Pd32Ga3Te9 crystallizes in the trigonal R3 space group. There are sixteen inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Pd(11), one Pd(3), one Pd(7), three equivalent Pd(16), one Ga(1), and two equivalent Te(3) atoms. In the second Pd site, Pd(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Pd(12), one Pd(4), one Te(5), and two equivalent Te(4) atoms. In the third Pd site, Pd(3) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Pd(1), one Pd(15), one Pd(5), one Pd(7), one Pd(9), three equivalent Pd(13), one Te(1), and three equivalent Te(3) atoms. In the fourth Pd site, Pd(4) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Pd(10), one Pd(16), one Pd(2), one Pd(6), one Pd(8), three equivalent Pd(14), one Te(2), and three equivalent Te(4) atoms. In the fifth Pd site, Pd(5) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Pd(16), three equivalent Pd(3), one Ga(3), and three equivalent Te(3) atoms. In the sixth Pd site, Pd(6) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Pd(4), one Ga(2), and three equivalent Te(4) atoms. In the seventh Pd site, Pd(7) is bonded in a 13-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Pd(1), three equivalent Pd(13), three equivalent Pd(3), one Ga(2), and three equivalent Te(3) atoms. In the eighth Pd site, Pd(8) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Pd(4), one Ga(3), and three equivalent Te(4) atoms. In the ninth Pd site, Pd(9) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one Pd(11), three equivalent Pd(13), three equivalent Pd(3), one Te(5), and three equivalent Te(3) atoms. In the tenth Pd site, Pd(10) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one Pd(12), three equivalent Pd(14), three equivalent Pd(4), one Ga(1), and three equivalent Te(4) atoms. In the eleventh Pd site, Pd(11) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one Pd(9), three equivalent Pd(1), three equivalent Pd(16), one Te(2), and three equivalent Te(3) atoms. In the twelfth Pd site, Pd(12) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one Pd(10), three equivalent Pd(15), three equivalent Pd(2), one Te(1), and three equivalent Te(4) atoms. In the thirteenth Pd site, Pd(13) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Pd(7), one Pd(9), three equivalent Pd(3), one Ga(2), one Te(1), one Te(3), and one Te(5) atom. In the fourteenth Pd site, Pd(14) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Pd(10), three equivalent Pd(16), three equivalent Pd(4), one Ga(1), one Ga(3), one Te(2), and one Te(4) atom. In the fifteenth Pd site, Pd(15) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Pd(12), one Pd(3), one Ga(2), one Te(1), one Te(4), and one Te(5) atom. In the sixteenth Pd site, Pd(16) is bonded in a 13-coordinate geometry to one Pd(11), one Pd(4), one Pd(5), three equivalent Pd(1), three equivalent Pd(14), one Ga(1), one Ga(3), one Te(2), and one Te(3) atom. There are three inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Pd(10), three equivalent Pd(1), three equivalent Pd(14), and three equivalent Pd(16) atoms. In the second Ga site, Ga(2) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to one Pd(6), one Pd(7), three equivalent Pd(13), and three equivalent Pd(15) atoms. In the third Ga site, Ga(3) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to one Pd(5), one Pd(8), three equivalent Pd(14), and three equivalent Pd(16) atoms. There are five inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a distorted q6 geometry to one Pd(12), three equivalent Pd(13), three equivalent Pd(15), and three equivalent Pd(3) atoms. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded in a distorted q6 geometry to one Pd(11), three equivalent Pd(14), three equivalent Pd(16), and three equivalent Pd(4) atoms. In the third Te site, Te(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Pd(11), one Pd(13), one Pd(16), one Pd(5), one Pd(7), one Pd(9), two equivalent Pd(1), and three equivalent Pd(3) atoms. In the fourth Te site, Te(4) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Pd(10), one Pd(12), one Pd(14), one Pd(15), one Pd(6), one Pd(8), two equivalent Pd(2), and three equivalent Pd(4) atoms. In the fifth Te site, Te(5) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Pd(9), three equivalent Pd(13), three equivalent Pd(15), and three equivalent Pd(2) atoms.
