Mg3Pd is Sodium arsenide structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. There are two inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent Pd(1) atoms. In the second Mg site, Mg(2) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Pd(1) atoms. Pd(1) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Mg(1) and eight equivalent Mg(2) atoms.
Mg3Pd is Sodium arsenide structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. There are two inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent Pd(1) atoms. All Mg(1)-Pd(1) bond lengths are 2.68 Å. In the second Mg site, Mg(2) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Pd(1) atoms. There is one shorter (2.71 Å) and three longer (3.04 Å) Mg(2)-Pd(1) bond lengths. Pd(1) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Mg(1) and eight equivalent Mg(2) atoms.