Ce2Pd4In5 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/m space group. There are two inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Pd(1), one Pd(2), one Pd(3), and three equivalent Pd(4) atoms. In the second Ce site, Ce(2) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pd(1), two equivalent Pd(3), one In(1), one In(4), two equivalent In(2), three equivalent In(3), and three equivalent In(5) atoms. There are four inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), one In(2), two equivalent In(1), and three equivalent In(5) atoms. In the second Pd site, Pd(2) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to one Ce(1), one In(4), three equivalent In(1), and three equivalent In(2) atoms. In the third Pd site, Pd(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), one In(2), two equivalent In(4), and three equivalent In(3) atoms. In the fourth Pd site, Pd(4) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to three equivalent Ce(1), one In(1), one In(2), and three equivalent In(4) atoms. There are five inequivalent In sites. In the first In site, In(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ce(2), one Pd(4), two equivalent Pd(1), and three equivalent Pd(2) atoms. In the second In site, In(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(2), one Pd(1), one Pd(3), one Pd(4), and three equivalent Pd(2) atoms. In the third In site, In(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ce(2) and three equivalent Pd(3) atoms. In the fourth In site, In(4) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ce(2), one Pd(2), two equivalent Pd(3), and three equivalent Pd(4) atoms. In the fifth In site, In(5) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ce(2) and three equivalent Pd(1) atoms.
Ce2Pd4In5 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/m space group. There are two inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Pd(1), one Pd(2), one Pd(3), and three equivalent Pd(4) atoms. The Ce(1)-Pd(1) bond length is 2.98 Å. The Ce(1)-Pd(2) bond length is 3.21 Å. The Ce(1)-Pd(3) bond length is 2.92 Å. There are two shorter (3.06 Å) and one longer (3.31 Å) Ce(1)-Pd(4) bond length. In the second Ce site, Ce(2) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pd(1), two equivalent Pd(3), one In(1), one In(4), two equivalent In(2), three equivalent In(3), and three equivalent In(5) atoms. Both Ce(2)-Pd(1) bond lengths are 3.28 Å. Both Ce(2)-Pd(3) bond lengths are 3.25 Å. The Ce(2)-In(1) bond length is 3.45 Å. The Ce(2)-In(4) bond length is 3.49 Å. Both Ce(2)-In(2) bond lengths are 3.41 Å. There is one shorter (3.37 Å) and two longer (3.40 Å) Ce(2)-In(3) bond lengths. There are two shorter (3.37 Å) and one longer (3.43 Å) Ce(2)-In(5) bond length. There are four inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), one In(2), two equivalent In(1), and three equivalent In(5) atoms. The Pd(1)-In(2) bond length is 2.77 Å. Both Pd(1)-In(1) bond lengths are 2.89 Å. There is one shorter (2.79 Å) and two longer (2.88 Å) Pd(1)-In(5) bond lengths. In the second Pd site, Pd(2) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to one Ce(1), one In(4), three equivalent In(1), and three equivalent In(2) atoms. The Pd(2)-In(4) bond length is 2.84 Å. There are two shorter (2.80 Å) and one longer (2.87 Å) Pd(2)-In(1) bond length. There are two shorter (2.83 Å) and one longer (2.90 Å) Pd(2)-In(2) bond length. In the third Pd site, Pd(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ce(1), two equivalent Ce(2), one In(2), two equivalent In(4), and three equivalent In(3) atoms. The Pd(3)-In(2) bond length is 2.74 Å. Both Pd(3)-In(4) bond lengths are 2.97 Å. There is one shorter (2.80 Å) and two longer (2.85 Å) Pd(3)-In(3) bond lengths. In the fourth Pd site, Pd(4) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to three equivalent Ce(1), one In(1), one In(2), and three equivalent In(4) atoms. The Pd(4)-In(1) bond length is 2.87 Å. The Pd(4)-In(2) bond length is 2.90 Å. There is one shorter (2.80 Å) and two longer (2.82 Å) Pd(4)-In(4) bond lengths. There are five inequivalent In sites. In the first In site, In(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ce(2), one Pd(4), two equivalent Pd(1), and three equivalent Pd(2) atoms. In the second In site, In(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(2), one Pd(1), one Pd(3), one Pd(4), and three equivalent Pd(2) atoms. In the third In site, In(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ce(2) and three equivalent Pd(3) atoms. In the fourth In site, In(4) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ce(2), one Pd(2), two equivalent Pd(3), and three equivalent Pd(4) atoms. In the fifth In site, In(5) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ce(2) and three equivalent Pd(1) atoms.