Li2V3SnO8 is Spinel-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Cc space group. There are two inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-62°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(1), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(8) atom. There are three inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 52°. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-53°. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 53°. Sn(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form SnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(2)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one V(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-53°. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(8) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one V(1), one V(3), and one Sn(1) atom. In the second O site, O(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one V(1), one V(2), and one Sn(1) atom. In the third O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one V(1), one V(3), and one Sn(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one V(1), one V(2), and one V(3) atom. In the fifth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(2), one V(1), one V(2), and one V(3) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiV3 tetrahedra. In the sixth O site, O(5) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one V(2), one V(3), and one Sn(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(1), one V(1), one V(2), and one Sn(1) atom to form distorted OLiV2Sn trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(7)LiV2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)LiV3 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(7)LiV2Sn tetrahedra. In the eighth O site, O(7) is bonded to one Li(1), one V(2), one V(3), and one Sn(1) atom to form distorted OLiV2Sn tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(4)LiV3 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(6)LiV2Sn trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(6)LiV2Sn trigonal pyramid.
Li2V3SnO8 is Spinel-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Cc space group. There are two inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 51-62°. The Li(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.99 Å. The Li(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.06 Å. The Li(1)-O(6) bond length is 2.00 Å. The Li(1)-O(7) bond length is 1.98 Å. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(1), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(8) atom. The Li(2)-O(1) bond length is 1.99 Å. The Li(2)-O(4) bond length is 1.84 Å. The Li(2)-O(5) bond length is 1.99 Å. The Li(2)-O(8) bond length is 1.95 Å. There are three inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 52°. The V(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.11 Å. The V(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.97 Å. The V(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.90 Å. The V(1)-O(4) bond length is 1.91 Å. The V(1)-O(6) bond length is 1.98 Å. The V(1)-O(8) bond length is 2.09 Å. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-53°. The V(2)-O(1) bond length is 2.01 Å. The V(2)-O(3) bond length is 2.09 Å. The V(2)-O(4) bond length is 2.06 Å. The V(2)-O(5) bond length is 2.02 Å. The V(2)-O(6) bond length is 2.08 Å. The V(2)-O(7) bond length is 2.05 Å. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 53°. The V(3)-O(2) bond length is 2.10 Å. The V(3)-O(3) bond length is 2.03 Å. The V(3)-O(4) bond length is 2.01 Å. The V(3)-O(5) bond length is 2.07 Å. The V(3)-O(7) bond length is 2.01 Å. The V(3)-O(8) bond length is 2.09 Å. Sn(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form SnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(2)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one V(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-53°. The Sn(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.09 Å. The Sn(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.15 Å. The Sn(1)-O(5) bond length is 2.08 Å. The Sn(1)-O(6) bond length is 2.18 Å. The Sn(1)-O(7) bond length is 2.16 Å. The Sn(1)-O(8) bond length is 2.06 Å. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(8) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one V(1), one V(3), and one Sn(1) atom. In the second O site, O(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one V(1), one V(2), and one Sn(1) atom. In the third O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one V(1), one V(3), and one Sn(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one V(1), one V(2), and one V(3) atom. In the fifth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(2), one V(1), one V(2), and one V(3) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OLiV3 tetrahedra. In the sixth O site, O(5) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one V(2), one V(3), and one Sn(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(6) is bonded to one Li(1), one V(1), one V(2), and one Sn(1) atom to form distorted OLiV2Sn trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(7)LiV2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)LiV3 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(7)LiV2Sn tetrahedra. In the eighth O site, O(7) is bonded to one Li(1), one V(2), one V(3), and one Sn(1) atom to form distorted OLiV2Sn tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(4)LiV3 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(6)LiV2Sn trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(6)LiV2Sn trigonal pyramid.