The structure described by Li2Co(CO3)2 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. There are two inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(2); one O(3); and two O(1,1) atoms to form distorted LiO4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 42-81°. In the second Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(2); one O(3); and two O(1,1) atoms to form distorted LiO4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 42-80°. There are two inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form distorted CoO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Li(1)O4 trigonal pyramids and edges with two equivalent Li(1)O4 trigonal pyramids. In the second Co site, Co(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form distorted CoO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Li(1)O4 trigonal pyramids and edges with two equivalent Li(1)O4 trigonal pyramids. There are two inequivalent C sites. In the first C site, C(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(1), one O(2), and one O(3) atom. In the second C site, C(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(1), one O(2), and one O(3) atom. There are six inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Co(1), and one C(1) atom. In the second O site, O(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Co(1), and one C(1) atom. In the third O site, O(1) is bonded to two Li(1,1); one Co(1); and one C(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OLi2CoC trigonal pyramids. In the fourth O site, O(1) is bonded to two Li(1,1); one Co(1); and one C(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OLi2CoC trigonal pyramids. In the fifth O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Co(1), and one C(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Co(1), and one C(1) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Li2Co(CO3)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.246
_cell_length_b   7.433
_cell_length_c   7.601
_cell_angle_alpha   90.023
_cell_angle_beta   90.007
_cell_angle_gamma   71.218
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   280.591
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
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 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  C  C0  1  0.673  0.183  0.237  1.0
  C  C1  1  0.827  0.317  0.737  1.0
  C  C2  1  0.173  0.683  0.263  1.0
  C  C3  1  0.327  0.817  0.763  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Li  Li6  1  0.392  0.184  0.882  1.0
  Li  Li7  1  0.108  0.316  0.382  1.0
  Li  Li8  1  0.892  0.684  0.618  1.0
  Li  Li9  1  0.608  0.816  0.118  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.596  0.101  0.104  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.904  0.399  0.604  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.096  0.601  0.396  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.404  0.899  0.896  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.998  0.235  0.857  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.502  0.265  0.357  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.498  0.735  0.643  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.002  0.765  0.143  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.923  0.175  0.239  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.576  0.325  0.739  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.424  0.675  0.261  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.077  0.825  0.761  1.0
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The structure described by Li2Co(CO3)2 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. There are two inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(2); one O(3); and two O(1,1) atoms to form distorted LiO4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 42-81°. In the second Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(2); one O(3); and two O(1,1) atoms to form distorted LiO4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 42-80°. There are two inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form distorted CoO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Li(1)O4 trigonal pyramids and edges with two equivalent Li(1)O4 trigonal pyramids. In the second Co site, Co(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form distorted CoO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Li(1)O4 trigonal pyramids and edges with two equivalent Li(1)O4 trigonal pyramids. There are two inequivalent C sites. In the first C site, C(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(1), one O(2), and one O(3) atom. In the second C site, C(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(1), one O(2), and one O(3) atom. There are six inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Co(1), and one C(1) atom. In the second O site, O(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Co(1), and one C(1) atom. In the third O site, O(1) is bonded to two Li(1,1); one Co(1); and one C(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OLi2CoC trigonal pyramids. In the fourth O site, O(1) is bonded to two Li(1,1); one Co(1); and one C(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OLi2CoC trigonal pyramids. In the fifth O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Co(1), and one C(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Co(1), and one C(1) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Li2Co(CO3)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.246
_cell_length_b   7.433
_cell_length_c   7.601
_cell_angle_alpha   90.023
_cell_angle_beta   90.007
_cell_angle_gamma   71.218
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   280.591
_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
  C  C0  1  0.673  0.183  0.237  1.0
  C  C1  1  0.827  0.317  0.737  1.0
  C  C2  1  0.173  0.683  0.263  1.0
  C  C3  1  0.327  0.817  0.763  1.0
  Co  Co4  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Li  Li6  1  0.392  0.184  0.882  1.0
  Li  Li7  1  0.108  0.316  0.382  1.0
  Li  Li8  1  0.892  0.684  0.618  1.0
  Li  Li9  1  0.608  0.816  0.118  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.596  0.101  0.104  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.904  0.399  0.604  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.096  0.601  0.396  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.404  0.899  0.896  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.998  0.235  0.857  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.502  0.265  0.357  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.498  0.735  0.643  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.002  0.765  0.143  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.923  0.175  0.239  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.576  0.325  0.739  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.424  0.675  0.261  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.077  0.825  0.761  1.0
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