Li4V3Co3(SnO8)2 is Spinel-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are four inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(12), one O(15), and one O(3) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 44-64°. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(14), one O(16), one O(5), and one O(9) atom. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(1), one O(10), one O(4), and one O(6) atom. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded to one O(13), one O(2), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-66°. There are three inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(11), one O(13), one O(15), and one O(5) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-54°. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one O(14), one O(16), one O(3), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 50-53°. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(13), one O(15), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 50-52°. There are three inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(14), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-53°. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(16), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 55-57°. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(12), one O(13), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-57°. There are two inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(2), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form SnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 50-57°. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded to one O(11), one O(12), one O(14), one O(15), one O(16), and one O(9) atom to form SnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(3)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 50-57°. There are sixteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(3), one V(1), one Co(3), and one Sn(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(4), one Co(1), one Co(2), and one Sn(1) atom to form distorted OLiCo2Sn tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(4)LiVCo2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(7)LiVCoSn trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(8)LiVCoSn trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(7)LiVCoSn trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(8)LiVCoSn trigonal pyramid. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one V(2), one Co(1), and one Co(2) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(3), one V(2), one Co(1), and one Co(2) atom to form distorted OLiVCo2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(2)LiCo2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)LiVCoSn trigonal pyramids, and corners with two equivalent O(8)LiVCoSn trigonal pyramids. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(2), one V(1), one V(3), and one Co(3) atom to form distorted OLiV2Co tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(12)LiVCoSn tetrahedra and corners with two equivalent O(15)LiV2Sn trigonal pyramids. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(3), one V(3), one Co(3), and one Sn(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Li(4), one V(2), one Co(1), and one Sn(1) atom to form distorted OLiVCoSn trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)LiCo2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)LiVCo2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(8)LiVCoSn trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(2)LiCo2Sn tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(8)LiVCoSn trigonal pyramid. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Li(4), one V(2), one Co(2), and one Sn(1) atom to form distorted OLiVCoSn trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)LiCo2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)LiVCo2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(7)LiVCoSn trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(2)LiCo2Sn tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(7)LiVCoSn trigonal pyramid. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Co(1), one Co(2), and one Sn(2) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(3), one V(1), one V(3), and one Sn(1) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one V(1), one Co(3), and one Sn(2) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded to one Li(1), one V(3), one Co(3), and one Sn(2) atom to form distorted OLiVCoSn tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(5)LiV2Co tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(15)LiV2Sn trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(15)LiV2Sn trigonal pyramid. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(4), one V(1), one V(3), and one Co(3) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one V(2), one Co(1), and one Sn(2) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded to one Li(1), one V(1), one V(3), and one Sn(2) atom to form distorted OLiV2Sn trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(12)LiVCoSn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)LiV2Co tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(12)LiVCoSn tetrahedra. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one V(2), one Co(2), and one Sn(2) atom.
Li4V3Co3(SnO8)2 is Spinel-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are four inequivalent Li sites. In the first Li site, Li(1) is bonded to one O(11), one O(12), one O(15), and one O(3) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 44-64°. The Li(1)-O(11) bond length is 1.98 Å. The Li(1)-O(12) bond length is 1.99 Å. The Li(1)-O(15) bond length is 1.99 Å. The Li(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.98 Å. In the second Li site, Li(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(14), one O(16), one O(5), and one O(9) atom. The Li(2)-O(14) bond length is 1.98 Å. The Li(2)-O(16) bond length is 1.97 Å. The Li(2)-O(5) bond length is 1.84 Å. The Li(2)-O(9) bond length is 1.93 Å. In the third Li site, Li(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(1), one O(10), one O(4), and one O(6) atom. The Li(3)-O(1) bond length is 1.92 Å. The Li(3)-O(10) bond length is 1.99 Å. The Li(3)-O(4) bond length is 1.82 Å. The Li(3)-O(6) bond length is 1.99 Å. In the fourth Li site, Li(4) is bonded to one O(13), one O(2), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one V(3)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Co(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, and corners with three equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 49-66°. The Li(4)-O(13) bond length is 2.05 Å. The Li(4)-O(2) bond length is 1.96 Å. The Li(4)-O(7) bond length is 2.05 Å. The Li(4)-O(8) bond length is 1.98 Å. There are three inequivalent V sites. In the first V site, V(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(11), one O(13), one O(15), and one O(5) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-54°. The V(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.07 Å. The V(1)-O(10) bond length is 2.13 Å. The V(1)-O(11) bond length is 1.96 Å. The V(1)-O(13) bond length is 1.89 Å. The V(1)-O(15) bond length is 1.97 Å. The V(1)-O(5) bond length is 1.89 Å. In the second V site, V(2) is bonded to one O(14), one O(16), one O(3), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 50-53°. The V(2)-O(14) bond length is 2.02 Å. The V(2)-O(16) bond length is 2.00 Å. The V(2)-O(3) bond length is 1.84 Å. The V(2)-O(4) bond length is 1.83 Å. The V(2)-O(7) bond length is 1.99 Å. The V(2)-O(8) bond length is 1.88 Å. In the third V site, V(3) is bonded to one O(10), one O(12), one O(13), one O(15), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form VO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 50-52°. The V(3)-O(10) bond length is 1.99 Å. The V(3)-O(12) bond length is 1.86 Å. The V(3)-O(13) bond length is 2.00 Å. The V(3)-O(15) bond length is 2.10 Å. The V(3)-O(5) bond length is 1.98 Å. The V(3)-O(6) bond length is 1.97 Å. There are three inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded to one O(14), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(9) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-53°. The Co(1)-O(14) bond length is 2.02 Å. The Co(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.91 Å. The Co(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.14 Å. The Co(1)-O(4) bond length is 2.09 Å. The Co(1)-O(7) bond length is 1.97 Å. The Co(1)-O(9) bond length is 1.97 Å. