11  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Mn  Mn12  1  0.542  0.896  0.844  1.0
  Mn  Mn13  1  0.458  0.104  0.156  1.0
  Sn  Sn14  1  0.646  0.695  0.541  1.0
  Sn  Sn15  1  0.354  0.305  0.459  1.0
  Sn  Sn16  1  0.158  0.694  0.047  1.0
  Sn  Sn17  1  0.842  0.306  0.953  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.219  0.058  0.565  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.067  0.324  0.540  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.933  0.676  0.460  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.613  0.232  0.393  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.463  0.534  0.344  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.781  0.942  0.435  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.103  0.238  0.891  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.307  0.867  0.260  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.964  0.539  0.840  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.693  0.133  0.740  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.814  0.856  0.760  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.537  0.466  0.656  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.186  0.144  0.240  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.387  0.768  0.607  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.724  0.071  0.075  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.036  0.461  0.160  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.897  0.762  0.109  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.574  0.333  0.059  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.426  0.667  0.941  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.276  0.929  0.925  1.0
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The crystal structure described by Li4Mn3(SnO5)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are four inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(7), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Mn(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-13°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), one O(7), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form distorted LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Mn(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-12°. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(10), one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(7) atom. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded to one O(4), one O(5), one O(7), one O(8), and two equivalent O(10) atoms to form distorted LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-20°. There are four inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(5), one O(6), one O(8), and two equivalent O(1) atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-13°. In the second Mn site, Mn(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 9-14°. In the third Mn site, Mn(3) is bonded to two equivalent O(5), two equivalent O(8), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Mn(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Mn(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-8°. In the fourth Mn site, Mn(4) is bonded to one O(10), one O(3), one O(6), one O(8), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form MnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-10°. There are two inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(8), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form SnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Mn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-13°. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(5), one O(6), one O(9), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form SnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Mn(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Mn(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Mn(4)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-20°. There are ten inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(1), one Mn(2), two equivalent Mn(1), and one Sn(1) atom to form OLiMn3Sn square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(1)LiMn3Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiMn3Sn square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Mn2Sn square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(6)LiMn3Sn square pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(8)Li2Mn3Sn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li4MnSn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(1)LiMn3Sn square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(6)LiMn3Sn square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 9°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), two equivalent Li(2), one Mn(1), and one Sn(1) atom to form distorted OLi4MnSn octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2Mn3Sn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(6)LiMn3Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiMn3Sn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2Mn3Sn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li4MnSn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2Mn2Sn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(6)LiMn3Sn square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(1)LiMn3Sn square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 9°. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Mn(2), one Mn(4), and one Sn(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Li(4), and two equivalent Sn(1) atoms to form OLi3Sn2 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2Mn3Sn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li4MnSn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(6)LiMn3Sn square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Mn2Sn square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(1)LiMn3Sn square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2Mn3Sn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li4MnSn octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-12°. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(3), one Li(4), one Mn(1), one Mn(3), and one Sn(2) atom to form OLi2Mn2Sn square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li2Mn2Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiMn3Sn square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(1)LiMn3Sn square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li4MnSn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(8)Li2Mn3Sn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(6)LiMn3Sn square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(9)LiMn3Sn square pyramid. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(2), one Mn(1), one Mn(2), one Mn(4), and one Sn(2) atom to form OLiMn3Sn square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li4MnSn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(6)LiMn3Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiMn3Sn square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(1)LiMn3Sn square pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2Mn3Sn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li4MnSn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2Mn2Sn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(1)LiMn3Sn square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(9)LiMn3Sn square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-10°. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Li(3), one Li(4), and two equivalent Sn(2) atoms to form OLi4Sn2 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(1)LiMn3Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(6)LiMn3Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiMn3Sn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(8)Li2Mn3Sn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li4MnSn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(6)LiMn3Sn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(9)LiMn3Sn square pyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(5)Li2Mn2Sn square pyramids. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(4), one Mn(1), one Mn(3), one Mn(4), and one Sn(1) atom to form OLi2Mn3Sn octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2Mn3Sn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li4MnSn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiMn3Sn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li4MnSn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3Sn2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(6)LiMn3Sn square pyramid, edges with two equivalent O(5)Li2Mn2Sn square pyramids, edges with two equivalent O(1)LiMn3Sn square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(9)LiMn3Sn square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-9°. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded to one Li(1), one Mn(3), two equivalent Mn(4), and one Sn(2) atom to form OLiMn3Sn square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(8)Li2Mn3Sn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li4MnSn octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li2Mn2Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(1)LiMn3Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(6)LiMn3Sn square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(9)LiMn3Sn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(7)Li4Sn2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(8)Li2Mn3Sn octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li2Mn2Sn square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(6)LiMn3Sn square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(9)LiMn3Sn square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-8°. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Li(3), two equivalent Li(4), one Mn(4), and one Sn(2) atom. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Li4Mn3(SnO5)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.644
_cell_length_b   8.252
_cell_length_c   8.354
_cell_angle_alpha   95.253
_cell_angle_beta   88.268
_cell_angle_gamma   113.287
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   418.920
_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  0.898  0.218  0.310  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.192  0.604  0.396  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.743  0.520  0.239  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.257  0.480  0.761  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.808  0.396  0.604  1.0
  Li  Li5  1  0.102  0.782  0.690  1.0
  Li  Li6  1  0.693  0.613  0.912  1.0
  Li  Li7  1  0.307  0.387  0.088  1.0
  Mn  Mn8  1  0.034  0.897  0.341  1.0
  Mn  Mn9  1  0.966  0.103  0.659  1.0
  Mn  Mn10  1  0.500  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Mn  Mn11  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Mn  Mn12  1  0.542  0.896  0.844  1.0
  Mn  Mn13  1  0.458  0.104  0.156  1.0
  Sn  Sn14  1  0.646  0.695  0.541  1.0
  Sn  Sn15  1  0.354  0.305  0.459  1.0
  Sn  Sn16  1  0.158  0.694  0.047  1.0
  Sn  Sn17  1  0.842  0.306  0.953  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.219  0.058  0.565  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.067  0.324  0.540  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.933  0.676  0.460  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.613  0.232  0.393  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.463  0.534  0.344  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.781  0.942  0.435  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.103  0.238  0.891  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.307  0.867  0.260  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.964  0.539  0.840  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.693  0.133  0.740  1.0
  O  O28  1  0.814  0.856  0.760  1.0
  O  O29  1  0.537  0.466  0.656  1.0
  O  O30  1  0.186  0.144  0.240  1.0
  O  O31  1  0.387  0.768  0.607  1.0
  O  O32  1  0.724  0.071  0.075  1.0
  O  O33  1  0.036  0.461  0.160  1.0
  O  O34  1  0.897  0.762  0.109  1.0
  O  O35  1  0.574  0.333  0.059  1.0
  O  O36  1  0.426  0.667  0.941  1.0
  O  O37  1  0.276  0.929  0.925  1.0
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