LiZn(SbO2)4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Li(1) is bonded to one O(7), one O(8), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sb(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Sb(4)O5 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 55°. Zn(1) is bonded to one O(3), one O(7), one O(8), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form ZnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent Sb(4)O5 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent Sb(3)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra. There are four inequivalent Sb sites. In the first Sb site, Sb(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(2), one O(4), and one O(5) atom. In the second Sb site, Sb(2) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one O(4), one O(6), and two equivalent O(3) atoms. In the third Sb site, Sb(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(6), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form distorted SbO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sb(4)O5 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Sb(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids. In the fourth Sb site, Sb(4) is bonded to one O(5), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form distorted SbO5 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent Sb(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent Sb(4)O5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 57-65°. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Sb(3) and two equivalent Sb(4) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Sb(1) and two equivalent Sb(3) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Zn(1) and two equivalent Sb(2) atoms. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to two equivalent Li(1), one Sb(1), and one Sb(2) atom to form distorted OLi2Sb2 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(4)Li2Sb2 trigonal pyramids and corners with two equivalent O(8)LiZnSb2 trigonal pyramids. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Sb(1) and one Sb(4) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Zn(1), one Sb(2), and one Sb(3) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Zn(1), and two equivalent Sb(4) atoms. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Li(1), one Zn(1), and two equivalent Sb(3) atoms to form distorted OLiZnSb2 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(4)Li2Sb2 trigonal pyramids and corners with two equivalent O(8)LiZnSb2 trigonal pyramids.
LiZn(SbO2)4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Li(1) is bonded to one O(7), one O(8), and two equivalent O(4) atoms to form distorted LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sb(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Sb(4)O5 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 55°. The Li(1)-O(7) bond length is 1.94 Å. The Li(1)-O(8) bond length is 1.97 Å. There is one shorter (2.03 Å) and one longer (2.26 Å) Li(1)-O(4) bond length. Zn(1) is bonded to one O(3), one O(7), one O(8), and two equivalent O(6) atoms to form ZnO5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent Sb(4)O5 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent Sb(3)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra. The Zn(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.11 Å. The Zn(1)-O(7) bond length is 1.98 Å. The Zn(1)-O(8) bond length is 2.19 Å. There is one shorter (2.03 Å) and one longer (2.06 Å) Zn(1)-O(6) bond length. There are four inequivalent Sb sites. In the first Sb site, Sb(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(2), one O(4), and one O(5) atom. The Sb(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.11 Å. The Sb(1)-O(4) bond length is 2.06 Å. The Sb(1)-O(5) bond length is 1.99 Å. In the second Sb site, Sb(2) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one O(4), one O(6), and two equivalent O(3) atoms. The Sb(2)-O(4) bond length is 2.16 Å. The Sb(2)-O(6) bond length is 2.18 Å. There is one shorter (2.09 Å) and one longer (2.10 Å) Sb(2)-O(3) bond length. In the third Sb site, Sb(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(6), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(8) atoms to form distorted SbO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sb(4)O5 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Sb(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids. The Sb(3)-O(1) bond length is 2.01 Å. The Sb(3)-O(6) bond length is 2.33 Å. There is one shorter (2.17 Å) and one longer (2.42 Å) Sb(3)-O(2) bond length. There is one shorter (2.06 Å) and one longer (2.29 Å) Sb(3)-O(8) bond length. In the fourth Sb site, Sb(4) is bonded to one O(5), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(7) atoms to form distorted SbO5 square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent Sb(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Zn(1)O5 trigonal bipyramids, and edges with two equivalent Sb(4)O5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 57-65°. The Sb(4)-O(5) bond length is 2.02 Å. There is one shorter (2.09 Å) and one longer (2.63 Å) Sb(4)-O(1) bond length. There is one shorter (2.06 Å) and one longer (2.59 Å) Sb(4)-O(7) bond length. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Sb(3) and two equivalent Sb(4) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Sb(1) and two equivalent Sb(3) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Zn(1) and two equivalent Sb(2) atoms. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to two equivalent Li(1), one Sb(1), and one Sb(2) atom to form distorted OLi2Sb2 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(4)Li2Sb2 trigonal pyramids and corners with two equivalent O(8)LiZnSb2 trigonal pyramids. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Sb(1) and one Sb(4) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Zn(1), one Sb(2), and one Sb(3) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Zn(1), and two equivalent Sb(4) atoms. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Li(1), one Zn(1), and two equivalent Sb(3) atoms to form distorted OLiZnSb2 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent O(4)Li2Sb2 trigonal pyramids and corners with two equivalent O(8)LiZnSb2 trigonal pyramids.