Li2Ni3SnO8 is Spinel-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are four inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(6), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(6)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(5)O6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-66°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(2), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(6)O6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-65°. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to one O(11), one O(14), one O(16), and one O(3) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(6)O6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-65°. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded to one O(12), one O(13), one O(15), and one O(4) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(6)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(5)O6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 55-66°. There are six inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded to one O(14), one O(16), one O(2), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(6)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(12), one O(14), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(5)O6 octahedra. In the third Ni site, Ni(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(13), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(8) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(6)O6 octahedra. In the fourth Ni site, Ni(4) is bonded to one O(1), one O(13), one O(15), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(6)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra. In the fifth Ni site, Ni(5) is bonded to one O(1), one O(12), one O(16), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(9) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra. In the sixth Ni site, Ni(6) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(15), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(6) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(3)O6 octahedra. There are two inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(13), one O(15), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form SnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(6)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(14), one O(16), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form SnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(6)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra. There are sixteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Ni(2), one Ni(4), and one Ni(5) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Ni(1), one Ni(3), and one Ni(6) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(3), one Ni(3), one Ni(4), and one Ni(6) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(4), one Ni(1), one Ni(2), and one Ni(5) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(2), one Ni(4), one Ni(5), and one Sn(1) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiNi2Sn tetrahedra. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(1), one Ni(1), one Ni(6), and one Sn(2) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiNi2Sn tetrahedra. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Ni(2), one Ni(4), and one Sn(1) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Ni(1), one Ni(3), and one Sn(2) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Ni(2), one Ni(5), and one Sn(1) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Ni(3), one Ni(6), and one Sn(2) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(3), one Ni(3), one Ni(6), and one Sn(1) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(4), one Ni(2), one Ni(5), and one Sn(2) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(4), one Ni(3), one Ni(4), and one Sn(1) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(3), one Ni(1), one Ni(2), and one Sn(2) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded to one Li(4), one Ni(4), one Ni(6), and one Sn(1) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiNi2Sn tetrahedra. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded to one Li(3), one Ni(1), one Ni(5), and one Sn(2) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiNi2Sn tetrahedra.
Li2Ni3SnO8 is Spinel-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are four inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(6), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(6)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(5)O6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-66°. The Li(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.16 Å. The Li(1)-O(6) bond length is 1.92 Å. The Li(1)-O(8) bond length is 1.94 Å. The Li(1)-O(9) bond length is 1.99 Å. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(2), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(6)O6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-65°. The Li(2)-O(10) bond length is 1.98 Å. The Li(2)-O(2) bond length is 2.17 Å. The Li(2)-O(5) bond length is 1.92 Å. The Li(2)-O(7) bond length is 1.94 Å. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to one O(11), one O(14), one O(16), and one O(3) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(6)O6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-65°. The Li(3)-O(11) bond length is 1.98 Å. The Li(3)-O(14) bond length is 1.94 Å. The Li(3)-O(16) bond length is 1.92 Å. The Li(3)-O(3) bond length is 2.17 Å. