MgPd5 crystallizes in the hexagonal P-62m space group. Mg(1) is bonded to six equivalent Pd(1) and six equivalent Pd(2) atoms to form a mixture of face and edge-sharing MgPd12 cuboctahedra. There are two inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to two equivalent Mg(1) atoms. In the second Pd site, Pd(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent Mg(1) atoms.
MgPd5 crystallizes in the hexagonal P-62m space group. Mg(1) is bonded to six equivalent Pd(1) and six equivalent Pd(2) atoms to form a mixture of face and edge-sharing MgPd12 cuboctahedra. All Mg(1)-Pd(1) bond lengths are 2.78 Å. All Mg(1)-Pd(2) bond lengths are 2.79 Å. There are two inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to two equivalent Mg(1) atoms. In the second Pd site, Pd(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent Mg(1) atoms.