The compound described by Li5(CuO2)3 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are five inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(5) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing LiO4 trigonal pyramids. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(6) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing LiO4 trigonal pyramids. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(6) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing LiO4 trigonal pyramids. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. In the fifth Li site, Li(5) is bonded to one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing LiO4 trigonal pyramids. There are three inequivalent Cu sites. In the first Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(6) atom. In the second Cu site, Cu(2) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(5) atom. In the third Cu site, Cu(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(1), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. There are six inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Li(3), one Cu(1), and one Cu(3) atom to form OLi3Cu2 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li4Cu2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Li3Cu2 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li4Cu2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(6)Li4Cu2 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3Cu2 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 46°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(4), one Li(5), one Cu(1), and one Cu(2) atom to form distorted OLi3Cu2 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(6)Li4Cu2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li4Cu2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(4)Li4Cu2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3Cu2 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 43°. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Li(3), one Cu(2), and one Cu(3) atom to form distorted OLi3Cu2 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li4Cu2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Li4Cu2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li4Cu2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li4Cu2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-44°. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Li(4), one Li(5), one Cu(1), and one Cu(2) atom to form OLi4Cu2 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(6)Li4Cu2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li3Cu2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent O(6)Li4Cu2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3Cu2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(2)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 3°. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(4), one Li(5), one Cu(2), and one Cu(3) atom to form OLi3Cu2 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li4Cu2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Li4Cu2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li3Cu2 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li4Cu2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li4Cu2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3Cu2 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-45°. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Li(4), one Li(5), one Cu(1), and one Cu(3) atom to form distorted OLi4Cu2 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li4Cu2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li3Cu2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent O(4)Li4Cu2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3Cu2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(1)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 3°. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Li5(CuO2)3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.684
_cell_length_b   5.214
_cell_length_c   6.489
_cell_angle_alpha   67.152
_cell_angle_beta   79.555
_cell_angle_gamma   83.459
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   143.457
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
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  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  0.903  0.875  0.689  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.745  0.452  0.979  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.246  0.573  0.994  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.568  0.183  0.385  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.111  0.121  0.305  1.0
  Cu  Cu5  1  0.676  0.842  0.163  1.0
  Cu  Cu6  1  0.998  0.502  0.500  1.0
  Cu  Cu7  1  0.326  0.161  0.839  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.554  0.819  0.910  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.827  0.857  0.413  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.084  0.502  0.766  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.888  0.478  0.245  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.192  0.159  0.575  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.453  0.196  0.097  1.0
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The compound described by Li5(CuO2)3 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are five inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(5) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing LiO4 trigonal pyramids. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(6) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing LiO4 trigonal pyramids. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(6) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing LiO4 trigonal pyramids. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. In the fifth Li site, Li(5) is bonded to one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing LiO4 trigonal pyramids. There are three inequivalent Cu sites. In the first Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(6) atom. In the second Cu site, Cu(2) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(5) atom. In the third Cu site, Cu(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(1), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. There are six inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Li(3), one Cu(1), and one Cu(3) atom to form OLi3Cu2 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li4Cu2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Li3Cu2 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li4Cu2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(6)Li4Cu2 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3Cu2 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 46°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(4), one Li(5), one Cu(1), and one Cu(2) atom to form distorted OLi3Cu2 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(6)Li4Cu2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li4Cu2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(4)Li4Cu2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3Cu2 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 43°. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Li(3), one Cu(2), and one Cu(3) atom to form distorted OLi3Cu2 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li4Cu2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Li4Cu2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramid, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li4Cu2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li4Cu2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-44°. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Li(4), one Li(5), one Cu(1), and one Cu(2) atom to form OLi4Cu2 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(6)Li4Cu2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li3Cu2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent O(6)Li4Cu2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3Cu2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(2)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 3°. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(4), one Li(5), one Cu(2), and one Cu(3) atom to form OLi3Cu2 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li4Cu2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Li4Cu2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li3Cu2 square pyramid, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li4Cu2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(6)Li4Cu2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3Cu2 square pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 5-45°. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Li(4), one Li(5), one Cu(1), and one Cu(3) atom to form distorted OLi4Cu2 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li4Cu2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li3Cu2 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramid, edges with two equivalent O(4)Li4Cu2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li3Cu2 square pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramid, and edges with two equivalent O(1)Li3Cu2 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 3°. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Li5(CuO2)3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.684
_cell_length_b   5.214
_cell_length_c   6.489
_cell_angle_alpha   67.152
_cell_angle_beta   79.555
_cell_angle_gamma   83.459
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   143.457
_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  0.903  0.875  0.689  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.745  0.452  0.979  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.246  0.573  0.994  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.568  0.183  0.385  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.111  0.121  0.305  1.0
  Cu  Cu5  1  0.676  0.842  0.163  1.0
  Cu  Cu6  1  0.998  0.502  0.500  1.0
  Cu  Cu7  1  0.326  0.161  0.839  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.554  0.819  0.910  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.827  0.857  0.413  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.084  0.502  0.766  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.888  0.478  0.245  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.192  0.159  0.575  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.453  0.196  0.097  1.0
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