The crystal structure described by Li8PdBi2O10 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. There are four inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(2), two equivalent O(3), and three equivalent O(5) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Bi(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O5 trigonal bipyramid, edges with three equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Bi(1)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 7-11°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), and three equivalent O(4) atoms to form LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Bi(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent Bi(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent Li(4)O5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-11°. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(2), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), and two equivalent O(1) atoms to form LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O5 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Bi(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Li(2)O5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 8°. Pd(1) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to two equivalent O(1) and two equivalent O(4) atoms. Bi(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form BiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Bi(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with three equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with three equivalent Li(4)O5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 7-13°. There are five inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one Li(3), two equivalent Li(4), one Pd(1), and one Bi(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Li(3), one Li(4), and two equivalent Bi(1) atoms to form OLi4Bi2 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li5Bi octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li5Bi octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li4Bi2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li4BiPd octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(4)Li4BiPd octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(3)Li5Bi octahedra, and edges with three equivalent O(5)Li5Bi octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 7-16°. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Li(4), two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Li(3), and one Bi(1) atom to form OLi5Bi octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li4Bi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li5Bi octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Li5Bi octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li4BiPd octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li5Bi octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(2)Li4Bi2 octahedra, and edges with five equivalent O(5)Li5Bi octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-16°. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(4), three equivalent Li(2), one Pd(1), and one Bi(1) atom to form OLi4BiPd octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li5Bi octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li4Bi2 octahedra, corners with three equivalent O(4)Li4BiPd octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li5Bi octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li4Bi2 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(4)Li4BiPd octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-19°. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to two equivalent Li(3), three equivalent Li(1), and one Bi(1) atom to form OLi5Bi octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li4Bi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li4BiPd octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li5Bi octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li5Bi octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(2)Li4Bi2 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(5)Li5Bi octahedra, and edges with five equivalent O(3)Li5Bi octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-16°. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Li8Bi2PdO10
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.357
_cell_length_b   5.357
_cell_length_c   11.272
_cell_angle_alpha   75.536
_cell_angle_beta   75.536
_cell_angle_gamma   47.130
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   228.112
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
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 _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
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  Li  Li0  1  0.620  0.620  0.538  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.253  0.253  0.094  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.086  0.086  0.385  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.914  0.914  0.615  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.747  0.747  0.906  1.0
  Li  Li5  1  0.380  0.380  0.462  1.0
  Li  Li6  1  0.552  0.552  0.195  1.0
  Li  Li7  1  0.448  0.448  0.805  1.0
  Bi  Bi8  1  0.181  0.181  0.720  1.0
  Bi  Bi9  1  0.819  0.819  0.280  1.0
  Pd  Pd10  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.962  0.962  0.833  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.674  0.674  0.742  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.326  0.326  0.258  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.400  0.400  0.641  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.600  0.600  0.359  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.211  0.211  0.909  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.038  0.038  0.167  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.128  0.128  0.554  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.872  0.872  0.446  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.789  0.789  0.091  1.0
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The crystal structure described by Li8PdBi2O10 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. There are four inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(2), two equivalent O(3), and three equivalent O(5) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Bi(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O5 trigonal bipyramid,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O5 trigonal bipyramid, edges with three equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Bi(1)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(4)O5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 7-11°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), and three equivalent O(4) atoms to form LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Bi(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent Bi(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent Li(4)O5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-11°. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(2), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), and two equivalent O(1) atoms to form LiO5 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O5 trigonal bipyramids, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O5 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Bi(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Li(2)O5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 8°. Pd(1) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to two equivalent O(1) and two equivalent O(4) atoms. Bi(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form BiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Bi(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with three equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with three equivalent Li(4)O5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 7-13°. There are five inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one Li(3), two equivalent Li(4), one Pd(1), and one Bi(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Li(3), one Li(4), and two equivalent Bi(1) atoms to form OLi4Bi2 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li5Bi octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li5Bi octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li4Bi2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li4BiPd octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(4)Li4BiPd octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(3)Li5Bi octahedra, and edges with three equivalent O(5)Li5Bi octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 7-16°. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Li(4), two equivalent Li(1), two equivalent Li(3), and one Bi(1) atom to form OLi5Bi octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li4Bi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li5Bi octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Li5Bi octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li4BiPd octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li5Bi octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(2)Li4Bi2 octahedra, and edges with five equivalent O(5)Li5Bi octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-16°. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(4), three equivalent Li(2), one Pd(1), and one Bi(1) atom to form OLi4BiPd octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li5Bi octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li4Bi2 octahedra, corners with three equivalent O(4)Li4BiPd octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li5Bi octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li4Bi2 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(4)Li4BiPd octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-19°. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to two equivalent Li(3), three equivalent Li(1), and one Bi(1) atom to form OLi5Bi octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li4Bi2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li4BiPd octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li5Bi octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li5Bi octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(2)Li4Bi2 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(5)Li5Bi octahedra, and edges with five equivalent O(3)Li5Bi octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-16°. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Li8Bi2PdO10
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.357
_cell_length_b   5.357
_cell_length_c   11.272
_cell_angle_alpha   75.536
_cell_angle_beta   75.536
_cell_angle_gamma   47.130
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   228.112
_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
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 _atom_site_fract_y
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  Li  Li0  1  0.620  0.620  0.538  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.253  0.253  0.094  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.086  0.086  0.385  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.914  0.914  0.615  1.0
  Li  Li4  1  0.747  0.747  0.906  1.0
  Li  Li5  1  0.380  0.380  0.462  1.0
  Li  Li6  1  0.552  0.552  0.195  1.0
  Li  Li7  1  0.448  0.448  0.805  1.0
  Bi  Bi8  1  0.181  0.181  0.720  1.0
  Bi  Bi9  1  0.819  0.819  0.280  1.0
  Pd  Pd10  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.962  0.962  0.833  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.674  0.674  0.742  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.326  0.326  0.258  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.400  0.400  0.641  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.600  0.600  0.359  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.211  0.211  0.909  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.038  0.038  0.167  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.128  0.128  0.554  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.872  0.872  0.446  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.789  0.789  0.091  1.0
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