LiO3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Imm2 space group. Li(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent O(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to two equivalent O(2) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to three equivalent Li(1) and one O(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OLi3O tetrahedra.
LiO3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Imm2 space group. Li(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent O(2) atoms. There are four shorter (2.23 Å) and two longer (2.25 Å) Li(1)-O(2) bond lengths. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to two equivalent O(2) atoms. Both O(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 1.36 Å. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to three equivalent Li(1) and one O(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing OLi3O tetrahedra.