, a = 12.775(6) Angstrom, b = 13.191(9) Angstrom, c = 11.015(5) Angstrom, alpha = 111.55(4)degrees, beta = 95.39(4)degrees, gamma = 115.26(4)degrees; 3, triclinic
, a = 10.435(4) Angstrom, b = 12.654(5) Angstrom, c = 14.278(6) Angstrom, alpha = 75.31(4)degrees, beta = 79.33(4)degrees, gamma = 84.33(4)degrees; 4, monoclinic P2(1)/c, a = 9.994(1) Angstrom, b = 17.421(2) Angstrom, c = 10.680(2) Angstrom, beta = 111.33(1)degrees (the structure of 1 being reported previously). Lewis base solvation of the N6Li6 substructures of 1-3 results in distortion and deformation of the Li frameworks. The structural variations in the cores of 1-4 indicate that the bonding in these species is dominated by the valence and bonding demands of the p block metal centers.