Yb2Pd3Sn5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. There are two inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb(1) is bonded in a 13-coordinate geometry to one Pd(2), four equivalent Pd(3), two equivalent Sn(4), two equivalent Sn(5), and four equivalent Sn(3) atoms. In the second Yb site, Yb(2) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pd(1), two equivalent Pd(2), one Sn(3), one Sn(4), two equivalent Sn(5), three equivalent Sn(1), and three equivalent Sn(2) atoms. There are three inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(2), one Sn(1), one Sn(5), two equivalent Sn(3), and two equivalent Sn(4) atoms. In the second Pd site, Pd(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Yb(1), one Sn(4), two equivalent Sn(3), and two equivalent Sn(5) atoms. In the third Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(2), one Sn(4), three equivalent Sn(1), and three equivalent Sn(2) atoms. There are five inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Yb(2), one Pd(2), and three equivalent Pd(1) atoms. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Yb(2), three equivalent Pd(1), and one Sn(5) atom. In the third Sn site, Sn(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Yb(2), four equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Pd(2), two equivalent Pd(3), and one Sn(4) atom. In the fourth Sn site, Sn(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Yb(2), two equivalent Yb(1), one Pd(1), one Pd(3), two equivalent Pd(2), and one Sn(3) atom. In the fifth Sn site, Sn(5) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(2), one Pd(2), two equivalent Pd(3), and one Sn(2) atom.
Yb2Pd3Sn5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. There are two inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb(1) is bonded in a 13-coordinate geometry to one Pd(2), four equivalent Pd(3), two equivalent Sn(4), two equivalent Sn(5), and four equivalent Sn(3) atoms. The Yb(1)-Pd(2) bond length is 2.88 Å. There are two shorter (3.11 Å) and two longer (3.38 Å) Yb(1)-Pd(3) bond lengths. Both Yb(1)-Sn(4) bond lengths are 3.36 Å. There is one shorter (3.29 Å) and one longer (3.38 Å) Yb(1)-Sn(5) bond length. There are two shorter (3.18 Å) and two longer (3.40 Å) Yb(1)-Sn(3) bond lengths. In the second Yb site, Yb(2) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pd(1), two equivalent Pd(2), one Sn(3), one Sn(4), two equivalent Sn(5), three equivalent Sn(1), and three equivalent Sn(2) atoms. Both Yb(2)-Pd(1) bond lengths are 3.57 Å. Both Yb(2)-Pd(2) bond lengths are 3.19 Å. The Yb(2)-Sn(3) bond length is 3.39 Å. The Yb(2)-Sn(4) bond length is 3.58 Å. Both Yb(2)-Sn(5) bond lengths are 3.27 Å. There are two shorter (3.21 Å) and one longer (3.54 Å) Yb(2)-Sn(1) bond length. There are two shorter (3.21 Å) and one longer (3.55 Å) Yb(2)-Sn(2) bond length. There are three inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(2), one Sn(1), one Sn(5), two equivalent Sn(3), and two equivalent Sn(4) atoms. The Pd(2)-Sn(1) bond length is 2.70 Å. The Pd(2)-Sn(5) bond length is 2.73 Å. Both Pd(2)-Sn(3) bond lengths are 2.81 Å. Both Pd(2)-Sn(4) bond lengths are 2.89 Å. In the second Pd site, Pd(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Yb(1), one Sn(4), two equivalent Sn(3), and two equivalent Sn(5) atoms. The Pd(3)-Sn(4) bond length is 2.78 Å. There is one shorter (2.73 Å) and one longer (2.81 Å) Pd(3)-Sn(3) bond length. Both Pd(3)-Sn(5) bond lengths are 2.66 Å. In the third Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(2), one Sn(4), three equivalent Sn(1), and three equivalent Sn(2) atoms. The Pd(1)-Sn(4) bond length is 2.77 Å. There are two shorter (2.78 Å) and one longer (2.87 Å) Pd(1)-Sn(1) bond length. There are two shorter (2.74 Å) and one longer (2.78 Å) Pd(1)-Sn(2) bond length. There are five inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Yb(2), one Pd(2), and three equivalent Pd(1) atoms. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Yb(2), three equivalent Pd(1), and one Sn(5) atom. The Sn(2)-Sn(5) bond length is 3.07 Å. In the third Sn site, Sn(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Yb(2), four equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Pd(2), two equivalent Pd(3), and one Sn(4) atom. The Sn(3)-Sn(4) bond length is 3.06 Å. In the fourth Sn site, Sn(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Yb(2), two equivalent Yb(1), one Pd(1), one Pd(3), two equivalent Pd(2), and one Sn(3) atom. In the fifth Sn site, Sn(5) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(2), one Pd(2), two equivalent Pd(3), and one Sn(2) atom.