Li3Co4SnO8 is alpha Po-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic P2/m space group. There are three inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1) and four equivalent O(6) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-6°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(2) and four equivalent O(5) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-6°. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-9°. There are five inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(3) and four equivalent O(6) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-6°. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(4) and four equivalent O(6) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-5°. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to two equivalent O(3) and four equivalent O(5) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-6°. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded to two equivalent O(4) and four equivalent O(5) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-5°. In the fifth Co site, Co(5) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-9°. There are two inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(2) and four equivalent O(6) atoms to form SnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-6°. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(1) and four equivalent O(5) atoms to form SnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-6°. There are six inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(1), two equivalent Li(3), two equivalent Co(5), and one Sn(2) atom to form OLi3Co2Sn octahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(1)Li3Co2Sn octahedra, corners with four equivalent O(2)Li3Co2Sn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li2Co4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(4)Li2Co4 octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(5)Li2Co3Sn octahedra, and edges with four equivalent O(6)Li2Co3Sn octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-1°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(2), two equivalent Li(3), two equivalent Co(5), and one Sn(1) atom to form OLi3Co2Sn octahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(2)Li3Co2Sn octahedra, corners with four equivalent O(1)Li3Co2Sn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li2Co4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(4)Li2Co4 octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(5)Li2Co3Sn octahedra, and edges with four equivalent O(6)Li2Co3Sn octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-1°. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to two equivalent Li(3), one Co(1), one Co(3), and two equivalent Co(5) atoms to form OLi2Co4 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(3)Li2Co4 octahedra, corners with four equivalent O(4)Li2Co4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(1)Li3Co2Sn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li3Co2Sn octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(5)Li2Co3Sn octahedra, and edges with four equivalent O(6)Li2Co3Sn octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-4°. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to two equivalent Li(3), one Co(2), one Co(4), and two equivalent Co(5) atoms to form OLi2Co4 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(4)Li2Co4 octahedra, corners with four equivalent O(3)Li2Co4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(1)Li3Co2Sn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li3Co2Sn octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(5)Li2Co3Sn octahedra, and edges with four equivalent O(6)Li2Co3Sn octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-4°. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Co(3), one Co(4), one Co(5), and one Sn(2) atom to form OLi2Co3Sn octahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2Co3Sn octahedra, corners with four equivalent O(5)Li2Co3Sn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li2Co4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(4)Li2Co4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(1)Li3Co2Sn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li3Co2Sn octahedra, and edges with four equivalent O(5)Li2Co3Sn octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-3°. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), one Co(1), one Co(2), one Co(5), and one Sn(1) atom to form OLi2Co3Sn octahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Co3Sn octahedra, corners with four equivalent O(6)Li2Co3Sn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li2Co4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(4)Li2Co4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(1)Li3Co2Sn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li3Co2Sn octahedra, and edges with four equivalent O(6)Li2Co3Sn octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-3°.
Li3Co4SnO8 is alpha Po-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic P2/m space group. There are three inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1) and four equivalent O(6) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-6°. Both Li(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.18 Å. All Li(1)-O(6) bond lengths are 2.21 Å. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(2) and four equivalent O(5) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-6°. Both Li(2)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.16 Å. All Li(2)-O(5) bond lengths are 2.21 Å. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-9°. The Li(3)-O(1) bond length is 2.23 Å. The Li(3)-O(2) bond length is 2.24 Å. The Li(3)-O(3) bond length is 2.21 Å. The Li(3)-O(4) bond length is 2.24 Å. The Li(3)-O(5) bond length is 2.09 Å. The Li(3)-O(6) bond length is 2.09 Å. There are five inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(3) and four equivalent O(6) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-6°. Both Co(1)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.09 Å. All Co(1)-O(6) bond lengths are 2.18 Å. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(4) and four equivalent O(6) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-5°. Both Co(2)-O(4) bond lengths are 2.28 Å. All Co(2)-O(6) bond lengths are 2.13 Å. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to two equivalent O(3) and four equivalent O(5) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-6°. Both Co(3)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.16 Å. All Co(3)-O(5) bond lengths are 2.18 Å. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded to two equivalent O(4) and four equivalent O(5) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-5°. Both Co(4)-O(4) bond lengths are 1.97 Å. All Co(4)-O(5) bond lengths are 2.13 Å. In the fifth Co site, Co(5) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 4-9°. The Co(5)-O(1) bond length is 2.08 Å. The Co(5)-O(2) bond length is 2.07 Å. The Co(5)-O(3) bond length is 2.08 Å. The Co(5)-O(4) bond length is 2.10 Å. The Co(5)-O(5) bond length is 2.16 Å. The Co(5)-O(6) bond length is 2.16 Å. There are two inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(2) and four equivalent O(6) atoms to form SnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-6°. Both Sn(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.09 Å. All Sn(1)-O(6) bond lengths are 2.09 Å. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded to two equivalent O(1) and four equivalent O(5) atoms to form SnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 3-6°. Both Sn(2)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.08 Å. All Sn(2)-O(5) bond lengths are 2.10 Å. There are six inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(1), two equivalent Li(3), two equivalent Co(5), and one Sn(2) atom to form OLi3Co2Sn octahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(1)Li3Co2Sn octahedra, corners with four equivalent O(2)Li3Co2Sn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li2Co4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(4)Li2Co4 octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(5)Li2Co3Sn octahedra, and edges with four equivalent O(6)Li2Co3Sn octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-1°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(2), two equivalent Li(3), two equivalent Co(5), and one Sn(1) atom to form OLi3Co2Sn octahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(2)Li3Co2Sn octahedra, corners with four equivalent O(1)Li3Co2Sn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li2Co4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(4)Li2Co4 octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(5)Li2Co3Sn octahedra, and edges with four equivalent O(6)Li2Co3Sn octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-1°. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to two equivalent Li(3), one Co(1), one Co(3), and two equivalent Co(5) atoms to form OLi2Co4 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(3)Li2Co4 octahedra, corners with four equivalent O(4)Li2Co4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(1)Li3Co2Sn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li3Co2Sn octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(5)Li2Co3Sn octahedra, and edges with four equivalent O(6)Li2Co3Sn octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-4°. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to two equivalent Li(3), one Co(2), one Co(4), and two equivalent Co(5) atoms to form OLi2Co4 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(4)Li2Co4 octahedra, corners with four equivalent O(3)Li2Co4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(1)Li3Co2Sn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li3Co2Sn octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(5)Li2Co3Sn octahedra, and edges with four equivalent O(6)Li2Co3Sn octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-4°. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Co(3), one Co(4), one Co(5), and one Sn(2) atom to form OLi2Co3Sn octahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(6)Li2Co3Sn octahedra, corners with four equivalent O(5)Li2Co3Sn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li2Co4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(4)Li2Co4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(1)Li3Co2Sn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li3Co2Sn octahedra, and edges with four equivalent O(5)Li2Co3Sn octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-3°. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(3), one Co(1), one Co(2), one Co(5), and one Sn(1) atom to form OLi2Co3Sn octahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(5)Li2Co3Sn octahedra, corners with four equivalent O(6)Li2Co3Sn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li2Co4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(4)Li2Co4 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(1)Li3Co2Sn octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li3Co2Sn octahedra, and edges with four equivalent O(6)Li2Co3Sn octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-3°.