Ba4Y2PdCu5O14 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Fmmm space group. Ba(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(3), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. Y(1) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent O(4) and four equivalent O(5) atoms. Pd(1) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to two equivalent O(1) and two equivalent O(3) atoms. There are three inequivalent Cu sites. In the first Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded to one O(1), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form corner-sharing CuO5 square pyramids. In the second Cu site, Cu(2) is bonded to one O(2), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form corner-sharing CuO5 square pyramids. In the third Cu site, Cu(3) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to two equivalent O(2) and two equivalent O(3) atoms. There are five inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to four equivalent Ba(1), one Pd(1), and one Cu(1) atom to form OBa4CuPd octahedra that share corners with four equivalent O(3)Ba4CuPd octahedra, corners with five equivalent O(1)Ba4CuPd octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(2)Ba4Cu2 octahedra, and faces with two equivalent O(3)Ba4CuPd octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-67°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to four equivalent Ba(1), one Cu(2), and one Cu(3) atom to form distorted OBa4Cu2 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent O(3)Ba4CuPd octahedra, corners with five equivalent O(2)Ba4Cu2 octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(1)Ba4CuPd octahedra, and faces with two equivalent O(3)Ba4CuPd octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-66°. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to four equivalent Ba(1), one Pd(1), and one Cu(3) atom to form distorted OBa4CuPd octahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(3)Ba4CuPd octahedra, corners with four equivalent O(2)Ba4Cu2 octahedra, corners with four equivalent O(1)Ba4CuPd octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Ba4CuPd octahedra, faces with two equivalent O(2)Ba4Cu2 octahedra, and faces with two equivalent O(1)Ba4CuPd octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-67°. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba(1), two equivalent Y(1), one Cu(1), and one Cu(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba(1), two equivalent Y(1), one Cu(1), and one Cu(2) atom.
Ba4Y2PdCu5O14 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Fmmm space group. Ba(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(3), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. Both Ba(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.76 Å. Both Ba(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.77 Å. Both Ba(1)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.92 Å. Both Ba(1)-O(4) bond lengths are 3.05 Å. Both Ba(1)-O(5) bond lengths are 3.02 Å. Y(1) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent O(4) and four equivalent O(5) atoms. All Y(1)-O(4) bond lengths are 2.43 Å. All Y(1)-O(5) bond lengths are 2.40 Å. Pd(1) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to two equivalent O(1) and two equivalent O(3) atoms. Both Pd(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.02 Å. Both Pd(1)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.05 Å. There are three inequivalent Cu sites. In the first Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded to one O(1), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form corner-sharing CuO5 square pyramids. The Cu(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.23 Å. Both Cu(1)-O(4) bond lengths are 1.95 Å. Both Cu(1)-O(5) bond lengths are 1.99 Å. In the second Cu site, Cu(2) is bonded to one O(2), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form corner-sharing CuO5 square pyramids. The Cu(2)-O(2) bond length is 2.34 Å. Both Cu(2)-O(4) bond lengths are 1.94 Å. Both Cu(2)-O(5) bond lengths are 1.99 Å. In the third Cu site, Cu(3) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to two equivalent O(2) and two equivalent O(3) atoms. Both Cu(3)-O(2) bond lengths are 1.91 Å. Both Cu(3)-O(3) bond lengths are 1.89 Å. There are five inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to four equivalent Ba(1), one Pd(1), and one Cu(1) atom to form OBa4CuPd octahedra that share corners with four equivalent O(3)Ba4CuPd octahedra, corners with five equivalent O(1)Ba4CuPd octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(2)Ba4Cu2 octahedra, and faces with two equivalent O(3)Ba4CuPd octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-67°. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded to four equivalent Ba(1), one Cu(2), and one Cu(3) atom to form distorted OBa4Cu2 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent O(3)Ba4CuPd octahedra, corners with five equivalent O(2)Ba4Cu2 octahedra, edges with four equivalent O(1)Ba4CuPd octahedra, and faces with two equivalent O(3)Ba4CuPd octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-66°. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to four equivalent Ba(1), one Pd(1), and one Cu(3) atom to form distorted OBa4CuPd octahedra that share corners with two equivalent O(3)Ba4CuPd octahedra, corners with four equivalent O(2)Ba4Cu2 octahedra, corners with four equivalent O(1)Ba4CuPd octahedra, edges with two equivalent O(3)Ba4CuPd octahedra, faces with two equivalent O(2)Ba4Cu2 octahedra, and faces with two equivalent O(1)Ba4CuPd octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-67°. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba(1), two equivalent Y(1), one Cu(1), and one Cu(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba(1), two equivalent Y(1), one Cu(1), and one Cu(2) atom.