Yb5Pd9P7 crystallizes in the hexagonal P-6 space group. There are three inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb(1) is bonded in a 15-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Pd(2), six equivalent Pd(1), and six equivalent P(1) atoms. In the second Yb site, Yb(2) is bonded to three equivalent Pd(1), six equivalent Pd(3), and six equivalent P(3) atoms to form distorted face-sharing YbP6Pd9 cuboctahedra. In the third Yb site, Yb(3) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Pd(1), two equivalent Pd(3), four equivalent Pd(2), one P(1), two equivalent P(2), and two equivalent P(3) atoms. There are three inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Yb(2), one Yb(3), two equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Pd(2), two equivalent Pd(3), two equivalent P(1), and two equivalent P(3) atoms. In the second Pd site, Pd(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Yb(1), four equivalent Yb(3), one Pd(3), two equivalent Pd(1), one P(2), one P(3), and two equivalent P(1) atoms. In the third Pd site, Pd(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(2), two equivalent Yb(3), one Pd(2), two equivalent Pd(1), two equivalent P(1), and two equivalent P(3) atoms. There are three inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Yb(3), two equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Pd(1), two equivalent Pd(2), and two equivalent Pd(3) atoms. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Yb(3) and three equivalent Pd(2) atoms. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(2), two equivalent Yb(3), one Pd(2), two equivalent Pd(1), and two equivalent Pd(3) atoms.
Yb5Pd9P7 crystallizes in the hexagonal P-6 space group. There are three inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb(1) is bonded in a 15-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Pd(2), six equivalent Pd(1), and six equivalent P(1) atoms. All Yb(1)-Pd(2) bond lengths are 3.22 Å. All Yb(1)-Pd(1) bond lengths are 3.22 Å. All Yb(1)-P(1) bond lengths are 2.98 Å. In the second Yb site, Yb(2) is bonded to three equivalent Pd(1), six equivalent Pd(3), and six equivalent P(3) atoms to form distorted face-sharing YbP6Pd9 cuboctahedra. All Yb(2)-Pd(1) bond lengths are 3.45 Å. All Yb(2)-Pd(3) bond lengths are 3.15 Å. All Yb(2)-P(3) bond lengths are 3.07 Å. In the third Yb site, Yb(3) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Pd(1), two equivalent Pd(3), four equivalent Pd(2), one P(1), two equivalent P(2), and two equivalent P(3) atoms. The Yb(3)-Pd(1) bond length is 3.06 Å. Both Yb(3)-Pd(3) bond lengths are 3.00 Å. There are two shorter (3.03 Å) and two longer (3.14 Å) Yb(3)-Pd(2) bond lengths. The Yb(3)-P(1) bond length is 2.82 Å. Both Yb(3)-P(2) bond lengths are 2.83 Å. Both Yb(3)-P(3) bond lengths are 2.87 Å. There are three inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Yb(2), one Yb(3), two equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Pd(2), two equivalent Pd(3), two equivalent P(1), and two equivalent P(3) atoms. Both Pd(1)-Pd(2) bond lengths are 2.90 Å. Both Pd(1)-Pd(3) bond lengths are 2.91 Å. There is one shorter (2.33 Å) and one longer (2.40 Å) Pd(1)-P(1) bond length. Both Pd(1)-P(3) bond lengths are 2.54 Å. In the second Pd site, Pd(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Yb(1), four equivalent Yb(3), one Pd(3), two equivalent Pd(1), one P(2), one P(3), and two equivalent P(1) atoms. The Pd(2)-Pd(3) bond length is 2.85 Å. The Pd(2)-P(2) bond length is 2.58 Å. The Pd(2)-P(3) bond length is 2.50 Å. Both Pd(2)-P(1) bond lengths are 2.45 Å. In the third Pd site, Pd(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(2), two equivalent Yb(3), one Pd(2), two equivalent Pd(1), two equivalent P(1), and two equivalent P(3) atoms. Both Pd(3)-P(1) bond lengths are 2.88 Å. There is one shorter (2.33 Å) and one longer (2.41 Å) Pd(3)-P(3) bond length. There are three inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Yb(3), two equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Pd(1), two equivalent Pd(2), and two equivalent Pd(3) atoms. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Yb(3) and three equivalent Pd(2) atoms. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(2), two equivalent Yb(3), one Pd(2), two equivalent Pd(1), and two equivalent Pd(3) atoms.