LiAg4(PO3)4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Li(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one O(2), one O(4), and one O(5) atom. There are four inequivalent Ag sites. In the first Ag site, Ag(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(12), and one O(2) atom. In the second Ag site, Ag(2) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one O(6) and one O(8) atom. In the third Ag site, Ag(3) is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to one O(7) and one O(8) atom. In the fourth Ag site, Ag(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(11), and one O(12) atom. There are four inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(4) atom to form corner-sharing PO4 tetrahedra. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form corner-sharing PO4 tetrahedra. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(7), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form corner-sharing PO4 tetrahedra. In the fourth P site, P(4) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(12), and one O(9) atom to form corner-sharing PO4 tetrahedra. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ag(1), one Ag(4), and one P(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li(1), one Ag(1), and one P(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one P(1) and one P(2) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one P(1), and one P(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Li(1) and one P(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ag(2) and one P(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Ag(3) and one P(3) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Ag(2), one Ag(3), and one P(3) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one P(3) and one P(4) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one P(3) and one P(4) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Ag(4) and one P(4) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Ag(1), one Ag(4), and one P(4) atom.
LiAg4(PO3)4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Li(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one O(2), one O(4), and one O(5) atom. The Li(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.07 Å. The Li(1)-O(4) bond length is 2.27 Å. The Li(1)-O(5) bond length is 1.87 Å. There are four inequivalent Ag sites. In the first Ag site, Ag(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(12), and one O(2) atom. The Ag(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.52 Å. The Ag(1)-O(12) bond length is 2.31 Å. The Ag(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.35 Å. In the second Ag site, Ag(2) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one O(6) and one O(8) atom. The Ag(2)-O(6) bond length is 2.43 Å. The Ag(2)-O(8) bond length is 2.52 Å. In the third Ag site, Ag(3) is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to one O(7) and one O(8) atom. The Ag(3)-O(7) bond length is 2.35 Å. The Ag(3)-O(8) bond length is 2.60 Å. In the fourth Ag site, Ag(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(11), and one O(12) atom. The Ag(4)-O(1) bond length is 2.26 Å. The Ag(4)-O(11) bond length is 2.20 Å. The Ag(4)-O(12) bond length is 2.38 Å. There are four inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(4) atom to form corner-sharing PO4 tetrahedra. The P(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.50 Å. The P(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.52 Å. The P(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.60 Å. The P(1)-O(4) bond length is 1.62 Å. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form corner-sharing PO4 tetrahedra. The P(2)-O(3) bond length is 1.64 Å. The P(2)-O(4) bond length is 1.64 Å. The P(2)-O(5) bond length is 1.49 Å. The P(2)-O(6) bond length is 1.49 Å. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(7), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form corner-sharing PO4 tetrahedra. The P(3)-O(10) bond length is 1.64 Å. The P(3)-O(7) bond length is 1.50 Å. The P(3)-O(8) bond length is 1.50 Å. The P(3)-O(9) bond length is 1.64 Å. In the fourth P site, P(4) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(12), and one O(9) atom to form corner-sharing PO4 tetrahedra. The P(4)-O(10) bond length is 1.60 Å. The P(4)-O(11) bond length is 1.52 Å. The P(4)-O(12) bond length is 1.52 Å. The P(4)-O(9) bond length is 1.61 Å. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Ag(1), one Ag(4), and one P(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li(1), one Ag(1), and one P(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one P(1) and one P(2) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one P(1), and one P(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Li(1) and one P(2) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ag(2) and one P(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Ag(3) and one P(3) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Ag(2), one Ag(3), and one P(3) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one P(3) and one P(4) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one P(3) and one P(4) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Ag(4) and one P(4) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Ag(1), one Ag(4), and one P(4) atom.