The structure described by K2LiVS4 crystallizes in the monoclinic Cc space group. There are four inequivalent K sites. In the first K site, K(1) is bonded to one S(1), one S(2), one S(5), one S(6), one S(7), and two equivalent S(3) atoms to form distorted KS7 pentagonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent K(1)S7 pentagonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one V(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(2)S4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(1)S5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)S5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one V(1)S4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(2)S4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)S5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(2)S5 trigonal bipyramid. In the second K site, K(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one S(1), one S(3), one S(4), one S(5), one S(6), and one S(8) atom. In the third K site, K(3) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one S(3), one S(4), one S(5), one S(6), and one S(7) atom. In the fourth K site, K(4) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one S(2), one S(3), one S(4), one S(7), one S(8), and two equivalent S(6) atoms. There are two inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one S(1), one S(4), one S(5), one S(7), and one S(8) atom to form LiS5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one K(1)S7 pentagonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one V(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)S5 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one K(1)S7 pentagonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one V(1)S4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(2)S4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(2)S5 trigonal bipyramid. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one S(1), one S(2), one S(4), one S(5), and one S(8) atom to form LiS5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one K(1)S7 pentagonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one V(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)S5 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one K(1)S7 pentagonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one V(1)S4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(2)S4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(1)S5 trigonal bipyramid. There are two inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one S(1), one S(2), one S(4), and one S(6) atom to form VS4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one K(1)S7 pentagonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)S5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one K(1)S7 pentagonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)S5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(2)S5 trigonal bipyramid. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one S(3), one S(5), one S(7), and one S(8) atom to form VS4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent K(1)S7 pentagonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one Li(1)S5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one K(1)S7 pentagonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)S5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(2)S5 trigonal bipyramid. There are eight inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one K(1), one K(2), one Li(1), one Li(2), and one V(1) atom. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one K(1), one K(4), one Li(2), and one V(1) atom. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one K(2), one K(3), one K(4), two equivalent K(1), and one V(2) atom. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded to one K(2), one K(3), one K(4), one Li(1), one Li(2), and one V(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted face and corner-sharing SK3Li2V octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 8°. In the fifth S site, S(5) is bonded to one K(1), one K(2), one K(3), one Li(1), one Li(2), and one V(2) atom to form a mixture of distorted face and corner-sharing SK3Li2V octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 8°. In the sixth S site, S(6) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one K(1), one K(2), one K(3), two equivalent K(4), and one V(1) atom. In the seventh S site, S(7) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one K(1), one K(3), one K(4), one Li(1), and one V(2) atom. In the eighth S site, S(8) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one K(2), one K(4), one Li(1), one Li(2), and one V(2) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_K2LiVS4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.839
_cell_length_b   6.839
_cell_length_c   18.223
_cell_angle_alpha   86.219
_cell_angle_beta   86.219
_cell_angle_gamma   77.064
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   827.824
_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
  K  K0  1  0.843  0.894  0.928  1.0
  K  K1  1  0.894  0.843  0.428  1.0
  K  K2  1  0.319  0.681  0.750  1.0
  K  K3  1  0.499  0.469  0.502  1.0
  K  K4  1  0.681  0.319  0.250  1.0
  K  K5  1  0.469  0.499  0.002  1.0
  K  K6  1  0.104  0.153  0.573  1.0
  K  K7  1  0.153  0.104  0.073  1.0
  Li  Li8  1  0.887  0.404  0.784  1.0
  Li  Li9  1  0.404  0.887  0.284  1.0
  Li  Li10  1  0.596  0.112  0.716  1.0
  Li  Li11  1  0.112  0.596  0.216  1.0
  V  V12  1  0.810  0.700  0.645  1.0
  V  V13  1  0.700  0.810  0.145  1.0
  V  V14  1  0.301  0.191  0.855  1.0
  V  V15  1  0.191  0.301  0.355  1.0
  S  S16  1  0.825  0.784  0.757  1.0
  S  S17  1  0.597  0.931  0.590  1.0
  S  S18  1  0.784  0.825  0.257  1.0
  S  S19  1  0.931  0.597  0.090  1.0
  S  S20  1  0.336  0.902  0.913  1.0
  S  S21  1  0.902  0.336  0.413  1.0
  S  S22  1  0.712  0.416  0.654  1.0
  S  S23  1  0.416  0.712  0.154  1.0
  S  S24  1  0.583  0.290  0.847  1.0
  S  S25  1  0.290  0.583  0.347  1.0
  S  S26  1  0.099  0.664  0.587  1.0
  S  S27  1  0.664  0.099  0.087  1.0
  S  S28  1  0.069  0.403  0.910  1.0
  S  S29  1  0.217  0.175  0.743  1.0
  S  S30  1  0.403  0.069  0.410  1.0
  S  S31  1  0.175  0.217  0.243  1.0
[/CIF]
