MgCd crystallizes in the trigonal R-3m space group. Mg(1) is bonded to six equivalent Cd(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing MgCd6 cuboctahedra. Cd(1) is bonded to six equivalent Mg(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing CdMg6 cuboctahedra.
MgCd crystallizes in the trigonal R-3m space group. Mg(1) is bonded to six equivalent Cd(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing MgCd6 cuboctahedra. All Mg(1)-Cd(1) bond lengths are 3.04 Å. Cd(1) is bonded to six equivalent Mg(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing CdMg6 cuboctahedra.