Li4WO5 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are five inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one W(1), one O(2), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one W(1), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(5) atom. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one W(1), one O(3), and one O(5) atom. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent W(1), two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(4) atoms. In the fifth Li site, Li(5) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(1) and two equivalent O(5) atoms. W(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Li(3), one Li(4), one O(1), one O(2), two equivalent O(3), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. There are five inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Li(4), one Li(5), and one W(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Li(2), and one W(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Li(3), one Li(4), and two equivalent W(1) atoms. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one Li(4), and two equivalent W(1) atoms. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Li(5), two equivalent Li(1), and two equivalent W(1) atoms.
Li4WO5 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are five inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one W(1), one O(2), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. The Li(1)-W(1) bond length is 2.30 Å. The Li(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.06 Å. There is one shorter (2.20 Å) and one longer (2.31 Å) Li(1)-O(5) bond length. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one W(1), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(5) atom. The Li(2)-W(1) bond length is 2.41 Å. The Li(2)-O(2) bond length is 1.91 Å. The Li(2)-O(4) bond length is 2.22 Å. The Li(2)-O(5) bond length is 2.42 Å. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one W(1), one O(3), and one O(5) atom. The Li(3)-W(1) bond length is 2.45 Å. The Li(3)-O(3) bond length is 1.89 Å. The Li(3)-O(5) bond length is 2.06 Å. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent W(1), two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(4) atoms. Both Li(4)-W(1) bond lengths are 2.37 Å. Both Li(4)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.43 Å. Both Li(4)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.13 Å. Both Li(4)-O(4) bond lengths are 2.33 Å. In the fifth Li site, Li(5) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(1) and two equivalent O(5) atoms. Both Li(5)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.22 Å. Both Li(5)-O(5) bond lengths are 2.53 Å. W(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Li(3), one Li(4), one O(1), one O(2), two equivalent O(3), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. The W(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.79 Å. The W(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.15 Å. There is one shorter (2.32 Å) and one longer (2.65 Å) W(1)-O(3) bond length. There is one shorter (2.05 Å) and one longer (2.62 Å) W(1)-O(4) bond length. There is one shorter (2.37 Å) and one longer (2.56 Å) W(1)-O(5) bond length. There are five inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Li(4), one Li(5), and one W(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), one Li(2), and one W(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Li(3), one Li(4), and two equivalent W(1) atoms. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one Li(4), and two equivalent W(1) atoms. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Li(2), one Li(3), one Li(5), two equivalent Li(1), and two equivalent W(1) atoms.