DyCd3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmcm space group. Dy(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Cd(1) and eight equivalent Cd(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent Cd sites. In the first Cd site, Cd(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Dy(1) and eight equivalent Cd(2) atoms. In the second Cd site, Cd(2) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Dy(1), three equivalent Cd(2), and four equivalent Cd(1) atoms.
DyCd3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmcm space group. Dy(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Cd(1) and eight equivalent Cd(2) atoms. There are two shorter (3.17 Å) and two longer (3.58 Å) Dy(1)-Cd(1) bond lengths. There are a spread of Dy(1)-Cd(2) bond distances ranging from 3.19-3.30 Å. There are two inequivalent Cd sites. In the first Cd site, Cd(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Dy(1) and eight equivalent Cd(2) atoms. There are a spread of Cd(1)-Cd(2) bond distances ranging from 2.99-3.29 Å. In the second Cd site, Cd(2) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Dy(1), three equivalent Cd(2), and four equivalent Cd(1) atoms. There is one shorter (3.05 Å) and two longer (3.16 Å) Cd(2)-Cd(2) bond lengths.