LiCd4(GeO3)5 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. Li(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(11), one O(12), one O(15), and one O(4) atom. There are four inequivalent Cd sites. In the first Cd site, Cd(1) is bonded to one O(13), one O(3), one O(6), one O(9), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form CdO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(5)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cd(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cd(2)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Cd(3)O6 octahedra. In the second Cd site, Cd(2) is bonded to one O(11), one O(12), one O(3), one O(9), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form CdO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(5)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cd(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cd(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Cd(3)O6 octahedra. In the third Cd site, Cd(3) is bonded to one O(12), one O(14), one O(15), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form CdO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(5)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cd(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Cd(2)O6 octahedra. In the fourth Cd site, Cd(4) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(13), one O(14), one O(2), one O(6), and one O(8) atom. There are five inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(13), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 39-63°. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(4), and one O(5) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(3)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cd(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Ge(5)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 42-63°. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(15), one O(3), and one O(7) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Ge(5)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-64°. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded to one O(14), one O(2), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-65°. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(4), and one O(9) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 53-61°. There are fifteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Ge(1), and one Ge(2) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Cd(4), two equivalent Cd(1), and one Ge(4) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OCd3Ge tetrahedra. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Cd(1), one Cd(2), one Cd(3), and one Ge(3) atom to form distorted OCd3Ge tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(5)Cd3Ge tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Cd3Ge tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(12)LiCd2Ge trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Cd3Ge tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(6)Cd3Ge tetrahedra. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Ge(2), and one Ge(5) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Cd(3), two equivalent Cd(2), and one Ge(2) atom to form distorted OCd3Ge tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(3)Cd3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Cd3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(12)LiCd2Ge trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Cd3Ge tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Cd3Ge tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(12)LiCd2Ge trigonal pyramid. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Cd(1), one Cd(3), one Cd(4), and one Ge(1) atom to form distorted OCd3Ge tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Cd3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Cd3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(12)LiCd2Ge trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Cd3Ge tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(3)Cd3Ge tetrahedra. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(3) and one Ge(4) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Cd(4), one Ge(1), and one Ge(4) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Cd(1), one Cd(2), and one Ge(5) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(3) and one Ge(5) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Li(1), one Cd(2), and one Ge(2) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded to one Li(1), one Cd(2), one Cd(3), and one Ge(5) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OLiCd2Ge trigonal pyramids. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Cd(1), one Cd(4), and one Ge(1) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cd(3), one Cd(4), and one Ge(4) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Cd(3), and one Ge(3) atom.
LiCd4(GeO3)5 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. Li(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(11), one O(12), one O(15), and one O(4) atom. The Li(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.18 Å. The Li(1)-O(11) bond length is 2.03 Å. The Li(1)-O(12) bond length is 2.00 Å. The Li(1)-O(15) bond length is 2.46 Å. The Li(1)-O(4) bond length is 2.23 Å. There are four inequivalent Cd sites. In the first Cd site, Cd(1) is bonded to one O(13), one O(3), one O(6), one O(9), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form CdO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(5)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cd(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cd(2)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Cd(3)O6 octahedra. The Cd(1)-O(13) bond length is 2.29 Å. The Cd(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.34 Å. The Cd(1)-O(6) bond length is 2.38 Å. The Cd(1)-O(9) bond length is 2.28 Å. There is one shorter (2.33 Å) and one longer (2.42 Å) Cd(1)-O(2) bond length. In the second Cd site, Cd(2) is bonded to one