Pd32Ga3Te9 crystallizes in the trigonal R3 space group. There are sixteen inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Pd(11), one Pd(3), one Pd(7), three equivalent Pd(16), one Ga(1), and two equivalent Te(3) atoms. The Pd(1)-Pd(11) bond length is 2.97 Å. The Pd(1)-Pd(3) bond length is 2.97 Å. The Pd(1)-Pd(7) bond length is 3.10 Å. There are a spread of Pd(1)-Pd(16) bond distances ranging from 2.84-3.35 Å. The Pd(1)-Ga(1) bond length is 2.63 Å. There is one shorter (2.71 Å) and one longer (2.76 Å) Pd(1)-Te(3) bond length. In the second Pd site, Pd(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Pd(12), one Pd(4), one Te(5), and two equivalent Te(4) atoms. The Pd(2)-Pd(12) bond length is 2.94 Å. The Pd(2)-Pd(4) bond length is 2.90 Å. The Pd(2)-Te(5) bond length is 2.72 Å. There is one shorter (2.73 Å) and one longer (2.80 Å) Pd(2)-Te(4) bond length. In the third Pd site, Pd(3) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Pd(1), one Pd(15), one Pd(5), one Pd(7), one Pd(9), three equivalent Pd(13), one Te(1), and three equivalent Te(3) atoms. The Pd(3)-Pd(15) bond length is 3.01 Å. The Pd(3)-Pd(5) bond length is 3.12 Å. The Pd(3)-Pd(7) bond length is 2.88 Å. The Pd(3)-Pd(9) bond length is 2.87 Å. There are a spread of Pd(3)-Pd(13) bond distances ranging from 2.91-3.21 Å. The Pd(3)-Te(1) bond length is 2.76 Å. There are a spread of Pd(3)-Te(3) bond distances ranging from 2.73-3.33 Å. In the fourth Pd site, Pd(4) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Pd(10), one Pd(16), one Pd(2), one Pd(6), one Pd(8), three equivalent Pd(14), one Te(2), and three equivalent Te(4) atoms. The Pd(4)-Pd(10) bond length is 2.87 Å. The Pd(4)-Pd(16) bond length is 2.99 Å. The Pd(4)-Pd(6) bond length is 3.11 Å. The Pd(4)-Pd(8) bond length is 2.87 Å. There are a spread of Pd(4)-Pd(14) bond distances ranging from 2.95-3.21 Å. The Pd(4)-Te(2) bond length is 2.78 Å. There are a spread of Pd(4)-Te(4) bond distances ranging from 2.69-3.30 Å. In the fifth Pd site, Pd(5) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Pd(16), three equivalent Pd(3), one Ga(3), and three equivalent Te(3) atoms. All Pd(5)-Pd(16) bond lengths are 3.15 Å. The Pd(5)-Ga(3) bond length is 2.62 Å. All Pd(5)-Te(3) bond lengths are 2.80 Å. In the sixth Pd site, Pd(6) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Pd(4), one Ga(2), and three equivalent Te(4) atoms. The Pd(6)-Ga(2) bond length is 2.62 Å. All Pd(6)-Te(4) bond lengths are 2.82 Å. In the seventh Pd site, Pd(7) is bonded in a 13-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Pd(1), three equivalent Pd(13), three equivalent Pd(3), one Ga(2), and three equivalent Te(3) atoms. All Pd(7)-Pd(13) bond lengths are 3.07 Å. The Pd(7)-Ga(2) bond length is 2.66 Å. All Pd(7)-Te(3) bond lengths are 2.80 Å. In the eighth Pd site, Pd(8) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Pd(4), one Ga(3), and three equivalent Te(4) atoms. The Pd(8)-Ga(3) bond length is 2.66 Å. All Pd(8)-Te(4) bond lengths are 2.79 Å. In the ninth Pd site, Pd(9) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one Pd(11), three equivalent Pd(13), three equivalent Pd(3), one Te(5), and three equivalent Te(3) atoms. The Pd(9)-Pd(11) bond length is 2.76 Å. All Pd(9)-Pd(13) bond lengths are 2.89 Å. The Pd(9)-Te(5) bond length is 2.59 Å. All Pd(9)-Te(3) bond lengths are 2.85 Å. In the tenth Pd