Lu4PtCd crystallizes in the cubic F-43m space group. There are three inequivalent Lu sites. In the first Lu site, Lu(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Pt(1) and three equivalent Cd(1) atoms. In the second Lu site, Lu(2) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Pt(1) and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms. In the third Lu site, Lu(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pt(1) and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms. Pt(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Lu(1), three equivalent Lu(2), and three equivalent Lu(3) atoms. Cd(1) is bonded to three equivalent Lu(1), three equivalent Lu(2), three equivalent Lu(3), and three equivalent Cd(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and face-sharing CdLu9Cd3 cuboctahedra.
Lu4PtCd crystallizes in the cubic F-43m space group. There are three inequivalent Lu sites. In the first Lu site, Lu(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Pt(1) and three equivalent Cd(1) atoms. All Lu(1)-Pt(1) bond lengths are 2.79 Å. All Lu(1)-Cd(1) bond lengths are 3.28 Å. In the second Lu site, Lu(2) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Pt(1) and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms. Both Lu(2)-Pt(1) bond lengths are 2.77 Å. Both Lu(2)-Cd(1) bond lengths are 3.40 Å. In the third Lu site, Lu(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pt(1) and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms. Both Lu(3)-Pt(1) bond lengths are 3.41 Å. Both Lu(3)-Cd(1) bond lengths are 3.17 Å. Pt(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Lu(1), three equivalent Lu(2), and three equivalent Lu(3) atoms. Cd(1) is bonded to three equivalent Lu(1), three equivalent Lu(2), three equivalent Lu(3), and three equivalent Cd(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and face-sharing CdLu9Cd3 cuboctahedra. All Cd(1)-Cd(1) bond lengths are 3.09 Å.