Mg2Y is Cubic Laves structured and crystallizes in the cubic Fd-3m space group. Mg(1) is bonded to six equivalent Mg(1) and six equivalent Y(1) atoms to form a mixture of edge, face, and corner-sharing MgY6Mg6 cuboctahedra. Y(1) is bonded in a 16-coordinate geometry to twelve equivalent Mg(1) and four equivalent Y(1) atoms.
Mg2Y is Cubic Laves structured and crystallizes in the cubic Fd-3m space group. Mg(1) is bonded to six equivalent Mg(1) and six equivalent Y(1) atoms to form a mixture of edge, face, and corner-sharing MgY6Mg6 cuboctahedra. All Mg(1)-Mg(1) bond lengths are 3.02 Å. All Mg(1)-Y(1) bond lengths are 3.54 Å. Y(1) is bonded in a 16-coordinate geometry to twelve equivalent Mg(1) and four equivalent Y(1) atoms. All Y(1)-Y(1) bond lengths are 3.70 Å.