YbPdAl crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Pd(1) atoms. Pd(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Yb(1) and four equivalent Al(1) atoms. Al(1) is bonded to four equivalent Pd(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing AlPd4 tetrahedra.
YbPdAl crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Pd(1) atoms. There are three shorter (2.93 Å) and two longer (3.03 Å) Yb(1)-Pd(1) bond lengths. Pd(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Yb(1) and four equivalent Al(1) atoms. There are a spread of Pd(1)-Al(1) bond distances ranging from 2.58-2.68 Å. Al(1) is bonded to four equivalent Pd(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing AlPd4 tetrahedra.