LiCo2P5O16 crystallizes in the monoclinic Pc space group. Li(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(12), one O(14), one O(15), one O(6), and one O(9) atom. There are two inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(14), one O(15), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent P(5)O4 tetrahedra. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(11), one O(12), one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent P(3)O4 tetrahedra. There are five inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(16), one O(4), and one O(8) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 39-52°. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(15), one O(2), and one O(9) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-54°. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one O(13), one O(16), one O(3), and one O(6) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-52°. In the fourth P site, P(4) is bonded to one O(11), one O(13), one O(2), and one O(7) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 46-48°. In the fifth P site, P(5) is bonded to one O(1), one O(12), one O(14), and one O(5) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 41-54°. There are sixteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one P(2) and one P(5) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one P(2) and one P(4) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Co(2) and one P(3) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co(2) and one P(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co(1) and one P(5) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Co(2), and one P(3) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Co(1) and one P(4) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Co(2) and one P(1) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Co(1), and one P(2) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Co(1) and one P(1) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Co(2) and one P(4) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Co(2), and one P(5) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one P(3) and one P(4) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Co(1), and one P(5) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Co(1), and one P(2) atom. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one P(1) and one P(3) atom.
LiCo2P5O16 crystallizes in the monoclinic Pc space group. Li(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(12), one O(14), one O(15), one O(6), and one O(9) atom. The Li(1)-O(12) bond length is 2.10 Å. The Li(1)-O(14) bond length is 2.37 Å. The Li(1)-O(15) bond length is 2.49 Å. The Li(1)-O(6) bond length is 2.11 Å. The Li(1)-O(9) bond length is 2.18 Å. There are two inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(14), one O(15), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent P(5)O4 tetrahedra. The Co(1)-O(10) bond length is 1.91 Å. The Co(1)-O(14) bond length is 1.94 Å. The Co(1)-O(15) bond length is 1.96 Å. The Co(1)-O(5) bond length is 1.92 Å. The Co(1)-O(7) bond length is 1.94 Å. The Co(1)-O(9) bond length is 1.93 Å. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(11), one O(12), one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra, and corners with two equivalent P(3)O4 tetrahedra. The Co(2)-O(11) bond length is 1.94 Å. The Co(2)-O(12) bond length is 1.97 Å. The Co(2)-O(3) bond length is 1.92 Å. The Co(2)-O(4) bond length is 1.91 Å. The Co(2)-O(6) bond length is 1.99 Å. The Co(2)-O(8) bond length is 1.88 Å. There are five inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(16), one O(4), and one O(8) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 39-52°. The P(1)-O(10) bond length is 1.54 Å. The P(1)-O(16) bond length is 1.64 Å. The P(1)-O(4) bond length is 1.52 Å. The P(1)-O(8) bond length is 1.53 Å. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(15), one O(2), and one O(9) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-54°. The P(2)-O(1) bond length is 1.58 Å. The P(2)-O(15) bond length is 1.52 Å. The P(2)-O(2) bond length is 1.59 Å. The P(2)-O(9) bond length is 1.53 Å. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one O(13), one O(16), one O(3), and one O(6) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-52°. The P(3)-O(13) bond length is 1.60 Å. The P(3)-O(16) bond length is 1.57 Å. The P(3)-O(3) bond length is 1.51 Å. The P(3)-O(6) bond length is 1.53 Å. In the fourth P site, P(4) is bonded to one O(11), one O(13), one O(2), and one O(7) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 46-48°. The P(4)-O(11) bond length is 1.50 Å. The P(4)-O(13) bond length is 1.60 Å. The P(4)-O(2) bond length is 1.62 Å. The P(4)-O(7) bond length is 1.50 Å. In the fifth P site, P(5) is bonded to one O(1), one O(12), one O(14), and one O(5) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 41-54°. The P(5)-O(1) bond length is 1.65 Å. The P(5)-O(12) bond length is 1.55 Å. The P(5)-O(14) bond length is 1.54 Å. The P(5)-O(5) bond length is 1.51 Å. There are sixteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one P(2) and one P(5) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one P(2) and one P(4) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Co(2) and one P(3) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co(2) and one P(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Co(1) and one P(5) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Co(2), and one P(3) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Co(1) and one P(4) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Co(2) and one P(1) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Co(1), and one P(2) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Co(1) and one P(1) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Co(2) and one P(4) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Co(2), and one P(5) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one P(3) and one P(4) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Co(1), and one P(5) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Co(1), and one P(2) atom. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one P(1) and one P(3) atom.