Dy2Pd2Cd crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/mbm space group. Dy(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 Dy(1), one Pd(1), and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms. Cd(1) is bonded to eight equivalent Dy(1) and four equivalent Pd(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and face-sharing CdDy8Pd4 cuboctahedra.
Dy2Pd2Cd crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/mbm space group. Dy(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Pd(1) and four equivalent Cd(1) atoms. There are two shorter (2.84 Å) and four longer (2.97 Å) Dy(1)-Pd(1) bond lengths. All Dy(1)-Cd(1) bond lengths are 3.39 Å. Pd(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Dy(1), one Pd(1), and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms. The Pd(1)-Pd(1) bond length is 2.79 Å. Both Pd(1)-Cd(1) bond lengths are 3.02 Å. Cd(1) is bonded to eight equivalent Dy(1) and four equivalent Pd(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and face-sharing CdDy8Pd4 cuboctahedra.