Pd5B2 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. There are three inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent B(1) atoms. In the second Pd site, Pd(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent B(1) atoms. In the third Pd site, Pd(3) is bonded to four equivalent B(1) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing PdB4 tetrahedra. B(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pd(1), two equivalent Pd(3), and three equivalent Pd(2) atoms.
Pd5B2 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. There are three inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent B(1) atoms. There is one shorter (2.13 Å) and one longer (2.17 Å) Pd(1)-B(1) bond length. In the second Pd site, Pd(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent B(1) atoms. There are a spread of Pd(2)-B(1) bond distances ranging from 2.14-2.50 Å. In the third Pd site, Pd(3) is bonded to four equivalent B(1) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing PdB4 tetrahedra. There are two shorter (2.28 Å) and two longer (2.29 Å) Pd(3)-B(1) bond lengths. B(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pd(1), two equivalent Pd(3), and three equivalent Pd(2) atoms.