LiSb(TeO4)3 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Li(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(10), one O(2), one O(5), one O(6), one O(8), and one O(9) atom. Sb(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(8) atom to form SbO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra and corners with four equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 37-43°. There are three inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(3), one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(3)O6 octahedra and corners with four equivalent Sb(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 38-43°. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(12), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(9) atom to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sb(1)O6 octahedra and corners with four equivalent Te(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 37-42°. In the third Te site, Te(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(12), one O(4), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form corner-sharing TeO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 38-41°. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Te(2) and one Te(3) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a T-shaped geometry to one Li(1), one Sb(1), and one Te(2) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Sb(1) and one Te(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Te(2) and one Te(3) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Sb(1), and one Te(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Te(1), and one Te(3) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Te(1) and one Te(3) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a T-shaped geometry to one Li(1), one Sb(1), and one Te(1) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Te(2), and one Te(3) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a T-shaped geometry to one Li(1), one Sb(1), and one Te(1) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Sb(1) and one Te(2) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Te(2) and one Te(3) atom.
LiSb(TeO4)3 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Li(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(10), one O(2), one O(5), one O(6), one O(8), and one O(9) atom. The Li(1)-O(10) bond length is 2.18 Å. The Li(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.17 Å. The Li(1)-O(5) bond length is 1.91 Å. The Li(1)-O(6) bond length is 1.94 Å. The Li(1)-O(8) bond length is 2.17 Å. The Li(1)-O(9) bond length is 1.93 Å. Sb(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(11), one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(8) atom to form SbO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(2)O6 octahedra and corners with four equivalent Te(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 37-43°. The Sb(1)-O(10) bond length is 1.99 Å. The Sb(1)-O(11) bond length is 1.95 Å. The Sb(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.00 Å. The Sb(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.95 Å. The Sb(1)-O(5) bond length is 1.96 Å. The Sb(1)-O(8) bond length is 1.98 Å. There are three inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded to one O(10), one O(3), one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Te(3)O6 octahedra and corners with four equivalent Sb(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 38-43°. The Te(1)-O(10) bond length is 1.90 Å. The Te(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.89 Å. The Te(1)-O(5) bond length is 1.91 Å. The Te(1)-O(6) bond length is 1.99 Å. The Te(1)-O(7) bond length is 1.92 Å. The Te(1)-O(8) bond length is 1.89 Å. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(12), one O(2), one O(4), and one O(9) atom to form TeO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sb(1)O6 octahedra and corners with four equivalent Te(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 37-42°. The Te(2)-O(1) bond length is 1.94 Å. The Te(2)-O(11) bond length is 1.87 Å. The Te(2)-O(12) bond length is 1.93 Å. The Te(2)-O(2) bond length is 1.89 Å. The Te(2)-O(4) bond length is 1.92 Å. The Te(2)-O(9) bond length is 1.96 Å. In the third Te site, Te(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(12), one O(4), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form corner-sharing TeO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 38-41°. The Te(3)-O(1) bond length is 1.92 Å. The Te(3)-O(12) bond length is 1.92 Å. The Te(3)-O(4) bond length is 1.91 Å. The Te(3)-O(6) bond length is 1.93 Å. The Te(3)-O(7) bond length is 1.90 Å. The Te(3)-O(9) bond length is 1.93 Å. There are twelve inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Te(2) and one Te(3) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a T-shaped geometry to one Li(1), one Sb(1), and one Te(2) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Sb(1) and one Te(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Te(2) and one Te(3) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Sb(1), and one Te(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Te(1), and one Te(3) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Te(1) and one Te(3) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a T-shaped geometry to one Li(1), one Sb(1), and one Te(1) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Te(2), and one Te(3) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a T-shaped geometry to one Li(1), one Sb(1), and one Te(1) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Sb(1) and one Te(2) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Te(2) and one Te(3) atom.