Y2Cu2Cd crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/mbm space group. Y(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Cu(1) and four equivalent Cd(1) atoms. Cu(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Y(1), one Cu(1), and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms. Cd(1) is bonded to eight equivalent Y(1) and four equivalent Cu(1) atoms to form a mixture of face and corner-sharing CdY8Cu4 cuboctahedra.
Y2Cu2Cd crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/mbm space group. Y(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Cu(1) and four equivalent Cd(1) atoms. There are two shorter (2.87 Å) and four longer (2.93 Å) Y(1)-Cu(1) bond lengths. All Y(1)-Cd(1) bond lengths are 3.34 Å. Cu(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Y(1), one Cu(1), and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms. The Cu(1)-Cu(1) bond length is 2.51 Å. Both Cu(1)-Cd(1) bond lengths are 2.98 Å. Cd(1) is bonded to eight equivalent Y(1) and four equivalent Cu(1) atoms to form a mixture of face and corner-sharing CdY8Cu4 cuboctahedra.