The crystal structure described by LiFe8(O7F)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Li(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(3), one O(5), one O(8), one O(9), and one F(2) atom to form distorted LiO5F octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Fe(6)O5F octahedra, corners with two equivalent Fe(5)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Fe(1)O5F octahedra, edges with two equivalent Fe(4)O5F octahedra, and faces with two equivalent Fe(7)O5F octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-49°. There are eight inequivalent Fe sites. In the first Fe site, Fe(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(12), one O(3), one O(5), one O(9), and one F(2) atom to form FeO5F octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Fe(7)O5F octahedra, corners with four equivalent Fe(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(4)O5F octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Li(1)O5F octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-57°. In the second Fe site, Fe(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(12), one O(13), one O(4), and one O(6) atom to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Fe(8)O5F octahedra, corners with four equivalent Fe(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(1)O5F octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Fe(3)O5F octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-52°. In the third Fe site, Fe(3) is bonded to one O(13), one O(14), one O(2), one O(4), one O(7), and one F(1) atom to form FeO5F octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Fe(6)O5F octahedra, corners with four equivalent Fe(8)O5F octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(4)O5F octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Fe(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 44-54°. In the fourth Fe site, Fe(4) is bonded to one O(11), one O(14), one O(2), one O(3), one O(8), and one F(2) atom to form FeO5F octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Fe(6)O5F octahedra, corners with four equivalent Fe(7)O5F octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(1)O5F octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(3)O5F octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Li(1)O5F octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 41-59°. In the fifth Fe site, Fe(5) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(12), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(9) atom to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O5F octahedra, corners with four equivalent Fe(1)O5F octahedra, corners with four equivalent Fe(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(7)O5F octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Fe(8)O5F octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 44-57°. In the sixth Fe site, Fe(6) is bonded to one O(11), one O(14), one O(2), one O(7), one O(8), and one F(1) atom to form FeO5F octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O5F octahedra, corners with four equivalent Fe(3)O5F octahedra, corners with four equivalent Fe(4)O5F octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(7)O5F octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Fe(8)O5F octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-59°. In the seventh Fe site, Fe(7) is bonded to one O(11), one O(3), one O(5), one O(8), one O(9), and one F(2) atom to form distorted FeO5F octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Fe(1)O5F octahedra, corners with four equivalent Fe(4)O5F octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(6)O5F octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(5)O6 octahedra, and faces with two equivalent Li(1)O5F octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 41-56°. In the eighth Fe site, Fe(8) is bonded to one O(10), one O(13), one O(4), one O(6), one O(7), and one F(1) atom to form FeO5F octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Fe(3)O5F octahedra, corners with four equivalent Fe(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(6)O5F octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Fe(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 48-52°. There are fourteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Fe(1), one Fe(2), and one Fe(5) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Fe(3), one Fe(4), and one Fe(6) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a trigonal pyramidal geometry to one Li(1), one Fe(1), one Fe(4), and one Fe(7) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Fe(2), one Fe(3), and one Fe(8) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Fe(1), one Fe(5), and one Fe(7) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Fe(2), one Fe(5), and one Fe(8) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Fe(3), one Fe(6), and one Fe(8) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Fe(4), one Fe(6), and one Fe(7) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Fe(1), one Fe(5), and one Fe(7) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Fe(2), one Fe(5), and one Fe(8) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Fe(4), one Fe(6), and one Fe(7) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Fe(1), one Fe(2), and one Fe(5) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Fe(2), one Fe(3), and one Fe(8) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Fe(3), one Fe(4), and one Fe(6) atom. There are two inequivalent F sites. In the first F site, F(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Fe(3), one Fe(6), and one Fe(8) atom. In the second F site, F(2) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Fe(1), one Fe(4), and one Fe(7) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_LiFe8(O7F)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.712
_cell_length_b   4.727
_cell_length_c   11.896
_cell_angle_alpha   89.924
_cell_angle_beta   89.677
_cell_angle_gamma   89.703
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   264.936
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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
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  Li  Li0  1  0.976  0.500  0.878  1.0
  Fe  Fe1  1  0.005  0.993  0.011  1.0
  Fe  Fe2  1  0.000  0.991  0.254  1.0
  Fe  Fe3  1  0.030  0.019  0.501  1.0
  Fe  Fe4  1  0.008  0.991  0.743  1.0
  Fe  Fe5  1  0.500  0.492  0.127  1.0
  Fe  Fe6  1  0.500  0.488  0.632  1.0
  Fe  Fe7  1  0.472  0.530  0.878  1.0
  Fe  Fe8  1  0.501  0.491  0.372  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.200  0.807  0.133  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.217  0.817  0.621  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.186  0.835  0.878  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.202  0.812  0.377  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.273  0.334  0.996  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.306  0.302  0.249  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.323  0.319  0.499  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.270  0.337  0.762  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.703  0.670  0.997  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.698  0.679  0.252  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.708  0.671  0.760  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.799  0.176  0.130  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.816  0.183  0.377  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.809  0.186  0.623  1.0
  F  F23  1  0.715  0.688  0.501  1.0
  F  F24  1  0.769  0.174  0.878  1.0
[/CIF]
