Li5Co2Cu3O10 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are three inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(4), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form distorted LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cu(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-25°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-21°. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to two equivalent O(3), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 10-13°. Co(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-10°. There are two inequivalent Cu sites. In the first Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to two equivalent O(2) and two equivalent O(4) atoms. In the second Cu site, Cu(2) is bonded to one O(4), one O(5), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form distorted CuO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-25°. There are five inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Co(1), and two equivalent Cu(2) atoms to form distorted OLi2CoCu2 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li4Co2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li4CoCu octahedra, corners with three equivalent O(2)Li2CoCu3 octahedra, corners with three equivalent O(4)Li3CoCu2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3CoCu2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li2CoCu3 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li4Co2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(5)Li4CoCu octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li2CoCu2 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-81°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to two equivalent Li(2), one Co(1), one Cu(1), and two equivalent Cu(2) atoms to form distorted OLi2CoCu3 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li2CoCu3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3CoCu2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li4CoCu octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Li4Co2 octahedra, corners with three equivalent O(1)Li2CoCu2 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li4Co2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li2CoCu3 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(5)Li4CoCu octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(4)Li3CoCu2 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(1)Li2CoCu2 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-14°. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(3), two equivalent Li(1), and two equivalent Co(1) atoms to form distorted OLi4Co2 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3CoCu2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li4Co2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li4CoCu octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2CoCu3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li2CoCu2 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li2CoCu3 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li4Co2 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(4)Li3CoCu2 octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(5)Li4CoCu octahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(1)Li2CoCu2 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-14°. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Li(3), one Co(1), one Cu(1), and one Cu(2) atom to form distorted OLi3CoCu2 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li2CoCu3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li4Co2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li4CoCu octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li3CoCu2 octahedra, corners with three equivalent O(1)Li2CoCu2 trigonal bipyramids, edges with three equivalent O(2)Li2CoCu3 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(3)Li4Co2 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(5)Li4CoCu octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li2CoCu2 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-8°. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(3), two equivalent Li(1), one Co(1), and one Cu(2) atom to form OLi4CoCu octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li2CoCu3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3CoCu2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li4Co2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li4CoCu octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li2CoCu2 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li4CoCu octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li2CoCu3 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(4)Li3CoCu2 octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(3)Li4Co2 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(1)Li2CoCu2 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-7°.
Li5Co2Cu3O10 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are three inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(4), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form distorted LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Cu(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-25°. The Li(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.16 Å. The Li(1)-O(4) bond length is 2.04 Å. There is one shorter (2.01 Å) and one longer (2.49 Å) Li(1)-O(3) bond length. There is one shorter (2.08 Å) and one longer (2.13 Å) Li(1)-O(5) bond length. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Li(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-21°. The Li(2)-O(1) bond length is 2.07 Å. The Li(2)-O(3) bond length is 2.11 Å. The Li(2)-O(4) bond length is 2.09 Å. The Li(2)-O(5) bond length is 2.22 Å. Both Li(2)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.14 Å. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded to two equivalent O(3), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form LiO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra, edges with four equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 10-13°. Both Li(3)-O(3) bond lengths are 1.98 Å. Both Li(3)-O(4) bond lengths are 2.16 Å. Both Li(3)-O(5) bond lengths are 2.20 Å. Co(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 6-10°. The Co(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.98 Å. The Co(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.92 Å. The Co(1)-O(4) bond length is 1.86 Å. The Co(1)-O(5) bond length is 1.86 Å. There is one shorter (1.89 Å) and one longer (1.90 Å) Co(1)-O(3) bond length. There are two inequivalent Cu sites. In the first Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to two equivalent O(2) and two equivalent O(4) atoms. Both Cu(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 1.98 Å. Both Cu(1)-O(4) bond lengths are 1.88 Å. In the second Cu site, Cu(2) is bonded to one O(4), one O(5), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form distorted CuO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Li(3)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Cu(2)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Li(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-25°. The Cu(2)-O(4) bond length is 2.39 Å. The Cu(2)-O(5) bond length is 1.91 Å. There is one shorter (1.96 Å) and one longer (1.98 Å) Cu(2)-O(1) bond length. There is one shorter (1.94 Å) and one longer (2.45 Å) Cu(2)-O(2) bond length. There are five inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Co(1), and two equivalent Cu(2) atoms to form distorted OLi2CoCu2 trigonal bipyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li4Co2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Li4CoCu octahedra, corners with three equivalent O(2)Li2CoCu3 octahedra, corners with three equivalent O(4)Li3CoCu2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one O(4)Li3CoCu2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li2CoCu3 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li4Co2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(5)Li4CoCu octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li2CoCu2 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-81°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to two equivalent Li(2), one Co(1), one Cu(1), and two equivalent Cu(2) atoms to form distorted OLi2CoCu3 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li2CoCu3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3CoCu2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li4CoCu octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(3)Li4Co2 octahedra, corners with three equivalent O(1)Li2CoCu2 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(3)Li4Co2 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li2CoCu3 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(5)Li4CoCu octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(4)Li3CoCu2 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(1)Li2CoCu2 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-14°. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(3), two equivalent Li(1), and two equivalent Co(1) atoms to form distorted OLi4Co2 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3CoCu2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li4Co2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li4CoCu octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(2)Li2CoCu3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(1)Li2CoCu2 trigonal bipyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(2)Li2CoCu3 octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Li4Co2 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(4)Li3CoCu2 octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(5)Li4CoCu octahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(1)Li2CoCu2 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-14°. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(1), one Li(2), one Li(3), one Co(1), one Cu(1), and one Cu(2) atom to form distorted OLi3CoCu2 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li2CoCu3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li4Co2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li4CoCu octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)Li3CoCu2 octahedra, corners with three equivalent O(1)Li2CoCu2 trigonal bipyramids, edges with three equivalent O(2)Li2CoCu3 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(3)Li4Co2 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(5)Li4CoCu octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(1)Li2CoCu2 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-8°. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(2), one Li(3), two equivalent Li(1), one Co(1), and one Cu(2) atom to form OLi4CoCu octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)Li2CoCu3 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Li3CoCu2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(3)Li4Co2 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Li4CoCu octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(1)Li2CoCu2 trigonal bipyramids,  an edgeedge with one O(5)Li4CoCu octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(2)Li2CoCu3 octahedra, edges with three equivalent O(4)Li3CoCu2 octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(3)Li4Co2 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent O(1)Li2CoCu2 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-7°.