La6Pd13Zn4 crystallizes in the cubic Im-3m space group. La(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Pd(2) and eight equivalent Pd(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd(2) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to six equivalent La(1) atoms. In the second Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to four equivalent La(1), four equivalent Pd(1), and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms. Zn(1) is bonded in a distorted hexagonal planar geometry to six equivalent Pd(1) atoms.
La6Pd13Zn4 crystallizes in the cubic Im-3m space group. La(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Pd(2) and eight equivalent Pd(1) atoms. The La(1)-Pd(2) bond length is 2.98 Å. There are four shorter (3.03 Å) and four longer (3.24 Å) La(1)-Pd(1) bond lengths. There are two inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd(2) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to six equivalent La(1) atoms. In the second Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to four equivalent La(1), four equivalent Pd(1), and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms. All Pd(1)-Pd(1) bond lengths are 2.83 Å. Both Pd(1)-Zn(1) bond lengths are 2.68 Å. Zn(1) is bonded in a distorted hexagonal planar geometry to six equivalent Pd(1) atoms.