Ba2PdP3 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. There are two inequivalent Ba sites. In the first Ba site, Ba(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Pd(1), three equivalent P(1), three equivalent P(2), and three equivalent P(3) atoms. In the second Ba site, Ba(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Pd(1), three equivalent P(1), three equivalent P(2), and three equivalent P(3) atoms. Pd(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ba(1), three equivalent Ba(2), one P(2), and two equivalent P(3) atoms. There are three inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ba(1), three equivalent Ba(2), one P(2), and one P(3) atom. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ba(1), three equivalent Ba(2), one Pd(1), and one P(1) atom. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ba(1), three equivalent Ba(2), two equivalent Pd(1), and one P(1) atom.
Ba2PdP3 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. There are two inequivalent Ba sites. In the first Ba site, Ba(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Pd(1), three equivalent P(1), three equivalent P(2), and three equivalent P(3) atoms. There are a spread of Ba(1)-Pd(1) bond distances ranging from 3.41-3.58 Å. There are a spread of Ba(1)-P(1) bond distances ranging from 3.31-3.62 Å. There are a spread of Ba(1)-P(2) bond distances ranging from 3.31-3.55 Å. There are a spread of Ba(1)-P(3) bond distances ranging from 3.39-3.70 Å. In the second Ba site, Ba(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Pd(1), three equivalent P(1), three equivalent P(2), and three equivalent P(3) atoms. There are a spread of Ba(2)-Pd(1) bond distances ranging from 3.39-3.53 Å. There are a spread of Ba(2)-P(1) bond distances ranging from 3.32-3.65 Å. There are a spread of Ba(2)-P(2) bond distances ranging from 3.32-3.58 Å. There are a spread of Ba(2)-P(3) bond distances ranging from 3.34-3.57 Å. Pd(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ba(1), three equivalent Ba(2), one P(2), and two equivalent P(3) atoms. The Pd(1)-P(2) bond length is 2.38 Å. There is one shorter (2.37 Å) and one longer (2.40 Å) Pd(1)-P(3) bond length. There are three inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ba(1), three equivalent Ba(2), one P(2), and one P(3) atom. The P(1)-P(2) bond length is 2.16 Å. The P(1)-P(3) bond length is 2.24 Å. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ba(1), three equivalent Ba(2), one Pd(1), and one P(1) atom. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ba(1), three equivalent Ba(2), two equivalent Pd(1), and one P(1) atom.