site, Pd(10) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one Pd(12), three equivalent Pd(14), three equivalent Pd(4), one Ga(1), and three equivalent Te(4) atoms. The Pd(10)-Pd(12) bond length is 2.85 Å. All Pd(10)-Pd(14) bond lengths are 2.83 Å. The Pd(10)-Ga(1) bond length is 2.54 Å. All Pd(10)-Te(4) bond lengths are 2.84 Å. In the eleventh Pd site, Pd(11) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one Pd(9), three equivalent Pd(1), three equivalent Pd(16), one Te(2), and three equivalent Te(3) atoms. All Pd(11)-Pd(16) bond lengths are 2.90 Å. The Pd(11)-Te(2) bond length is 2.64 Å. All Pd(11)-Te(3) bond lengths are 2.80 Å. In the twelfth Pd site, Pd(12) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one Pd(10), three equivalent Pd(15), three equivalent Pd(2), one Te(1), and three equivalent Te(4) atoms. All Pd(12)-Pd(15) bond lengths are 2.89 Å. The Pd(12)-Te(1) bond length is 2.64 Å. All Pd(12)-Te(4) bond lengths are 2.82 Å. In the thirteenth Pd site, Pd(13) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Pd(7), one Pd(9), three equivalent Pd(3), one Ga(2), one Te(1), one Te(3), and one Te(5) atom. The Pd(13)-Ga(2) bond length is 2.54 Å. The Pd(13)-Te(1) bond length is 2.84 Å. The Pd(13)-Te(3) bond length is 2.91 Å. The Pd(13)-Te(5) bond length is 2.73 Å. In the fourteenth Pd site, Pd(14) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Pd(10), three equivalent Pd(16), three equivalent Pd(4), one Ga(1), one Ga(3), one Te(2), and one Te(4) atom. There are a spread of Pd(14)-Pd(16) bond distances ranging from 2.82-3.15 Å. The Pd(14)-Ga(1) bond length is 2.68 Å. The Pd(14)-Ga(3) bond length is 2.56 Å. The Pd(14)-Te(2) bond length is 2.85 Å. The Pd(14)-Te(4) bond length is 2.88 Å. In the fifteenth Pd site, Pd(15) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Pd(12), one Pd(3), one Ga(2), one Te(1), one Te(4), and one Te(5) atom. The Pd(15)-Ga(2) bond length is 2.56 Å. The Pd(15)-Te(1) bond length is 2.70 Å. The Pd(15)-Te(4) bond length is 2.94 Å. The Pd(15)-Te(5) bond length is 2.83 Å. In the sixteenth Pd site, Pd(16) is bonded in a 13-coordinate geometry to one Pd(11), one Pd(4), one Pd(5), three equivalent Pd(1), three equivalent Pd(14), one Ga(1), one Ga(3), one Te(2), and one Te(3) atom. The Pd(16)-Ga(1) bond length is 2.79 Å. The Pd(16)-Ga(3) bond length is 2.58 Å. The Pd(16)-Te(2) bond length is 2.69 Å. The Pd(16)-Te(3) bond length is 2.88 Å. There are three inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Pd(10), three equivalent Pd(1), three equivalent Pd(14), and three equivalent Pd(16) atoms. In the second Ga site, Ga(2) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to one Pd(6), one Pd(7), three equivalent Pd(13), and three equivalent Pd(15) atoms. In the third Ga site, Ga(3) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to one Pd(5), one Pd(8), three equivalent Pd(14), and three equivalent Pd(16) atoms. There are five inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a distorted q6 geometry to one Pd(12), three equivalent Pd(13), three equivalent Pd(15), and three equivalent Pd(3) atoms. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded in a distorted q6 geometry to one Pd(11), three equivalent Pd(14), three equivalent Pd(16), and three equivalent Pd(4) atoms. In the third Te site, Te(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Pd(11), one Pd(13), one Pd(16), one Pd(5), one Pd(7), one Pd(9), two equivalent Pd(1), and three equivalent Pd(3) atoms. In the fourth Te site, Te(4) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Pd(10), one Pd(12), one Pd(14), one Pd(15), one Pd(6), one Pd(8), two equivalent Pd(2), and three equivalent Pd(4) atoms. In the fifth Te site, Te(5) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Pd(9), three equivalent Pd(13), three equivalent Pd(15), and three equivalent Pd(2) atoms.