The structure described by LiZn4(SnO2)4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Li(1) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Sn(4), two equivalent Sn(2), and one O(4) atom. There are four inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded to one O(4), one O(6), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(3)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Sn(4)LiO3 trigonal pyramids. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(8), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(4)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Sn(4)LiO3 trigonal pyramids. In the third Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded to one O(7), one O(8), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form distorted ZnO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(3)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sn(4)LiO3 trigonal pyramid. In the fourth Zn site, Zn(4) is bonded to one O(5), one O(6), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form corner-sharing ZnO4 tetrahedra. There are four inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(5) and two equivalent O(4) atoms. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(6) atom. In the third Sn site, Sn(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(2), one O(3), and two equivalent O(8) atoms. In the fourth Sn site, Sn(4) is bonded to one Li(1), one O(7), and two equivalent O(1) atoms to form distorted SnLiO3 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)LiZnSn2 trigonal pyramid, and corners with two equivalent Sn(4)LiO3 trigonal pyramids. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Zn(2) and two equivalent Sn(4) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to two equivalent Zn(4), one Sn(2), and one Sn(3) atom to form distorted OZn2Sn2 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(8)Zn2Sn2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Zn3Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Zn2Sn2 trigonal pyramids, and  an edgeedge with one O(3)Zn2Sn2 tetrahedra. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to two equivalent Zn(3), one Sn(2), and one Sn(3) atom to form OZn2Sn2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(3)Zn2Sn2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)Zn3Sn tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent O(8)Zn2Sn2 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(2)Zn2Sn2 trigonal pyramid. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(1), one Zn(1), and two equivalent Sn(1) atoms to form OLiZnSn2 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(5)Zn3Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)Zn3Sn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(4)LiO3 trigonal pyramid, and corners with two equivalent O(4)LiZnSn2 trigonal pyramids. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Zn(4), two equivalent Zn(2), and one Sn(1) atom to form OZn3Sn tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(8)Zn2Sn2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Zn3Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)LiZnSn2 trigonal pyramids, and corners with two equivalent O(2)Zn2Sn2 trigonal pyramids. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Zn(1), one Zn(4), and one Sn(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Zn(3), two equivalent Zn(1), and one Sn(4) atom to form OZn3Sn tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(8)Zn2Sn2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Zn2Sn2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)Zn3Sn tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(4)LiZnSn2 trigonal pyramids. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Zn(2), one Zn(3), and two equivalent Sn(3) atoms to form distorted OZn2Sn2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(7)Zn3Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(8)Zn2Sn2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Zn3Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Zn2Sn2 trigonal pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(3)Zn2Sn2 tetrahedra. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_LiZn4(SnO2)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.401
_cell_length_b   8.495
_cell_length_c   9.634
_cell_angle_alpha   91.492
_cell_angle_beta   79.581
_cell_angle_gamma   80.907
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   269.929
_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  0.362  0.394  0.386  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.592  0.035  0.296  1.0
  Zn  Zn2  1  0.405  0.938  0.737  1.0
  Zn  Zn3  1  0.297  0.771  0.101  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.710  0.200  0.935  1.0
  Sn  Sn5  1  0.820  0.267  0.606  1.0
  Sn  Sn6  1  0.977  0.393  0.163  1.0
  Sn  Sn7  1  0.009  0.603  0.844  1.0
  Sn  Sn8  1  0.139  0.722  0.449  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.547  0.836  0.543  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.158  0.342  0.942  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.861  0.641  0.073  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.417  0.190  0.473  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.846  0.072  0.750  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.696  0.169  0.136  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.157  0.894  0.286  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.404  0.779  0.884  1.0
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The structure described by LiZn4(SnO2)4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Li(1) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Sn(4), two equivalent Sn(2), and one O(4) atom. There are four inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded to one O(4), one O(6), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(3)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Sn(4)LiO3 trigonal pyramids. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(8), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(4)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent Sn(4)LiO3 trigonal pyramids. In the third Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded to one O(7), one O(8), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form distorted ZnO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(3)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Sn(4)LiO3 trigonal pyramid. In the fourth Zn site, Zn(4) is bonded to one O(5), one O(6), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form corner-sharing ZnO4 tetrahedra. There are four inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(5) and two equivalent O(4) atoms. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(6) atom. In the third Sn site, Sn(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(2), one O(3), and two equivalent O(8) atoms. In the fourth Sn site, Sn(4) is bonded to one Li(1), one O(7), and two equivalent O(1) atoms to form distorted SnLiO3 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)LiZnSn2 trigonal pyramid, and corners with two equivalent Sn(4)LiO3 trigonal pyramids. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Zn(2) and two equivalent Sn(4) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to two equivalent Zn(4), one Sn(2), and one Sn(3) atom to form distorted OZn2Sn2 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(8)Zn2Sn2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Zn3Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Zn2Sn2 trigonal pyramids, and  an edgeedge with one O(3)Zn2Sn2 tetrahedra. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to two equivalent Zn(3), one Sn(2), and one Sn(3) atom to form OZn2Sn2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(3)Zn2Sn2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)Zn3Sn tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent O(8)Zn2Sn2 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(2)Zn2Sn2 trigonal pyramid. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(1), one Zn(1), and two equivalent Sn(1) atoms to form OLiZnSn2 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(5)Zn3Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)Zn3Sn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(4)LiO3 trigonal pyramid, and corners with two equivalent O(4)LiZnSn2 trigonal pyramids. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Zn(4), two equivalent Zn(2), and one Sn(1) atom to form OZn3Sn tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(8)Zn2Sn2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Zn3Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)LiZnSn2 trigonal pyramids, and corners with two equivalent O(2)Zn2Sn2 trigonal pyramids. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Zn(1), one Zn(4), and one Sn(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Zn(3), two equivalent Zn(1), and one Sn(4) atom to form OZn3Sn tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(8)Zn2Sn2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Zn2Sn2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)Zn3Sn tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(4)LiZnSn2 trigonal pyramids. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Zn(2), one Zn(3), and two equivalent Sn(3) atoms to form distorted OZn2Sn2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(7)Zn3Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(8)Zn2Sn2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Zn3Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Zn2Sn2 trigonal pyramids, and edges with two equivalent O(3)Zn2Sn2 tetrahedra. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_LiZn4(SnO2)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.401
_cell_length_b   8.495
_cell_length_c   9.634
_cell_angle_alpha   91.492
_cell_angle_beta   79.581
_cell_angle_gamma   80.907
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   269.929
_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  0.362  0.394  0.386  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.592  0.035  0.296  1.0
  Zn  Zn2  1  0.405  0.938  0.737  1.0
  Zn  Zn3  1  0.297  0.771  0.101  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.710  0.200  0.935  1.0
  Sn  Sn5  1  0.820  0.267  0.606  1.0
  Sn  Sn6  1  0.977  0.393  0.163  1.0
  Sn  Sn7  1  0.009  0.603  0.844  1.0
  Sn  Sn8  1  0.139  0.722  0.449  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.547  0.836  0.543  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.158  0.342  0.942  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.861  0.641  0.073  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.417  0.190  0.473  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.846  0.072  0.750  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.696  0.169  0.136  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.157  0.894  0.286  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.404  0.779  0.884  1.0
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