Yb5Pd2 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. There are three inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb(1) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Pd(1) atoms. In the second Yb site, Yb(3) is bonded to four equivalent Pd(1) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing YbPd4 trigonal pyramids. In the third Yb site, Yb(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Pd(1) atoms. Pd(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(3), three equivalent Yb(1), and three equivalent Yb(2) atoms.
Yb5Pd2 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. There are three inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb(1) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Pd(1) atoms. There are a spread of Yb(1)-Pd(1) bond distances ranging from 2.83-3.36 Å. In the second Yb site, Yb(3) is bonded to four equivalent Pd(1) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing YbPd4 trigonal pyramids. There are two shorter (2.95 Å) and two longer (2.97 Å) Yb(3)-Pd(1) bond lengths. In the third Yb site, Yb(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Pd(1) atoms. There are a spread of Yb(2)-Pd(1) bond distances ranging from 2.87-3.06 Å. Pd(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(3), three equivalent Yb(1), and three equivalent Yb(2) atoms.