LiZn(SbO2)4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Li(1) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one O(1), one O(2), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. Zn(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(3), one O(4), one O(7), one O(8), and two equivalent O(6) atoms. There are four inequivalent Sb sites. In the first Sb site, Sb(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(3), one O(5), one O(7), and two equivalent O(4) atoms. In the second Sb site, Sb(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate 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 and edges with two equivalent Sb(3)O6 octahedra. 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 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 to one Li(1), one Sb(3), and two equivalent Sb(4) atoms to form distorted OLiSb3 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(6)Zn2Sb2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)LiSb3 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)ZnSb3 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(7)ZnSb3 tetrahedra. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1) and two equivalent Sb(3) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Zn(1), one Sb(1), and two equivalent Sb(2) atoms to form distorted OZnSb3 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)ZnSb3 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)ZnSb3 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)ZnSb3 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent O(6)Zn2Sb2 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(4)ZnSb3 tetrahedra. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Zn(1), one Sb(2), and two equivalent Sb(1) atoms to form distorted OZnSb3 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(3)ZnSb3 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(7)ZnSb3 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)ZnSb3 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent O(6)Zn2Sb2 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(7)ZnSb3 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(3)ZnSb3 tetrahedra. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li(1), one Sb(1), and one Sb(4) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to two equivalent Zn(1), one Sb(2), and one Sb(3) atom to form OZn2Sb2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(1)LiSb3 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Zn2Sb2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)ZnSb3 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent O(4)ZnSb3 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(3)ZnSb3 tetrahedra. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Zn(1), one Sb(1), and two equivalent Sb(4) atoms to form distorted OZnSb3 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)ZnSb3 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)LiSb3 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Zn2Sb2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)ZnSb3 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)ZnSb3 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(1)LiSb3 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(4)ZnSb3 tetrahedra. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Zn(1) and two equivalent Sb(3) atoms.
LiZn(SbO2)4 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Li(1) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one O(1), one O(2), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. The Li(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.18 Å. The Li(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.97 Å. There is one shorter (2.01 Å) and one longer (2.26 Å) Li(1)-O(5) bond length. Zn(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(3), one O(4), one O(7), one O(8), and two equivalent O(6) atoms. The Zn(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.53 Å. The Zn(1)-O(4) bond length is 2.56 Å. The Zn(1)-O(7) bond length is 2.01 Å. The Zn(1)-O(8) bond length is 2.13 Å. There is one shorter (2.01 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 5-coordinate geometry to one O(3), one O(5), one O(7), and two equivalent O(4) atoms. The Sb(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.58 Å. The Sb(1)-O(5) bond length is 2.28 Å. The Sb(1)-O(7) bond length is 2.06 Å. There is one shorter (2.10 Å) and one longer (2.26 Å) Sb(1)-O(4) bond length. In the second Sb site, Sb(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(4), one O(6), and two equivalent O(3) atoms. The Sb(2)-O(4) bond length is 2.18 Å. The Sb(2)-O(6) bond length is 2.16 Å. There is one shorter (2.06 Å) and one longer (2.07 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 and edges with two equivalent Sb(3)O6 octahedra. The Sb(3)-O(1) bond length is 2.27 Å. The Sb(3)-O(6) bond length is 2.18 Å. There is one shorter (2.01 Å) and one longer (2.34 Å) Sb(3)-O(2) bond length. There is one shorter (2.05 Å) and one longer (2.37 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 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 2.00 Å. There is one shorter (2.14 Å) and one longer (2.29 Å) Sb(4)-O(1) bond length. There is one shorter (2.30 Å) and one longer (2.52 Å) Sb(4)-O(7) bond length. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(1), one Sb(3), and two equivalent Sb(4) atoms to form distorted OLiSb3 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(6)Zn2Sb2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)LiSb3 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)ZnSb3 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(7)ZnSb3 tetrahedra. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1) and two equivalent Sb(3) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Zn(1), one Sb(1), and two equivalent Sb(2) atoms to form distorted OZnSb3 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)ZnSb3 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)ZnSb3 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)ZnSb3 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent O(6)Zn2Sb2 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(4)ZnSb3 tetrahedra. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Zn(1), one Sb(2), and two equivalent Sb(1) atoms to form distorted OZnSb3 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(3)ZnSb3 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(7)ZnSb3 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)ZnSb3 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent O(6)Zn2Sb2 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(7)ZnSb3 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(3)ZnSb3 tetrahedra. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Li(1), one Sb(1), and one Sb(4) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to two equivalent Zn(1), one Sb(2), and one Sb(3) atom to form OZn2Sb2 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(1)LiSb3 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Zn2Sb2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)ZnSb3 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent O(4)ZnSb3 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(3)ZnSb3 tetrahedra. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Zn(1), one Sb(1), and two equivalent Sb(4) atoms to form distorted OZnSb3 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)ZnSb3 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)LiSb3 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(6)Zn2Sb2 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)ZnSb3 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)ZnSb3 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(1)LiSb3 tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(4)ZnSb3 tetrahedra. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Zn(1) and two equivalent Sb(3) atoms.