The structure described by LiZn4(SnO2)4 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. Li(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(3) and four equivalent O(1) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Zn(2)O4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra. There are two inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(4), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(2)O4 trigonal pyramids, and edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form distorted ZnO4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Zn(2)O4 trigonal pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 38°. There are two inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to two equivalent O(1) atoms. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(2) and two equivalent O(4) atoms. There are four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to two equivalent Li(1), one Zn(1), and two equivalent Sn(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OLi2ZnSn2 trigonal bipyramids. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to two equivalent Zn(2) and two equivalent Sn(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OZn2Sn2 trigonal pyramids. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Zn(2), and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Zn(1), one Zn(2), and two equivalent Sn(2) atoms. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_LiZn4(SnO2)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.288
_cell_length_b   8.943
_cell_length_c   8.974
_cell_angle_alpha   91.000
_cell_angle_beta   79.352
_cell_angle_gamma   85.508
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   258.436
_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  0.998  0.990  0.514  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.617  0.038  0.257  1.0
  Zn  Zn2  1  0.379  0.942  0.772  1.0
  Zn  Zn3  1  0.237  0.740  0.143  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.760  0.241  0.885  1.0
  Sn  Sn5  1  0.924  0.308  0.536  1.0
  Sn  Sn6  1  0.053  0.372  0.174  1.0
  Sn  Sn7  1  0.943  0.608  0.854  1.0
  Sn  Sn8  1  0.071  0.673  0.492  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.496  0.827  0.565  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.216  0.375  0.926  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.781  0.606  0.102  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.499  0.154  0.463  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.862  0.063  0.753  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.647  0.210  0.117  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.134  0.917  0.275  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.350  0.770  0.912  1.0
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The structure described by LiZn4(SnO2)4 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. Li(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(3) and four equivalent O(1) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Zn(2)O4 trigonal pyramids, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra. There are two inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(4), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(2)O4 trigonal pyramids, and edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form distorted ZnO4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Zn(2)O4 trigonal pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 38°. There are two inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to two equivalent O(1) atoms. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(2) and two equivalent O(4) atoms. There are four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to two equivalent Li(1), one Zn(1), and two equivalent Sn(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OLi2ZnSn2 trigonal bipyramids. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to two equivalent Zn(2) and two equivalent Sn(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OZn2Sn2 trigonal pyramids. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Zn(2), and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Zn(1), one Zn(2), and two equivalent Sn(2) atoms. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_LiZn4(SnO2)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.288
_cell_length_b   8.943
_cell_length_c   8.974
_cell_angle_alpha   91.000
_cell_angle_beta   79.352
_cell_angle_gamma   85.508
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   258.436
_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  0.998  0.990  0.514  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.617  0.038  0.257  1.0
  Zn  Zn2  1  0.379  0.942  0.772  1.0
  Zn  Zn3  1  0.237  0.740  0.143  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.760  0.241  0.885  1.0
  Sn  Sn5  1  0.924  0.308  0.536  1.0
  Sn  Sn6  1  0.053  0.372  0.174  1.0
  Sn  Sn7  1  0.943  0.608  0.854  1.0
  Sn  Sn8  1  0.071  0.673  0.492  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.496  0.827  0.565  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.216  0.375  0.926  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.781  0.606  0.102  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.499  0.154  0.463  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.862  0.063  0.753  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.647  0.210  0.117  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.134  0.917  0.275  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.350  0.770  0.912  1.0
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