MgPd5 crystallizes in the trigonal R32 space group. Mg(1) is bonded to six equivalent Pd(1) and six equivalent Pd(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing MgPd12 cuboctahedra. There are two inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Mg(1) atoms. In the second Pd site, Pd(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent Mg(1) atoms.
MgPd5 crystallizes in the trigonal R32 space group. Mg(1) is bonded to six equivalent Pd(1) and six equivalent Pd(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing MgPd12 cuboctahedra. All Mg(1)-Pd(1) bond lengths are 2.78 Å. All Mg(1)-Pd(2) bond lengths are 2.77 Å. There are two inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Mg(1) atoms. In the second Pd site, Pd(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent Mg(1) atoms.