Materials Data on LiB(HO)4 by Materials Project
LiB(OH)4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbca space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Li1+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form LiO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent BO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Li–O bond distances ranging from 1.96–2.05 Å. B3+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form BO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent LiO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of B–O bond distances ranging from 1.47–1.51 Å. There are four inequivalent H1+ sites. In the first H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O2- atom. The H–O bond length is 0.99 Å. In the second H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O2- atom. The H–O bond length is 0.99 Å. In the third H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to two O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.00 Å) and one longer (1.73 Å) H–O bond length. In the fourth H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to two O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.00 Å) and one longer (1.67 Å) H–O bond length. There are four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Li1+, one B3+, and one H1+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one B3+, and two H1+ atoms. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one B3+, and two H1+ atoms. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, one B3+, and one H1+ atom.