Er2Pd2Cd crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/mbm space group. Er(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Pd(1) and four equivalent Cd(1) atoms. Pd(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Er(1), one Pd(1), and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms. Cd(1) is bonded to eight equivalent Er(1) and four equivalent Pd(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face and corner-sharing CdEr8Pd4 cuboctahedra.
Er2Pd2Cd crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/mbm space group. Er(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Pd(1) and four equivalent Cd(1) atoms. There are two shorter (2.82 Å) and four longer (2.95 Å) Er(1)-Pd(1) bond lengths. All Er(1)-Cd(1) bond lengths are 3.37 Å. Pd(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Er(1), one Pd(1), and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms. The Pd(1)-Pd(1) bond length is 2.80 Å. Both Pd(1)-Cd(1) bond lengths are 3.01 Å. Cd(1) is bonded to eight equivalent Er(1) and four equivalent Pd(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face and corner-sharing CdEr8Pd4 cuboctahedra.