DOI: 10.17188/1746866
title: Materials Data on Li2MgCr3(SO4)6 by Materials Project

description: Li2MgCr3(SO4)6 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Li1+ sites. In the first Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form distorted LiO4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two CrO6 octahedra, corners with four SO4 tetrahedra, and an edgeedge with one MgO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 65–71°. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.04 Å. In the second Li1+ site, Li1+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.09 Å. Mg2+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form MgO6 octahedra that share corners with six SO4 tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one LiO4 trigonal pyramid. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.22 Å. There are three inequivalent Cr+5.33+ sites. In the first Cr+5.33+ site, Cr+5.33+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with six SO4 tetrahedra and a cornercorner with one LiO4 trigonal pyramid. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 1.99–2.06 Å. In the second Cr+5.33+ site, Cr+5.33+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with six SO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 2.00–2.07 Å. In the third Cr+5.33+ site, Cr+5.33+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form CrO6 octahedra that share corners with six SO4 tetrahedra and a cornercorner with one LiO4 trigonal pyramid. There are a spread of Cr–O bond distances ranging from 2.04–2.27 Å. There are six inequivalent S+4.67+ sites. In the first S+4.67+ site, S+4.67+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one MgO6 octahedra, corners with three CrO6 octahedra, and a cornercorner with one LiO4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 25–45°. There are a spread of S–O bond distances ranging from 1.47–1.52 Å. In the second S+4.67+ site, S+4.67+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one MgO6 octahedra and corners with three CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 31–43°. There are a spread of S–O bond distances ranging from 1.47–1.50 Å. In the third S+4.67+ site, S+4.67+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one MgO6 octahedra, corners with three CrO6 octahedra, and a cornercorner with one LiO4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 25–44°. There are a spread of S–O bond distances ranging from 1.45–1.50 Å. In the fourth S+4.67+ site, S+4.67+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one MgO6 octahedra, corners with three CrO6 octahedra, and a cornercorner with one LiO4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 27–51°. There are a spread of S–O bond distances ranging from 1.48–1.50 Å. In the fifth S+4.67+ site, S+4.67+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one MgO6 octahedra, corners with three CrO6 octahedra, and a cornercorner with one LiO4 trigonal pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 28–47°. There are a spread of S–O bond distances ranging from 1.46–1.53 Å. In the sixth S+4.67+ site, S+4.67+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one MgO6 octahedra and corners with three CrO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 27–44°. There are a spread of S–O bond distances ranging from 1.45–1.50 Å. There are twenty-four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Mg2+, and one S+4.67+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Cr+5.33+, and one S+4.67+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mg2+ and one S+4.67+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+5.33+ and one S+4.67+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+5.33+ and one S+4.67+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Cr+5.33+ and one S+4.67+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+5.33+ and one S+4.67+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+5.33+ and one S+4.67+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+5.33+ and one S+4.67+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+5.33+ and one S+4.67+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+5.33+ and one S+4.67+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Li1+, one Mg2+, and one S+4.67+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+5.33+ and one S+4.67+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Cr+5.33+, and one S+4.67+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+5.33+ and one S+4.67+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+5.33+ and one S+4.67+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Cr+5.33+, and one S+4.67+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mg2+ and one S+4.67+ atom. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+5.33+ and one S+4.67+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+5.33+ and one S+4.67+ atom. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one Mg2+, and one S+4.67+ atom. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Li1+, one Cr+5.33+, and one S+4.67+ atom. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one Mg2+, and one S+4.67+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr+5.33+ and one S+4.67+ atom.