Ho5(PdIn2)2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbam space group. There are three inequivalent Ho sites. In the first Ho site, Ho(1) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent In(1) and four equivalent In(2) atoms. In the second Ho site, Ho(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Pd(1), two equivalent In(1), and four equivalent In(2) atoms. In the third Ho site, Ho(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pd(1), two equivalent In(2), and four equivalent In(1) atoms. Pd(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho(3), four equivalent Ho(2), one In(1), and two equivalent In(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent In sites. In the first In site, In(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho(1), two equivalent Ho(2), four equivalent Ho(3), one Pd(1), and one In(2) atom. In the second In site, In(2) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho(1), two equivalent Ho(3), four equivalent Ho(2), two equivalent Pd(1), and one In(1) atom.
Ho5(PdIn2)2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbam space group. There are three inequivalent Ho sites. In the first Ho site, Ho(1) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent In(1) and four equivalent In(2) atoms. All Ho(1)-In(1) bond lengths are 3.21 Å. All Ho(1)-In(2) bond lengths are 3.33 Å. In the second Ho site, Ho(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Pd(1), two equivalent In(1), and four equivalent In(2) atoms. There are two shorter (2.94 Å) and two longer (2.97 Å) Ho(2)-Pd(1) bond lengths. Both Ho(2)-In(1) bond lengths are 3.32 Å. There are two shorter (3.33 Å) and two longer (3.43 Å) Ho(2)-In(2) bond lengths. In the third Ho site, Ho(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pd(1), two equivalent In(2), and four equivalent In(1) atoms. Both Ho(3)-Pd(1) bond lengths are 2.85 Å. Both Ho(3)-In(2) bond lengths are 3.30 Å. There are two shorter (3.21 Å) and two longer (3.40 Å) Ho(3)-In(1) bond lengths. Pd(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho(3), four equivalent Ho(2), one In(1), and two equivalent In(2) atoms. The Pd(1)-In(1) bond length is 3.02 Å. There is one shorter (2.95 Å) and one longer (3.31 Å) Pd(1)-In(2) bond length. There are two inequivalent In sites. In the first In site, In(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho(1), two equivalent Ho(2), four equivalent Ho(3), one Pd(1), and one In(2) atom. The In(1)-In(2) bond length is 3.33 Å. In the second In site, In(2) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho(1), two equivalent Ho(3), four equivalent Ho(2), two equivalent Pd(1), and one In(1) atom.