O(11), one O(12), one O(3), one O(9), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form CdO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(5)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cd(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cd(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Cd(3)O6 octahedra. The Cd(2)-O(11) bond length is 2.31 Å. The Cd(2)-O(12) bond length is 2.39 Å. The Cd(2)-O(3) bond length is 2.37 Å. The Cd(2)-O(9) bond length is 2.27 Å. There is one shorter (2.37 Å) and one longer (2.41 Å) Cd(2)-O(5) bond length. In the third Cd site, Cd(3) is bonded to one O(12), one O(14), one O(15), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form CdO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(5)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cd(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Cd(2)O6 octahedra. The Cd(3)-O(12) bond length is 2.28 Å. The Cd(3)-O(14) bond length is 2.27 Å. The Cd(3)-O(15) bond length is 2.30 Å. The Cd(3)-O(3) bond length is 2.38 Å. The Cd(3)-O(5) bond length is 2.38 Å. The Cd(3)-O(6) bond length is 2.34 Å. In the fourth Cd site, Cd(4) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(13), one O(14), one O(2), one O(6), and one O(8) atom. The Cd(4)-O(13) bond length is 2.24 Å. The Cd(4)-O(14) bond length is 2.21 Å. The Cd(4)-O(2) bond length is 2.37 Å. The Cd(4)-O(6) bond length is 2.39 Å. The Cd(4)-O(8) bond length is 2.59 Å. There are five inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(13), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 39-63°. The Ge(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.80 Å. The Ge(1)-O(13) bond length is 1.74 Å. The Ge(1)-O(6) bond length is 1.76 Å. The Ge(1)-O(8) bond length is 1.81 Å. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(4), and one O(5) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(3)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cd(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Ge(5)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 42-63°. The Ge(2)-O(1) bond length is 1.80 Å. The Ge(2)-O(11) bond length is 1.77 Å. The Ge(2)-O(4) bond length is 1.80 Å. The Ge(2)-O(5) bond length is 1.75 Å. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(15), one O(3), and one O(7) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(4)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Ge(5)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 45-64°. The Ge(3)-O(10) bond length is 1.80 Å. The Ge(3)-O(15) bond length is 1.77 Å. The Ge(3)-O(3) bond length is 1.76 Å. The Ge(3)-O(7) bond length is 1.78 Å. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded to one O(14), one O(2), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 47-65°. The Ge(4)-O(14) bond length is 1.75 Å. The Ge(4)-O(2) bond length is 1.75 Å. The Ge(4)-O(7) bond length is 1.80 Å. The Ge(4)-O(8) bond length is 1.80 Å. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(4), and one O(9) atom to form GeO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Cd(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Cd(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cd(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)O4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 53-61°. The Ge(5)-O(10) bond length is 1.82 Å. The Ge(5)-O(12) bond length is 1.76 Å. The Ge(5)-O(4) bond length is 1.80 Å. The Ge(5)-O(9) bond length is 1.73 Å. There are fifteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Ge(1), and one Ge(2) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Cd(4), two equivalent Cd(1), and one Ge(4) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OCd3Ge tetrahedra. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Cd(1), one Cd(2), one Cd(3), and one Ge(3) atom to form distorted OCd3Ge tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(5)Cd3Ge tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Cd3Ge tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(12)LiCd2Ge trigonal pyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Cd3Ge tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(6)Cd3Ge tetrahedra. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Ge(2), and one Ge(5) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Cd(3), two equivalent Cd(2), and one Ge(2) atom to form distorted OCd3Ge tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(3)Cd3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(6)Cd3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(12)LiCd2Ge trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Cd3Ge tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Cd3Ge tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(12)LiCd2Ge trigonal pyramid. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Cd(1), one Cd(3), one Cd(4), and one Ge(1) atom to form distorted OCd3Ge tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Cd3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Cd3Ge tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(12)LiCd2Ge trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Cd3Ge tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(3)Cd3Ge tetrahedra. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(3) and one Ge(4) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Cd(4), one Ge(1), and one Ge(4) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Cd(1), one Cd(2), and one Ge(5) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ge(3) and one Ge(5) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Li(1), one Cd(2), and one Ge(2) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded to one Li(1), one Cd(2), one Cd(3), and one Ge(5) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OLiCd2Ge trigonal pyramids. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Cd(1), one Cd(4), and one Ge(1) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cd(3), one Cd(4), and one Ge(4) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Cd(3), and one Ge(3) atom.