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The crystal structure described by LiFe8(O7F)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Li(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(3), one O(5), one O(8), one O(9), and one F(2) atom to form distorted LiO5F octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Fe(6)O5F octahedra, corners with two equivalent Fe(5)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Fe(1)O5F octahedra, edges with two equivalent Fe(4)O5F octahedra, and faces with two equivalent Fe(7)O5F octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-49°. There are eight inequivalent Fe sites. In the first Fe site, Fe(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(12), one O(3), one O(5), one O(9), and one F(2) atom to form FeO5F octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Fe(7)O5F octahedra, corners with four equivalent Fe(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(4)O5F octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Li(1)O5F octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-57°. In the second Fe site, Fe(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(12), one O(13), one O(4), and one O(6) atom to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Fe(8)O5F octahedra, corners with four equivalent Fe(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(1)O5F octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Fe(3)O5F octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-52°. In the third Fe site, Fe(3) is bonded to one O(13), one O(14), one O(2), one O(4), one O(7), and one F(1) atom to form FeO5F octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Fe(6)O5F octahedra, corners with four equivalent Fe(8)O5F octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(4)O5F octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Fe(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 44-54°. In the fourth Fe site, Fe(4) is bonded to one O(11), one O(14), one O(2), one O(3), one O(8), and one F(2) atom to form FeO5F octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Fe(6)O5F octahedra, corners with four equivalent Fe(7)O5F octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(1)O5F octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(3)O5F octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Li(1)O5F octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 41-59°. In the fifth Fe site, Fe(5) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(12), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(9) atom to form FeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O5F octahedra, corners with four equivalent Fe(1)O5F octahedra, corners with four equivalent Fe(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(7)O5F octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Fe(8)O5F octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 44-57°. In the sixth Fe site, Fe(6) is bonded to one O(11), one O(14), one O(2), one O(7), one O(8), and one F(1) atom to form FeO5F octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O5F octahedra, corners with four equivalent Fe(3)O5F octahedra, corners with four equivalent Fe(4)O5F octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(7)O5F octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Fe(8)O5F octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-59°. In the seventh Fe site, Fe(7) is bonded to one O(11), one O(3), one O(5), one O(8), one O(9), and one F(2) atom to form distorted FeO5F octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Fe(1)O5F octahedra, corners with four equivalent Fe(4)O5F octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(6)O5F octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(5)O6 octahedra, and faces with two equivalent Li(1)O5F octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 41-56°. In the eighth Fe site, Fe(8) is bonded to one O(10), one O(13), one O(4), one O(6), one O(7), and one F(1) atom to form FeO5F octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Fe(3)O5F octahedra, corners with four equivalent Fe(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Fe(6)O5F octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Fe(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 48-52°. There are fourteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Fe(1), one Fe(2), and one Fe(5) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Fe(3), one Fe(4), and one Fe(6) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a trigonal pyramidal geometry to one Li(1), one Fe(1), one Fe(4), and one Fe(7) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Fe(2), one Fe(3), and one Fe(8) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Fe(1), one Fe(5), and one Fe(7) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Fe(2), one Fe(5), and one Fe(8) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Fe(3), one Fe(6), and one Fe(8) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Fe(4), one Fe(6), and one Fe(7) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Fe(1), one Fe(5), and one Fe(7) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Fe(2), one Fe(5), and one Fe(8) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Fe(4), one Fe(6), and one Fe(7) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Fe(1), one Fe(2), and one Fe(5) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Fe(2), one Fe(3), and one Fe(8) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Fe(3), one Fe(4), and one Fe(6) atom. There are two inequivalent F sites. In the first F site, F(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Fe(3), one Fe(6), and one Fe(8) atom. In the second F site, F(2) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Fe(1), one Fe(4), and one Fe(7) atom. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_LiFe8(O7F)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.712
_cell_length_b   4.727
_cell_length_c   11.896
_cell_angle_alpha   89.924
_cell_angle_beta   89.677
_cell_angle_gamma   89.703
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   264.936
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
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 _atom_site_label
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 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
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  Li  Li0  1  0.976  0.500  0.878  1.0
  Fe  Fe1  1  0.005  0.993  0.011  1.0
  Fe  Fe2  1  0.000  0.991  0.254  1.0
  Fe  Fe3  1  0.030  0.019  0.501  1.0
  Fe  Fe4  1  0.008  0.991  0.743  1.0
  Fe  Fe5  1  0.500  0.492  0.127  1.0
  Fe  Fe6  1  0.500  0.488  0.632  1.0
  Fe  Fe7  1  0.472  0.530  0.878  1.0
  Fe  Fe8  1  0.501  0.491  0.372  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.200  0.807  0.133  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.217  0.817  0.621  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.186  0.835  0.878  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.202  0.812  0.377  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.273  0.334  0.996  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.306  0.302  0.249  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.323  0.319  0.499  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.270  0.337  0.762  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.703  0.670  0.997  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.698  0.679  0.252  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.708  0.671  0.760  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.799  0.176  0.130  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.816  0.183  0.377  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.809  0.186  0.623  1.0
  F  F23  1  0.715  0.688  0.501  1.0
  F  F24  1  0.769  0.174  0.878  1.0
[/CIF]
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