Cd3P2 is Hausmannite-like structured and crystallizes in the cubic Ia-3 space group. Cd(1) is bonded to one P(1) and three equivalent P(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing CdP4 trigonal pyramids. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded in a distorted octahedral geometry to six equivalent Cd(1) atoms. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Cd(1) atoms.
Cd3P2 is Hausmannite-like structured and crystallizes in the cubic Ia-3 space group. Cd(1) is bonded to one P(1) and three equivalent P(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing CdP4 trigonal pyramids. The Cd(1)-P(1) bond length is 2.71 Å. There are a spread of Cd(1)-P(2) bond distances ranging from 2.57-2.95 Å. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded in a distorted octahedral geometry to six equivalent Cd(1) atoms. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Cd(1) atoms.