LiAu4Se4(O3Cl)4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Li(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(4), one O(9), and one Cl(3) atom. There are four inequivalent Au sites. In the first Au site, Au(1) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to one O(3), one O(5), one O(7), and one Cl(2) atom. In the second Au site, Au(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(1), one O(11), one O(4), and one O(6) atom. In the third Au site, Au(3) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to one O(10), one O(2), one O(8), and one Cl(1) atom. In the fourth Au site, Au(4) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(12), one O(9), one Cl(3), and one Cl(4) atom. There are four inequivalent Se sites. In the first Se site, Se(1) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one O(1), one O(3), and one O(9) atom. In the second Se site, Se(2) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(10), one O(6), and one O(7) atom. In the third Se site, Se(3) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(2), one O(4), and one O(5) atom. In the fourth Se site, Se(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(11), one O(12), and one O(8) atom. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li(1), one Au(2), and one Se(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au(3) and one Se(3) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au(1) and one Se(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Au(2), and one Se(3) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au(1) and one Se(3) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au(2) and one Se(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au(1) and one Se(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au(3) and one Se(4) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Au(4), and one Se(1) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au(3) and one Se(2) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au(2) and one Se(4) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au(4) and one Se(4) atom. There are four inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Au(3) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Au(1) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to one Li(1) and one Au(4) atom. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Au(4) atom.
LiAu4Se4(O3Cl)4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Li(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(4), one O(9), and one Cl(3) atom. The Li(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.05 Å. The Li(1)-O(4) bond length is 1.94 Å. The Li(1)-O(9) bond length is 2.01 Å. The Li(1)-Cl(3) bond length is 2.61 Å. There are four inequivalent Au sites. In the first Au site, Au(1) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to one O(3), one O(5), one O(7), and one Cl(2) atom. The Au(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.03 Å. The Au(1)-O(5) bond length is 2.02 Å. The Au(1)-O(7) bond length is 2.05 Å. The Au(1)-Cl(2) bond length is 2.30 Å. In the second Au site, Au(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(1), one O(11), one O(4), and one O(6) atom. The Au(2)-O(1) bond length is 2.31 Å. The Au(2)-O(11) bond length is 2.19 Å. The Au(2)-O(4) bond length is 2.14 Å. The Au(2)-O(6) bond length is 2.10 Å. In the third Au site, Au(3) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to one O(10), one O(2), one O(8), and one Cl(1) atom. The Au(3)-O(10) bond length is 2.03 Å. The Au(3)-O(2) bond length is 2.07 Å. The Au(3)-O(8) bond length is 2.04 Å. The Au(3)-Cl(1) bond length is 2.28 Å. In the fourth Au site, Au(4) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(12), one O(9), one Cl(3), and one Cl(4) atom. The Au(4)-O(12) bond length is 2.01 Å. The Au(4)-O(9) bond length is 2.04 Å. The Au(4)-Cl(3) bond length is 2.33 Å. The Au(4)-Cl(4) bond length is 2.30 Å. There are four inequivalent Se sites. In the first Se site, Se(1) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one O(1), one O(3), and one O(9) atom. The Se(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.73 Å. The Se(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.74 Å. The Se(1)-O(9) bond length is 1.79 Å. In the second Se site, Se(2) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(10), one O(6), and one O(7) atom. The Se(2)-O(10) bond length is 1.76 Å. The Se(2)-O(6) bond length is 1.73 Å. The Se(2)-O(7) bond length is 1.75 Å. In the third Se site, Se(3) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(2), one O(4), and one O(5) atom. The Se(3)-O(2) bond length is 1.72 Å. The Se(3)-O(4) bond length is 1.75 Å. The Se(3)-O(5) bond length is 1.76 Å. In the fourth Se site, Se(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(11), one O(12), and one O(8) atom. The Se(4)-O(11) bond length is 1.71 Å. The Se(4)-O(12) bond length is 1.78 Å. The Se(4)-O(8) bond length is 1.76 Å. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li(1), one Au(2), and one Se(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au(3) and one Se(3) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au(1) and one Se(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Au(2), and one Se(3) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au(1) and one Se(3) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au(2) and one Se(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au(1) and one Se(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au(3) and one Se(4) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Au(4), and one Se(1) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au(3) and one Se(2) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au(2) and one Se(4) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au(4) and one Se(4) atom. There are four inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Au(3) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Au(1) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to one Li(1) and one Au(4) atom. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Au(4) atom.