Ce2(RhPd)3 is Uranium Silicide-derived structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pmmm space group. Ce(1) is bonded to two equivalent Rh(1), two equivalent Rh(2), two equivalent Rh(3), two equivalent Pd(2), and four equivalent Pd(1) atoms to form CePd6Rh6 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent Ce(1)Pd6Rh6 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Rh(1)Ce4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Rh(2)Ce4Pd8 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Pd(2)Ce4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Pd(1)Ce4Pd2Rh6 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Rh(1)Ce4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Rh(2)Ce4Pd8 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Pd(2)Ce4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Pd(1)Ce4Pd2Rh6 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Ce(1)Pd6Rh6 cuboctahedra. There are three inequivalent Rh sites. In the first Rh site, Rh(1) is bonded to four equivalent Ce(1), four equivalent Rh(3), and four equivalent Pd(1) atoms to form distorted RhCe4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Rh(1)Ce4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Pd(2)Ce4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Ce(1)Pd6Rh6 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Rh(2)Ce4Pd8 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Pd(1)Ce4Pd2Rh6 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Pd(2)Ce4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ce(1)Pd6Rh6 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Rh(1)Ce4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Pd(1)Ce4Pd2Rh6 cuboctahedra. In the second Rh site, Rh(2) is bonded to four equivalent Ce(1), four equivalent Pd(1), and four equivalent Pd(2) atoms to form RhCe4Pd8 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Rh(2)Ce4Pd8 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Ce(1)Pd6Rh6 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Rh(1)Ce4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Pd(1)Ce4Pd2Rh6 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ce(1)Pd6Rh6 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Rh(2)Ce4Pd8 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Pd(1)Ce4Pd2Rh6 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Pd(2)Ce4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra. In the third Rh site, Rh(3) is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to four equivalent Ce(1), four equivalent Rh(1), and four equivalent Pd(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded to four equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Rh(1), two equivalent Rh(2), two equivalent Rh(3), and two equivalent Pd(2) atoms to form distorted PdCe4Pd2Rh6 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent Pd(1)Ce4Pd2Rh6 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Rh(1)Ce4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Rh(2)Ce4Pd8 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Pd(2)Ce4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Ce(1)Pd6Rh6 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Rh(1)Ce4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Rh(2)Ce4Pd8 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Pd(2)Ce4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ce(1)Pd6Rh6 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Pd(1)Ce4Pd2Rh6 cuboctahedra. In the second Pd site, Pd(2) is bonded to four equivalent Ce(1), four equivalent Rh(2), and four equivalent Pd(1) atoms to form distorted PdCe4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Pd(2)Ce4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Rh(1)Ce4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Ce(1)Pd6Rh6 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Pd(1)Ce4Pd2Rh6 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Rh(1)Ce4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ce(1)Pd6Rh6 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Rh(2)Ce4Pd8 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Pd(1)Ce4Pd2Rh6 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Pd(2)Ce4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra.
Ce2(RhPd)3 is Uranium Silicide-derived structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pmmm space group. Ce(1) is bonded to two equivalent Rh(1), two equivalent Rh(2), two equivalent Rh(3), two equivalent Pd(2), and four equivalent Pd(1) atoms to form CePd6Rh6 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent Ce(1)Pd6Rh6 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Rh(1)Ce4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Rh(2)Ce4Pd8 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Pd(2)Ce4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Pd(1)Ce4Pd2Rh6 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Rh(1)Ce4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Rh(2)Ce4Pd8 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Pd(2)Ce4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Pd(1)Ce4Pd2Rh6 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Ce(1)Pd6Rh6 cuboctahedra. Both Ce(1)-Rh(1) bond lengths are 2.89 Å. Both Ce(1)-Rh(2) bond lengths are 2.92 Å. Both Ce(1)-Rh(3) bond lengths are 2.86 Å. Both Ce(1)-Pd(2) bond lengths are 2.95 Å. All Ce(1)-Pd(1) bond lengths are 2.95 Å. There are three inequivalent Rh sites. In the first Rh site, Rh(1) is bonded to four equivalent Ce(1), four equivalent Rh(3), and four equivalent Pd(1) atoms to form distorted RhCe4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Rh(1)Ce4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Pd(2)Ce4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Ce(1)Pd6Rh6 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Rh(2)Ce4Pd8 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Pd(1)Ce4Pd2Rh6 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Pd(2)Ce4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ce(1)Pd6Rh6 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Rh(1)Ce4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Pd(1)Ce4Pd2Rh6 cuboctahedra. All Rh(1)-Rh(3) bond lengths are 2.94 Å. All Rh(1)-Pd(1) bond lengths are 2.89 Å. In the second Rh site, Rh(2) is bonded to four equivalent Ce(1), four equivalent Pd(1), and four equivalent Pd(2) atoms to form RhCe4Pd8 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Rh(2)Ce4Pd8 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Ce(1)Pd6Rh6 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Rh(1)Ce4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Pd(1)Ce4Pd2Rh6 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ce(1)Pd6Rh6 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Rh(2)Ce4Pd8 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Pd(1)Ce4Pd2Rh6 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Pd(2)Ce4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra. All Rh(2)-Pd(1) bond lengths are 2.92 Å. All Rh(2)-Pd(2) bond lengths are 2.94 Å. In the third Rh site, Rh(3) is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to four equivalent Ce(1), four equivalent Rh(1), and four equivalent Pd(1) atoms. All Rh(3)-Pd(1) bond lengths are 2.92 Å. There are two inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded to four equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Rh(1), two equivalent Rh(2), two equivalent Rh(3), and two equivalent Pd(2) atoms to form distorted PdCe4Pd2Rh6 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent Pd(1)Ce4Pd2Rh6 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Rh(1)Ce4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Rh(2)Ce4Pd8 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent Pd(2)Ce4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Ce(1)Pd6Rh6 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Rh(1)Ce4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Rh(2)Ce4Pd8 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Pd(2)Ce4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ce(1)Pd6Rh6 cuboctahedra, and faces with six equivalent Pd(1)Ce4Pd2Rh6 cuboctahedra. Both Pd(1)-Pd(2) bond lengths are 2.89 Å. In the second Pd site, Pd(2) is bonded to four equivalent Ce(1), four equivalent Rh(2), and four equivalent Pd(1) atoms to form distorted PdCe4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Pd(2)Ce4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent Rh(1)Ce4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Ce(1)Pd6Rh6 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Pd(1)Ce4Pd2Rh6 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Rh(1)Ce4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ce(1)Pd6Rh6 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Rh(2)Ce4Pd8 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Pd(1)Ce4Pd2Rh6 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Pd(2)Ce4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra.