Die Kristallstruktur von Li2SnO3

Li₂SnO₃ crystallises monoclinic, C, with a = 5.295, b = 9.184, c = 10.032 Å and β = 100.13°; Z = 8. The positions of Sn were obtained from PATTERSON maps and the positions of O and Li by FOURIER difference method. Parameters were refined by least squares-method [1462 reflexes (h 01)–(h 71); R = 10.5%]. The average distances of Li? O are 2.07 Å, and 2.20 Å for Sn? O. The Li₂SnO₃ structure can be derived from the NaCl type: in a cubic closest packing of oxygen 2/3 of the octahedral holes are occupied by lithium and 1/3 by tin.