Pd3Cd is Uranium Silicide-like structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Pd(1) is bonded to eight equivalent Pd(1) and four equivalent Cd(1) atoms to form distorted PdCd4Pd8 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Cd(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra, corners with fourteen equivalent Pd(1)Cd4Pd8 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Cd(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra, edges with twelve equivalent Pd(1)Cd4Pd8 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Cd(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra, and faces with sixteen equivalent Pd(1)Cd4Pd8 cuboctahedra. Cd(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Pd(1) atoms to form CdPd12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Cd(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra, corners with twelve equivalent Pd(1)Cd4Pd8 cuboctahedra, edges with eighteen equivalent Pd(1)Cd4Pd8 cuboctahedra, faces with eight equivalent Cd(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent Pd(1)Cd4Pd8 cuboctahedra.
Pd3Cd is Uranium Silicide-like structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Pd(1) is bonded to eight equivalent Pd(1) and four equivalent Cd(1) atoms to form distorted PdCd4Pd8 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Cd(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra, corners with fourteen equivalent Pd(1)Cd4Pd8 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Cd(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra, edges with twelve equivalent Pd(1)Cd4Pd8 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Cd(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra, and faces with sixteen equivalent Pd(1)Cd4Pd8 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Pd(1)-Pd(1) bond distances ranging from 2.80-2.86 Å. There are two shorter (2.83 Å) and two longer (2.84 Å) Pd(1)-Cd(1) bond lengths. Cd(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Pd(1) atoms to form CdPd12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Cd(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra, corners with twelve equivalent Pd(1)Cd4Pd8 cuboctahedra, edges with eighteen equivalent Pd(1)Cd4Pd8 cuboctahedra, faces with eight equivalent Cd(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent Pd(1)Cd4Pd8 cuboctahedra.