VCoPdNi crystallizes in the trigonal R3m space group. V(1) is bonded to six equivalent V(1), three equivalent Co(1), and three equivalent Pd(1) atoms to form distorted VV6Co3Pd3 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent V(1)V6Co3Pd3 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ni(1)Co3Ni6Pd3 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent V(1)V6Co3Pd3 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Co(1)V3Co6Ni3 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Pd(1)V3Ni3Pd6 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Ni(1)Co3Ni6Pd3 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent V(1)V6Co3Pd3 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent Co(1)V3Co6Ni3 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Pd(1)V3Ni3Pd6 cuboctahedra. Co(1) is bonded to three equivalent V(1), six equivalent Co(1), and three equivalent Ni(1) atoms to form distorted CoV3Co6Ni3 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Co(1)V3Co6Ni3 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Pd(1)V3Ni3Pd6 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent V(1)V6Co3Pd3 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Co(1)V3Co6Ni3 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Pd(1)V3Ni3Pd6 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Ni(1)Co3Ni6Pd3 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent V(1)V6Co3Pd3 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent Co(1)V3Co6Ni3 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Ni(1)Co3Ni6Pd3 cuboctahedra. Pd(1) is bonded to three equivalent V(1), six equivalent Pd(1), and three equivalent Ni(1) atoms to form distorted PdV3Ni3Pd6 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Co(1)V3Co6Ni3 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Pd(1)V3Ni3Pd6 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent V(1)V6Co3Pd3 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Co(1)V3Co6Ni3 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Pd(1)V3Ni3Pd6 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Ni(1)Co3Ni6Pd3 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent V(1)V6Co3Pd3 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent Pd(1)V3Ni3Pd6 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Ni(1)Co3Ni6Pd3 cuboctahedra. Ni(1) is bonded to three equivalent Co(1), three equivalent Pd(1), and six equivalent Ni(1) atoms to form NiCo3Ni6Pd3 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent V(1)V6Co3Pd3 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ni(1)Co3Ni6Pd3 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent V(1)V6Co3Pd3 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Co(1)V3Co6Ni3 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Pd(1)V3Ni3Pd6 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Ni(1)Co3Ni6Pd3 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent Co(1)V3Co6Ni3 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent Pd(1)V3Ni3Pd6 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Ni(1)Co3Ni6Pd3 cuboctahedra.
VCoPdNi crystallizes in the trigonal R3m space group. V(1) is bonded to six equivalent V(1), three equivalent Co(1), and three equivalent Pd(1) atoms to form distorted VV6Co3Pd3 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent V(1)V6Co3Pd3 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ni(1)Co3Ni6Pd3 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent V(1)V6Co3Pd3 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Co(1)V3Co6Ni3 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Pd(1)V3Ni3Pd6 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Ni(1)Co3Ni6Pd3 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent V(1)V6Co3Pd3 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent Co(1)V3Co6Ni3 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Pd(1)V3Ni3Pd6 cuboctahedra. All V(1)-V(1) bond lengths are 2.63 Å. All V(1)-Co(1) bond lengths are 2.52 Å. All V(1)-Pd(1) bond lengths are 2.69 Å. Co(1) is bonded to three equivalent V(1), six equivalent Co(1), and three equivalent Ni(1) atoms to form distorted CoV3Co6Ni3 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Co(1)V3Co6Ni3 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Pd(1)V3Ni3Pd6 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent V(1)V6Co3Pd3 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Co(1)V3Co6Ni3 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Pd(1)V3Ni3Pd6 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Ni(1)Co3Ni6Pd3 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent V(1)V6Co3Pd3 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent Co(1)V3Co6Ni3 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Ni(1)Co3Ni6Pd3 cuboctahedra. All Co(1)-Co(1) bond lengths are 2.63 Å. All Co(1)-Ni(1) bond lengths are 2.49 Å. Pd(1) is bonded to three equivalent V(1), six equivalent Pd(1), and three equivalent Ni(1) atoms to form distorted PdV3Ni3Pd6 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Co(1)V3Co6Ni3 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Pd(1)V3Ni3Pd6 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent V(1)V6Co3Pd3 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Co(1)V3Co6Ni3 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Pd(1)V3Ni3Pd6 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Ni(1)Co3Ni6Pd3 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent V(1)V6Co3Pd3 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent Pd(1)V3Ni3Pd6 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Ni(1)Co3Ni6Pd3 cuboctahedra. All Pd(1)-Pd(1) bond lengths are 2.63 Å. All Pd(1)-Ni(1) bond lengths are 2.69 Å. Ni(1) is bonded to three equivalent Co(1), three equivalent Pd(1), and six equivalent Ni(1) atoms to form NiCo3Ni6Pd3 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent V(1)V6Co3Pd3 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Ni(1)Co3Ni6Pd3 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent V(1)V6Co3Pd3 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Co(1)V3Co6Ni3 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Pd(1)V3Ni3Pd6 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Ni(1)Co3Ni6Pd3 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent Co(1)V3Co6Ni3 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent Pd(1)V3Ni3Pd6 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Ni(1)Co3Ni6Pd3 cuboctahedra. All Ni(1)-Ni(1) bond lengths are 2.63 Å.