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The structure described by K2LiVS4 crystallizes in the monoclinic Cc space group. There are four inequivalent K sites. In the first K site, K(1) is bonded to one S(1), one S(2), one S(5), one S(6), one S(7), and two equivalent S(3) atoms to form distorted KS7 pentagonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent K(1)S7 pentagonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one V(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent V(2)S4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(1)S5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)S5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one V(1)S4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(2)S4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)S5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(2)S5 trigonal bipyramid. In the second K site, K(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one S(1), one S(3), one S(4), one S(5), one S(6), and one S(8) atom. In the third K site, K(3) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one S(3), one S(4), one S(5), one S(6), and one S(7) atom. In the fourth K site, K(4) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one S(2), one S(3), one S(4), one S(7), one S(8), and two equivalent S(6) atoms. There are two inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one S(1), one S(4), one S(5), one S(7), and one S(8) atom to form LiS5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one K(1)S7 pentagonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one V(2)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)S5 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one K(1)S7 pentagonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one V(1)S4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(2)S4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(2)S5 trigonal bipyramid. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one S(1), one S(2), one S(4), one S(5), and one S(8) atom to form LiS5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one K(1)S7 pentagonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one V(1)S4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)S5 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one K(1)S7 pentagonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one V(1)S4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(2)S4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(1)S5 trigonal bipyramid. There are two inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one S(1), one S(2), one S(4), and one S(6) atom to form VS4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one K(1)S7 pentagonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)S5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one K(1)S7 pentagonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)S5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(2)S5 trigonal bipyramid. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one S(3), one S(5), one S(7), and one S(8) atom to form VS4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent K(1)S7 pentagonal bipyramids,  a cornercorner with one Li(1)S5 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one K(1)S7 pentagonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)S5 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one Li(2)S5 trigonal bipyramid. There are eight inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one K(1), one K(2), one Li(1), one Li(2), and one V(1) atom. In the second S site, S(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one K(1), one K(4), one Li(2), and one V(1) atom. In the third S site, S(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one K(2), one K(3), one K(4), two equivalent K(1), and one V(2) atom. In the fourth S site, S(4) is bonded to one K(2), one K(3), one K(4), one Li(1), one Li(2), and one V(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted face and corner-sharing SK3Li2V octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 8°. In the fifth S site, S(5) is bonded to one K(1), one K(2), one K(3), one Li(1), one Li(2), and one V(2) atom to form a mixture of distorted face and corner-sharing SK3Li2V octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 8°. In the sixth S site, S(6) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one K(1), one K(2), one K(3), two equivalent K(4), and one V(1) atom. In the seventh S site, S(7) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one K(1), one K(3), one K(4), one Li(1), and one V(2) atom. In the eighth S site, S(8) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one K(2), one K(4), one Li(1), one Li(2), and one V(2) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_K2LiVS4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.839
_cell_length_b   6.839
_cell_length_c   18.223
_cell_angle_alpha   86.219
_cell_angle_beta   86.219
_cell_angle_gamma   77.064
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   827.824
_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
  K  K0  1  0.843  0.894  0.928  1.0
  K  K1  1  0.894  0.843  0.428  1.0
  K  K2  1  0.319  0.681  0.750  1.0
  K  K3  1  0.499  0.469  0.502  1.0
  K  K4  1  0.681  0.319  0.250  1.0
  K  K5  1  0.469  0.499  0.002  1.0
  K  K6  1  0.104  0.153  0.573  1.0
  K  K7  1  0.153  0.104  0.073  1.0
  Li  Li8  1  0.887  0.404  0.784  1.0
  Li  Li9  1  0.404  0.887  0.284  1.0
  Li  Li10  1  0.596  0.112  0.716  1.0
  Li  Li11  1  0.112  0.596  0.216  1.0
  V  V12  1  0.810  0.700  0.645  1.0
  V  V13  1  0.700  0.810  0.145  1.0
  V  V14  1  0.301  0.191  0.855  1.0
  V  V15  1  0.191  0.301  0.355  1.0
  S  S16  1  0.825  0.784  0.757  1.0
  S  S17  1  0.597  0.931  0.590  1.0
  S  S18  1  0.784  0.825  0.257  1.0
  S  S19  1  0.931  0.597  0.090  1.0
  S  S20  1  0.336  0.902  0.913  1.0
  S  S21  1  0.902  0.336  0.413  1.0
  S  S22  1  0.712  0.416  0.654  1.0
  S  S23  1  0.416  0.712  0.154  1.0
  S  S24  1  0.583  0.290  0.847  1.0
  S  S25  1  0.290  0.583  0.347  1.0
  S  S26  1  0.099  0.664  0.587  1.0
  S  S27  1  0.664  0.099  0.087  1.0
  S  S28  1  0.069  0.403  0.910  1.0
  S  S29  1  0.217  0.175  0.743  1.0
  S  S30  1  0.403  0.069  0.410  1.0
  S  S31  1  0.175  0.217  0.243  1.0
[/CIF]
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