LiBO2 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. Li(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(1) and three equivalent O(2) atoms. B(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(2) and two equivalent O(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1) and two equivalent B(1) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Li(1) and one B(1) atom.
LiBO2 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. Li(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(1) and three equivalent O(2) atoms. The Li(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.97 Å. There are a spread of Li(1)-O(2) bond distances ranging from 1.93-1.96 Å. B(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(2) and two equivalent O(1) atoms. The B(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.33 Å. There is one shorter (1.39 Å) and one longer (1.41 Å) B(1)-O(1) bond length. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li(1) and two equivalent B(1) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Li(1) and one B(1) atom.