The compound described by LiZn4(SnO2)4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Li(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(4), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. 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 corner-sharing ZnO4 tetrahedra. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(8), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. 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 corner-sharing ZnO4 tetrahedra. In the fourth Zn site, Zn(4) is bonded to one O(5), one O(6), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form distorted corner-sharing ZnO4 tetrahedra. There are four inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded in a water-like geometry to two equivalent O(4) atoms. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(2), one O(3), and two equivalent O(6) atoms. In the third Sn site, Sn(3) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(2), one O(3), and two equivalent O(8) atoms. In the fourth Sn site, Sn(4) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one O(7) and two equivalent O(1) atoms. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(1), one Zn(2), and two equivalent Sn(4) atoms to form distorted OLiZnSn2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)LiZnSn2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)LiZnSn2 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(7)Zn3Sn tetrahedra. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to two equivalent Zn(4), one Sn(2), and one Sn(3) atom to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OZn2Sn2 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 distorted OZn2Sn2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(3)Zn2Sn2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)Zn3Sn tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(2)Zn2Sn2 tetrahedra. 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 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(1)LiZnSn2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)LiZnSn2 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(7)Zn3Sn tetrahedra. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li(1), one Zn(4), and two equivalent Zn(2) atoms. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Zn(1), one Zn(4), and two equivalent Sn(2) atoms. 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 corners with two equivalent O(1)LiZnSn2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)LiZnSn2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Zn2Sn2 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(7)Zn3Sn tetrahedra. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Zn(2), one Zn(3), and two equivalent Sn(3) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_LiZn4(SnO2)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.337
_cell_length_b   8.748
_cell_length_c   9.723
_cell_angle_alpha   99.128
_cell_angle_beta   80.133
_cell_angle_gamma   79.027
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   269.087
_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  0.384  0.101  0.636  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.561  0.076  0.308  1.0
  Zn  Zn2  1  0.424  0.890  0.765  1.0
  Zn  Zn3  1  0.315  0.770  0.104  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.689  0.187  0.942  1.0
  Sn  Sn5  1  0.778  0.408  0.543  1.0
  Sn  Sn6  1  0.959  0.396  0.192  1.0
  Sn  Sn7  1  0.050  0.545  0.857  1.0
  Sn  Sn8  1  0.162  0.755  0.427  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.546  0.868  0.545  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.110  0.322  0.964  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.891  0.635  0.085  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.387  0.234  0.498  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.853  0.031  0.769  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.565  0.214  0.161  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.142  0.936  0.285  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.438  0.739  0.887  1.0
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The compound described by LiZn4(SnO2)4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Li(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(4), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. 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 corner-sharing ZnO4 tetrahedra. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(8), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. 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 corner-sharing ZnO4 tetrahedra. In the fourth Zn site, Zn(4) is bonded to one O(5), one O(6), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form distorted corner-sharing ZnO4 tetrahedra. There are four inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded in a water-like geometry to two equivalent O(4) atoms. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(2), one O(3), and two equivalent O(6) atoms. In the third Sn site, Sn(3) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(2), one O(3), and two equivalent O(8) atoms. In the fourth Sn site, Sn(4) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one O(7) and two equivalent O(1) atoms. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(1), one Zn(2), and two equivalent Sn(4) atoms to form distorted OLiZnSn2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)LiZnSn2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)LiZnSn2 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(7)Zn3Sn tetrahedra. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to two equivalent Zn(4), one Sn(2), and one Sn(3) atom to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OZn2Sn2 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 distorted OZn2Sn2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(3)Zn2Sn2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)Zn3Sn tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(2)Zn2Sn2 tetrahedra. 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 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(1)LiZnSn2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)LiZnSn2 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(7)Zn3Sn tetrahedra. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li(1), one Zn(4), and two equivalent Zn(2) atoms. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Zn(1), one Zn(4), and two equivalent Sn(2) atoms. 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 corners with two equivalent O(1)LiZnSn2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)LiZnSn2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Zn2Sn2 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent O(7)Zn3Sn tetrahedra. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Zn(2), one Zn(3), and two equivalent Sn(3) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_LiZn4(SnO2)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.337
_cell_length_b   8.748
_cell_length_c   9.723
_cell_angle_alpha   99.128
_cell_angle_beta   80.133
_cell_angle_gamma   79.027
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   269.087
_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  0.384  0.101  0.636  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.561  0.076  0.308  1.0
  Zn  Zn2  1  0.424  0.890  0.765  1.0
  Zn  Zn3  1  0.315  0.770  0.104  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.689  0.187  0.942  1.0
  Sn  Sn5  1  0.778  0.408  0.543  1.0
  Sn  Sn6  1  0.959  0.396  0.192  1.0
  Sn  Sn7  1  0.050  0.545  0.857  1.0
  Sn  Sn8  1  0.162  0.755  0.427  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.546  0.868  0.545  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.110  0.322  0.964  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.891  0.635  0.085  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.387  0.234  0.498  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.853  0.031  0.769  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.565  0.214  0.161  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.142  0.936  0.285  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.438  0.739  0.887  1.0
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