The crystal structure described by Li2V3SnO8 is Spinel-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Pc space group. There are two inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(5) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-65°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Sn(1)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra. There are three inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Sn(1)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Sn(1)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Sn(1)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra. Sn(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form SnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 58-62°. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one V(1), one V(2), and one V(3) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one V(1), one V(2), one V(3), and one Sn(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OV3Sn trigonal pyramids. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Li(2), one V(1), and one V(2) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Li(2), one V(1), and one V(3) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Li(2), one V(2), and one V(3) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(2), one V(2), one V(3), and one Sn(1) atom to form distorted OLiV2Sn tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(7)LiV2Sn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(8)LiV2Sn trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(2)V3Sn trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(7)LiV2Sn tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(8)LiV2Sn trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(2)V3Sn trigonal pyramid. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Li(2), one V(1), one V(2), and one Sn(1) atom to form distorted OLiV2Sn tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(6)LiV2Sn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(8)LiV2Sn trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(2)V3Sn trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(6)LiV2Sn tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(8)LiV2Sn trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(2)V3Sn trigonal pyramid. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Li(2), one V(1), one V(3), and one Sn(1) atom to form distorted OLiV2Sn trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(6)LiV2Sn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(7)LiV2Sn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(2)V3Sn trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(6)LiV2Sn tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(7)LiV2Sn tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(2)V3Sn trigonal pyramid. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Li2V3SnO8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.048
_cell_length_b   5.990
_cell_length_c   8.645
_cell_angle_alpha   90.409
_cell_angle_beta   89.983
_cell_angle_gamma   90.077
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   313.160
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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  0.999  0.252  0.115  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.501  0.752  0.615  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.002  0.994  0.503  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.499  0.494  0.003  1.0
  V  V4  1  0.501  0.012  0.996  1.0
  V  V5  1  0.228  0.756  0.260  1.0
  V  V6  1  0.757  0.747  0.258  1.0
  V  V7  1  0.999  0.512  0.496  1.0
  V  V8  1  0.743  0.247  0.758  1.0
  V  V9  1  0.272  0.256  0.760  1.0
  Sn  Sn10  1  0.003  0.761  0.884  1.0
  Sn  Sn11  1  0.497  0.262  0.384  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.010  0.517  0.257  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.490  0.017  0.757  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.005  0.487  0.746  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.494  0.987  0.246  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.241  0.732  0.476  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.732  0.238  0.981  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.767  0.737  0.481  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.259  0.232  0.976  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.015  0.967  0.247  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.485  0.467  0.746  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.006  0.026  0.744  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.494  0.526  0.244  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.230  0.254  0.519  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.732  0.757  0.016  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.768  0.257  0.516  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.270  0.754  0.018  1.0
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The crystal structure described by Li2V3SnO8 is Spinel-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Pc space group. There are two inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(5) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-65°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Sn(1)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra. There are three inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Sn(1)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Sn(1)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Sn(1)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra. Sn(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form SnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 58-62°. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one V(1), one V(2), and one V(3) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one V(1), one V(2), one V(3), and one Sn(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OV3Sn trigonal pyramids. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Li(2), one V(1), and one V(2) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Li(2), one V(1), and one V(3) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Li(2), one V(2), and one V(3) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(2), one V(2), one V(3), and one Sn(1) atom to form distorted OLiV2Sn tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(7)LiV2Sn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(8)LiV2Sn trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(2)V3Sn trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(7)LiV2Sn tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(8)LiV2Sn trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(2)V3Sn trigonal pyramid. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Li(2), one V(1), one V(2), and one Sn(1) atom to form distorted OLiV2Sn tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(6)LiV2Sn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(8)LiV2Sn trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(2)V3Sn trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(6)LiV2Sn tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(8)LiV2Sn trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(2)V3Sn trigonal pyramid. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Li(2), one V(1), one V(3), and one Sn(1) atom to form distorted OLiV2Sn trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(6)LiV2Sn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(7)LiV2Sn tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(2)V3Sn trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(6)LiV2Sn tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(7)LiV2Sn tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(2)V3Sn trigonal pyramid. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Li2V3SnO8
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.048
_cell_length_b   5.990
_cell_length_c   8.645
_cell_angle_alpha   90.409
_cell_angle_beta   89.983
_cell_angle_gamma   90.077
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   313.160
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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  0.999  0.252  0.115  1.0
  Li  Li1  1  0.501  0.752  0.615  1.0
  Li  Li2  1  0.002  0.994  0.503  1.0
  Li  Li3  1  0.499  0.494  0.003  1.0
  V  V4  1  0.501  0.012  0.996  1.0
  V  V5  1  0.228  0.756  0.260  1.0
  V  V6  1  0.757  0.747  0.258  1.0
  V  V7  1  0.999  0.512  0.496  1.0
  V  V8  1  0.743  0.247  0.758  1.0
  V  V9  1  0.272  0.256  0.760  1.0
  Sn  Sn10  1  0.003  0.761  0.884  1.0
  Sn  Sn11  1  0.497  0.262  0.384  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.010  0.517  0.257  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.490  0.017  0.757  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.005  0.487  0.746  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.494  0.987  0.246  1.0
  O  O16  1  0.241  0.732  0.476  1.0
  O  O17  1  0.732  0.238  0.981  1.0
  O  O18  1  0.767  0.737  0.481  1.0
  O  O19  1  0.259  0.232  0.976  1.0
  O  O20  1  0.015  0.967  0.247  1.0
  O  O21  1  0.485  0.467  0.746  1.0
  O  O22  1  0.006  0.026  0.744  1.0
  O  O23  1  0.494  0.526  0.244  1.0
  O  O24  1  0.230  0.254  0.519  1.0
  O  O25  1  0.732  0.757  0.016  1.0
  O  O26  1  0.768  0.257  0.516  1.0
  O  O27  1  0.270  0.754  0.018  1.0
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