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded to one O(16), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(8), and one O(9) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sn(2)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(1)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(1)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 55-57°. The Co(2)-O(16) bond length is 2.12 Å. The Co(2)-O(2) bond length is 2.09 Å. The Co(2)-O(3) bond length is 2.08 Å. The Co(2)-O(4) bond length is 2.04 Å. The Co(2)-O(8) bond length is 2.16 Å. The Co(2)-O(9) bond length is 2.05 Å. In the third Co site, Co(3) is bonded to one O(1), one O(11), one O(12), one O(13), one O(5), and one O(6) atom to form CoO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent Sn(1)O6 octahedra,  a cornercorner with one Li(4)O4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Sn(2)O6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 52-57°. The Co(3)-O(1) bond length is 2.04 Å. The Co(3)-O(11) bond length is 2.10 Å. The Co(3)-O(12) bond length is 2.12 Å. The Co(3)-O(13) bond length is 2.12 Å. The Co(3)-O(5) bond length is 2.10 Å. The Co(3)-O(6) bond length is 2.10 Å. There are two inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(10), one O(2), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form SnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent V(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent V(3)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(3)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(4)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(2)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Co(1)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 50-57°. The Sn(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.03 Å. The Sn(1)-O(10) bond length is 2.10 Å. The Sn(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.12 Å. The Sn(1)-O(6) bond length is 2.07 Å. The Sn(1)-O(7) bond length is 2.19 Å. The Sn(1)-O(8) bond length is 2.17 Å. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded to one O(11), one O(12), one O(14), one O(15), one O(16), and one O(9) atom to form SnO6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent V(2)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(1)O6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Co(2)O6 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Li(1)O4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(1)O6 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one V(3)O6 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one Co(3)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 50-57°. The Sn(2)-O(11) bond length is 2.12 Å. The Sn(2)-O(12) bond length is 2.20 Å. The Sn(2)-O(14) bond length is 2.13 Å. The Sn(2)-O(15) bond length is 2.18 Å. The Sn(2)-O(16) bond length is 2.05 Å. The Sn(2)-O(9) bond length is 2.05 Å. There are sixteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(3), one V(1), one Co(3), and one Sn(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to one Li(4), one Co(1), one Co(2), and one Sn(1) atom to form distorted OLiCo2Sn tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(4)LiVCo2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(7)LiVCoSn trigonal pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(8)LiVCoSn trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(7)LiVCoSn trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(8)LiVCoSn trigonal pyramid. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one V(2), one Co(1), and one Co(2) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Li(3), one V(2), one Co(1), and one Co(2) atom to form distorted OLiVCo2 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(2)LiCo2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(7)LiVCoSn trigonal pyramids, and corners with two equivalent O(8)LiVCoSn trigonal pyramids. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Li(2), one V(1), one V(3), and one Co(3) atom to form distorted OLiV2Co tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(12)LiVCoSn tetrahedra and corners with two equivalent O(15)LiV2Sn trigonal pyramids. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(3), one V(3), one Co(3), and one Sn(1) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded to one Li(4), one V(2), one Co(1), and one Sn(1) atom to form distorted OLiVCoSn trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)LiCo2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)LiVCo2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(8)LiVCoSn trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(2)LiCo2Sn tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(8)LiVCoSn trigonal pyramid. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Li(4), one V(2), one Co(2), and one Sn(1) atom to form distorted OLiVCoSn trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(2)LiCo2Sn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(4)LiVCo2 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(7)LiVCoSn trigonal pyramid,  an edgeedge with one O(2)LiCo2Sn tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(7)LiVCoSn trigonal pyramid. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one Co(1), one Co(2), and one Sn(2) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(3), one V(1), one V(3), and one Sn(1) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(1), one V(1), one Co(3), and one Sn(2) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded to one Li(1), one V(3), one Co(3), and one Sn(2) atom to form distorted OLiVCoSn tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(5)LiV2Co tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(15)LiV2Sn trigonal pyramid, and  an edgeedge with one O(15)LiV2Sn trigonal pyramid. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(4), one V(1), one V(3), and one Co(3) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one V(2), one Co(1), and one Sn(2) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded to one Li(1), one V(1), one V(3), and one Sn(2) atom to form distorted OLiV2Sn trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(12)LiVCoSn tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)LiV2Co tetrahedra, and  an edgeedge with one O(12)LiVCoSn tetrahedra. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Li(2), one V(2), one Co(2), and one Sn(2) atom.