Co4Zn3(SbO6)2 is Spinel-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are five inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(4), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(3)O4 tetrahedra,  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 Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sb(2)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Sb(3)O6 octahedra. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(11), one O(12), one O(2), one O(3), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sb(2)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Sb(3)O6 octahedra. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(10), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sb(2)O6 octahedra. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(3)O4 tetrahedra,  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 Sb(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sb(2)O6 octahedra. In the fifth Co site, Co(5) is bonded to two equivalent O(3), two equivalent O(6), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(3)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sb(3)O6 octahedra. There are three inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sb(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent Sb(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-63°. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sb(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Sb(1)O6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent Sb(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-62°. In the third Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded to one O(12), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(9) atom to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sb(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Sb(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 54-63°. There are three inequivalent Sb sites. In the first Sb site, Sb(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(11), two equivalent O(5), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form SbO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sb(2)O6 octahedra. In the second Sb site, Sb(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(11), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(5) atom to form SbO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(3)O4 tetrahedra,  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 Sb(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra. In the third Sb site, Sb(3) is bonded to two equivalent O(12), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form SbO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(3)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Co(3), one Co(4), one Zn(2), and one Sb(2) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to one Co(2), one Co(4), one Zn(3), and one Sb(2) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Co(2), one Co(5), one Zn(1), and one Sb(3) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Co(1), one Co(4), one Zn(3), and one Sb(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Co(4), one Zn(1), one Sb(1), and one Sb(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Co(1), one Co(5), one Zn(2), and one Sb(3) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Co(1), one Co(3), one Co(4), and one Zn(1) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Co(2), one Co(4), one Zn(2), and one Sb(1) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Co(1), one Co(2), one Co(5), and one Zn(3) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Co(1), one Co(3), one Zn(1), and one Sb(2) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Co(2), one Zn(2), one Sb(1), and one Sb(2) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Co(1), one Co(2), one Zn(3), and one Sb(3) atom.
Co4Zn3(SbO6)2 is Spinel-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are five inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(4), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(3)O4 tetrahedra,  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 Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sb(2)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Sb(3)O6 octahedra. The Co(1)-O(10) bond length is 2.17 Å. The Co(1)-O(12) bond length is 2.11 Å. The Co(1)-O(4) bond length is 2.20 Å. The Co(1)-O(6) bond length is 2.14 Å. The Co(1)-O(7) bond length is 2.01 Å. The Co(1)-O(9) bond length is 2.00 Å. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(11), one O(12), one O(2), one O(3), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Zn(3)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(4)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sb(2)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Sb(3)O6 octahedra. The Co(2)-O(11) bond length is 2.22 Å. The Co(2)-O(12) bond length is 2.09 Å. The Co(2)-O(2) bond length is 2.10 Å. The Co(2)-O(3) bond length is 2.09 Å. The Co(2)-O(8) bond length is 2.16 Å. The Co(2)-O(9) bond length is 1.98 Å. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(10), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sb(2)O6 octahedra. Both Co(3)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.15 Å. Both Co(3)-O(10) bond lengths are 2.13 Å. Both Co(3)-O(7) bond lengths are 2.00 Å. In the fourth Co site, Co(4) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(3)O4 tetrahedra,  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 Sb(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sb(2)O6 octahedra. The Co(4)-O(1) bond length is 2.13 Å. The Co(4)-O(2) bond length is 2.09 Å. The Co(4)-O(4) bond length is 2.09 Å. The Co(4)-O(5) bond length is 2.23 Å. The Co(4)-O(7) bond length is 1.97 Å. The Co(4)-O(8) bond length is 2.12 Å. In the fifth Co site, Co(5) is bonded to two equivalent O(3), two equivalent O(6), and two equivalent O(9) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(3)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sb(3)O6 octahedra. Both Co(5)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.12 Å. Both Co(5)-O(6) bond lengths are 2.12 Å. Both Co(5)-O(9) bond lengths are 1.96 Å. There are three inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sb(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sb(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent Sb(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-63°. The Zn(1)-O(10) bond length is 1.97 Å. The Zn(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.96 Å. The Zn(1)-O(5) bond length is 2.12 Å. The Zn(1)-O(7) bond length is 1.92 Å. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sb(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Sb(1)O6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent Sb(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-62°. The Zn(2)-O(1) bond length is 1.97 Å. The Zn(2)-O(11) bond length is 2.08 Å. The Zn(2)-O(6) bond length is 1.93 Å. The Zn(2)-O(8) bond length is 2.02 Å. In the third Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded to one O(12), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(9) atom to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Co(5)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Sb(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Sb(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 54-63°. The Zn(3)-O(12) bond length is 1.97 Å. The Zn(3)-O(2) bond length is 2.03 Å. The Zn(3)-O(4) bond length is 2.00 Å. The Zn(3)-O(9) bond length is 1.94 Å. There are three inequivalent Sb sites. In the first Sb site, Sb(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(11), two equivalent O(5), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form SbO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Sb(2)O6 octahedra. Both Sb(1)-O(11) bond lengths are 2.03 Å. Both Sb(1)-O(5) bond lengths are 2.02 Å. Both Sb(1)-O(8) bond lengths are 1.96 Å. In the second Sb site, Sb(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(11), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(5) atom to form SbO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(3)O4 tetrahedra,  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 Sb(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(4)O6 octahedra. The Sb(2)-O(1) bond length is 1.98 Å. The Sb(2)-O(10) bond length is 1.96 Å. The Sb(2)-O(11) bond length is 2.09 Å. The Sb(2)-O(2) bond length is 1.98 Å. The Sb(2)-O(4) bond length is 1.96 Å. The Sb(2)-O(5) bond length is 2.09 Å. In the third Sb site, Sb(3) is bonded to two equivalent O(12), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form SbO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(2)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(3)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(5)O6 octahedra. Both Sb(3)-O(12) bond lengths are 1.99 Å. Both Sb(3)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.00 Å. Both Sb(3)-O(6) bond lengths are 2.00 Å. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Co(3), one Co(4), one Zn(2), and one Sb(2) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to one Co(2), one Co(4), one Zn(3), and one Sb(2) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Co(2), one Co(5), one Zn(1), and one Sb(3) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Co(1), one Co(4), one Zn(3), and one Sb(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Co(4), one Zn(1), one Sb(1), and one Sb(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Co(1), one Co(5), one Zn(2), and one Sb(3) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Co(1), one Co(3), one Co(4), and one Zn(1) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Co(2), one Co(4), one Zn(2), and one Sb(1) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Co(1), one Co(2), one Co(5), and one Zn(3) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Co(1), one Co(3), one Zn(1), and one Sb(2) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Co(2), one Zn(2), one Sb(1), and one Sb(2) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Co(1), one Co(2), one Zn(3), and one Sb(3) atom.