Li8N2Te crystallizes in the tetragonal I4_1md space group. There are four inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent N(1) and two equivalent Te(1) atoms. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent N(1) atoms. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent N(1) atoms. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent N(1) and one Te(1) atom. N(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Li(3), one Li(4), three equivalent Li(2), and four equivalent Li(1) atoms. Te(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Li(4) and eight equivalent Li(1) atoms.
Li8N2Te crystallizes in the tetragonal I4_1md space group. There are four inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent N(1) and two equivalent Te(1) atoms. There is one shorter (2.10 Å) and one longer (2.23 Å) Li(1)-N(1) bond length. There is one shorter (2.90 Å) and one longer (2.95 Å) Li(1)-Te(1) bond length. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent N(1) atoms. There are two shorter (2.09 Å) and one longer (2.13 Å) Li(2)-N(1) bond length. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent N(1) atoms. Both Li(3)-N(1) bond lengths are 1.99 Å. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent N(1) and one Te(1) atom. Both Li(4)-N(1) bond lengths are 2.12 Å. The Li(4)-Te(1) bond length is 2.77 Å. N(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Li(3), one Li(4), three equivalent Li(2), and four equivalent Li(1) atoms. Te(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Li(4) and eight equivalent Li(1) atoms.