MgPd3 crystallizes in the trigonal R-3m space group. Mg(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Pd(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Mg(1) and three equivalent Pd(2) atoms. In the second Pd site, Pd(2) is bonded to six equivalent Pd(1) and six equivalent Pd(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner, edge, and face-sharing PdPd12 cuboctahedra.
MgPd3 crystallizes in the trigonal R-3m space group. Mg(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Pd(1) atoms. All Mg(1)-Pd(1) bond lengths are 2.68 Å. There are two inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Mg(1) and three equivalent Pd(2) atoms. All Pd(1)-Pd(2) bond lengths are 2.83 Å. In the second Pd site, Pd(2) is bonded to six equivalent Pd(1) and six equivalent Pd(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner, edge, and face-sharing PdPd12 cuboctahedra. All Pd(2)-Pd(2) bond lengths are 2.87 Å.