KCdCl3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. K(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Cl(1), three equivalent Cl(2), and four equivalent Cl(3) atoms. Cd(1) is bonded to one Cl(3), two equivalent Cl(2), and three equivalent Cl(1) atoms to form edge-sharing CdCl6 octahedra. There are three inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one K(1) and three equivalent Cd(1) atoms. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three equivalent K(1) and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded to four equivalent K(1) and one Cd(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing ClK4Cd square pyramids.
KCdCl3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. K(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Cl(1), three equivalent Cl(2), and four equivalent Cl(3) atoms. The K(1)-Cl(1) bond length is 3.30 Å. There are two shorter (3.26 Å) and one longer (3.46 Å) K(1)-Cl(2) bond length. There are two shorter (3.22 Å) and two longer (3.24 Å) K(1)-Cl(3) bond lengths. Cd(1) is bonded to one Cl(3), two equivalent Cl(2), and three equivalent Cl(1) atoms to form edge-sharing CdCl6 octahedra. The Cd(1)-Cl(3) bond length is 2.53 Å. Both Cd(1)-Cl(2) bond lengths are 2.66 Å. There is one shorter (2.66 Å) and two longer (2.72 Å) Cd(1)-Cl(1) bond lengths. There are three inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one K(1) and three equivalent Cd(1) atoms. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three equivalent K(1) and two equivalent Cd(1) atoms. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded to four equivalent K(1) and one Cd(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing ClK4Cd square pyramids.