Li3Zn is Uranium Silicide-like structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Li(1) is bonded to eight equivalent Li(1) and four equivalent Zn(1) atoms to form distorted LiLi8Zn4 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Zn(1)Li12 cuboctahedra, corners with fourteen equivalent Li(1)Li8Zn4 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Zn(1)Li12 cuboctahedra, edges with twelve equivalent Li(1)Li8Zn4 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Zn(1)Li12 cuboctahedra, and faces with sixteen equivalent Li(1)Li8Zn4 cuboctahedra. Zn(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Li(1) atoms to form ZnLi12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Zn(1)Li12 cuboctahedra, corners with twelve equivalent Li(1)Li8Zn4 cuboctahedra, edges with eighteen equivalent Li(1)Li8Zn4 cuboctahedra, faces with eight equivalent Zn(1)Li12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent Li(1)Li8Zn4 cuboctahedra.
Li3Zn is Uranium Silicide-like structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Li(1) is bonded to eight equivalent Li(1) and four equivalent Zn(1) atoms to form distorted LiLi8Zn4 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Zn(1)Li12 cuboctahedra, corners with fourteen equivalent Li(1)Li8Zn4 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Zn(1)Li12 cuboctahedra, edges with twelve equivalent Li(1)Li8Zn4 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Zn(1)Li12 cuboctahedra, and faces with sixteen equivalent Li(1)Li8Zn4 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Li(1)-Li(1) bond distances ranging from 2.75-2.94 Å. There are two shorter (2.80 Å) and two longer (2.85 Å) Li(1)-Zn(1) bond lengths. Zn(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Li(1) atoms to form ZnLi12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Zn(1)Li12 cuboctahedra, corners with twelve equivalent Li(1)Li8Zn4 cuboctahedra, edges with eighteen equivalent Li(1)Li8Zn4 cuboctahedra, faces with eight equivalent Zn(1)Li12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent Li(1)Li8Zn4 cuboctahedra.