Na2CdCl4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbam space group. Na(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Cl(1) and four equivalent Cl(2) atoms. Cd(1) is bonded to two equivalent Cl(2) and four equivalent Cl(1) atoms to form edge-sharing CdCl6 octahedra. There are two inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded to four equivalent Na(1) and one Cd(1) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing ClNa4Cd trigonal bipyramids. In the second Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Na(1) and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms.
Na2CdCl4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbam space group. Na(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Cl(1) and four equivalent Cl(2) atoms. There is one shorter (2.91 Å) and one longer (2.95 Å) Na(1)-Cl(1) bond length. There are two shorter (2.81 Å) and two longer (2.82 Å) Na(1)-Cl(2) bond lengths. Cd(1) is bonded to two equivalent Cl(2) and four equivalent Cl(1) atoms to form edge-sharing CdCl6 octahedra. Both Cd(1)-Cl(2) bond lengths are 2.60 Å. All Cd(1)-Cl(1) bond lengths are 2.67 Å. There are two inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded to four equivalent Na(1) and one Cd(1) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing ClNa4Cd trigonal bipyramids. In the second Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Na(1) and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms.