Ce5PdGe2 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mcm space group. There are two inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce(1) is bonded to two equivalent Pd(1) and four equivalent Ge(1) atoms to form corner-sharing CeGe4Pd2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-55°. In the second Ce site, Ce(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pd(1) and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. Pd(1) is bonded in a distorted q6 geometry to two equivalent Ce(1) and eight equivalent Ce(2) atoms. Ge(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), six equivalent Ce(2), and one Ge(1) atom.
Ce5PdGe2 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mcm space group. There are two inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce(1) is bonded to two equivalent Pd(1) and four equivalent Ge(1) atoms to form corner-sharing CeGe4Pd2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-55°. Both Ce(1)-Pd(1) bond lengths are 3.26 Å. All Ce(1)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 3.11 Å. In the second Ce site, Ce(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pd(1) and three equivalent Ge(1) atoms. Both Ce(2)-Pd(1) bond lengths are 3.13 Å. There is one shorter (3.00 Å) and two longer (3.13 Å) Ce(2)-Ge(1) bond lengths. Pd(1) is bonded in a distorted q6 geometry to two equivalent Ce(1) and eight equivalent Ce(2) atoms. Ge(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), six equivalent Ce(2), and one Ge(1) atom. The Ge(1)-Ge(1) bond length is 2.68 Å.