LiCuCO3 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form edge-sharing LiO4 tetrahedra. Cu(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(3), and two equivalent O(2) atoms. C(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(1), one O(2), and one O(3) atom. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Cu(1), and one C(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), two equivalent Cu(1), and one C(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Li(1), one Cu(1), and one C(1) atom.
LiCuCO3 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. Li(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form edge-sharing LiO4 tetrahedra. The Li(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.95 Å. The Li(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.97 Å. There is one shorter (1.98 Å) and one longer (2.15 Å) Li(1)-O(3) bond length. Cu(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(3), and two equivalent O(2) atoms. The Cu(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.96 Å. The Cu(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.08 Å. There is one shorter (1.99 Å) and one longer (2.62 Å) Cu(1)-O(2) bond length. C(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(1), one O(2), and one O(3) atom. The C(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.30 Å. The C(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.30 Å. The C(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.31 Å. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1), one Cu(1), and one C(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li(1), two equivalent Cu(1), and one C(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Li(1), one Cu(1), and one C(1) atom.