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded to one O(12), one O(13), one O(15), and one O(4) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ni(6)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ni(5)O6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 55-66°. The Li(4)-O(12) bond length is 1.99 Å. The Li(4)-O(13) bond length is 1.94 Å. The Li(4)-O(15) bond length is 1.92 Å. The Li(4)-O(4) bond length is 2.16 Å. There are six inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded to one O(14), one O(16), one O(2), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(6)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra. The Ni(1)-O(14) bond length is 2.13 Å. The Ni(1)-O(16) bond length is 1.94 Å. The Ni(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.91 Å. The Ni(1)-O(4) bond length is 1.91 Å. The Ni(1)-O(6) bond length is 1.94 Å. The Ni(1)-O(8) bond length is 2.13 Å. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(12), one O(14), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(5)O6 octahedra. The Ni(2)-O(1) bond length is 1.91 Å. The Ni(2)-O(12) bond length is 1.91 Å. The Ni(2)-O(14) bond length is 1.90 Å. The Ni(2)-O(4) bond length is 1.91 Å. The Ni(2)-O(7) bond length is 1.90 Å. The Ni(2)-O(9) bond length is 1.91 Å. In the third Ni site, Ni(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(13), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(8) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(6)O6 octahedra. The Ni(3)-O(10) bond length is 1.91 Å. The Ni(3)-O(11) bond length is 1.91 Å. The Ni(3)-O(13) bond length is 1.90 Å. The Ni(3)-O(2) bond length is 1.91 Å. The Ni(3)-O(3) bond length is 1.91 Å. The Ni(3)-O(8) bond length is 1.90 Å. In the fourth Ni site, Ni(4) is bonded to one O(1), one O(13), one O(15), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(6)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The Ni(4)-O(1) bond length is 1.91 Å. The Ni(4)-O(13) bond length is 2.12 Å. The Ni(4)-O(15) bond length is 1.94 Å. The Ni(4)-O(3) bond length is 1.91 Å. The Ni(4)-O(5) bond length is 1.94 Å. The Ni(4)-O(7) bond length is 2.12 Å. In the fifth Ni site, Ni(5) is bonded to one O(1), one O(12), one O(16), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(9) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(2)O6 octahedra. The Ni(5)-O(1) bond length is 2.10 Å. The Ni(5)-O(12) bond length is 2.00 Å. The Ni(5)-O(16) bond length is 1.90 Å. The Ni(5)-O(4) bond length is 2.10 Å. The Ni(5)-O(5) bond length is 1.89 Å. The Ni(5)-O(9) bond length is 2.00 Å. In the sixth Ni site, Ni(6) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(15), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(6) atom to form NiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(3)O6 octahedra. The Ni(6)-O(10) bond length is 2.02 Å. The Ni(6)-O(11) bond length is 2.02 Å. The Ni(6)-O(15) bond length is 1.89 Å. The Ni(6)-O(2) bond length is 2.09 Å. The Ni(6)-O(3) bond length is 2.09 Å. The Ni(6)-O(6) bond length is 1.89 Å. There are two inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(13), one O(15), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form SnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(6)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(4)O6 octahedra. The Sn(1)-O(11) bond length is 2.09 Å. The Sn(1)-O(13) bond length is 2.06 Å. The Sn(1)-O(15) bond length is 2.10 Å. The Sn(1)-O(5) bond length is 2.10 Å. The Sn(1)-O(7) bond length is 2.06 Å. The Sn(1)-O(9) bond length is 2.09 Å. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(14), one O(16), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form SnO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(3)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ni(6)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ni(1)O6 octahedra. The Sn(2)-O(10) bond length is 2.09 Å. The Sn(2)-O(12) bond length is 2.09 Å. The Sn(2)-O(14) bond length is 2.06 Å. The Sn(2)-O(16) bond length is 2.10 Å. The Sn(2)-O(6) bond length is 2.10 Å. The Sn(2)-O(8) bond length is 2.06 Å. There are sixteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Ni(2), one Ni(4), and one Ni(5) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Ni(1), one Ni(3), and one Ni(6) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(3), one Ni(3), one Ni(4), and one Ni(6) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(4), one Ni(1), one Ni(2), and one Ni(5) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(2), one Ni(4), one Ni(5), and one Sn(1) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiNi2Sn tetrahedra. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(1), one Ni(1), one Ni(6), and one Sn(2) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiNi2Sn tetrahedra. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Ni(2), one Ni(4), and one Sn(1) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Ni(1), one Ni(3), and one Sn(2) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one Ni(2), one Ni(5), and one Sn(1) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Ni(3), one Ni(6), and one Sn(2) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(3), one Ni(3), one Ni(6), and one Sn(1) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(4), one Ni(2), one Ni(5), and one Sn(2) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(4), one Ni(3), one Ni(4), and one Sn(1) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(3), one Ni(1), one Ni(2), and one Sn(2) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded to one Li(4), one Ni(4), one Ni(6), and one Sn(1) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiNi2Sn tetrahedra. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded to one Li(3), one Ni(1), one Ni(5), and one Sn(2) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiNi2Sn tetrahedra.