PdCu23N8 is High-temperature superconductor-derived structured and crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. Pd(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent N(1) atoms. There are fifteen inequivalent Cu sites. In the first Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to one N(2) and one N(3) atom. In the second Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to one N(2) and one N(3) atom. In the third Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to one N(2) and one N(3) atom. In the fourth Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to one N(2) and one N(3) atom. In the fifth Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to one N(2) and one N(3) atom. In the sixth Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to one N(2) and one N(3) atom. In the seventh Cu site, Cu(2) is bonded in a linear geometry to one N(1) and one N(2) atom. In the eighth Cu site, Cu(3) is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent N(3) atoms. In the ninth Cu site, Cu(4) is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent N(2) atoms. In the tenth Cu site, Cu(5) is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent N(1) atoms. In the eleventh Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to one N(2) and one N(3) atom. In the twelfth Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to one N(2) and one N(3) atom. In the thirteenth Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to one N(2) and one N(3) atom. In the fourteenth Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to one N(2) and one N(3) atom. In the fifteenth Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to one N(2) and one N(3) atom. There are three inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(1) is bonded to one Pd(1), one Cu(5), and four equivalent Cu(2) atoms to form NCu5Pd octahedra that share corners with two equivalent N(1)Cu5Pd octahedra and corners with four equivalent N(2)Cu6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-2°. In the second N site, N(2) is bonded to two Cu(1,1); two equivalent Cu(2); and two equivalent Cu(4) atoms to form NCu6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent N(1)Cu5Pd octahedra, corners with two equivalent N(2)Cu6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent N(3)Cu6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-2°. In the third N site, N(3) is bonded to two equivalent Cu(3) and four Cu(1,1,1,1) atoms to form corner-sharing NCu6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra are not tilted.
PdCu23N8 is High-temperature superconductor-derived structured and crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. Pd(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent N(1) atoms. Both Pd(1)-N(1) bond lengths are 2.04 Å. There are fifteen inequivalent Cu sites. In the first Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to one N(2) and one N(3) atom. The Cu(1)-N(2) bond length is 1.90 Å. The Cu(1)-N(3) bond length is 1.90 Å. In the second Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to one N(2) and one N(3) atom. The Cu(1)-N(2) bond length is 1.90 Å. The Cu(1)-N(3) bond length is 1.90 Å. In the third Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to one N(2) and one N(3) atom. The Cu(1)-N(2) bond length is 1.90 Å. The Cu(1)-N(3) bond length is 1.90 Å. In the fourth Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to one N(2) and one N(3) atom. The Cu(1)-N(2) bond length is 1.90 Å. The Cu(1)-N(3) bond length is 1.90 Å. In the fifth Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to one N(2) and one N(3) atom. The Cu(1)-N(2) bond length is 1.90 Å. The Cu(1)-N(3) bond length is 1.90 Å. In the sixth Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to one N(2) and one N(3) atom. The Cu(1)-N(2) bond length is 1.90 Å. The Cu(1)-N(3) bond length is 1.90 Å. In the seventh Cu site, Cu(2) is bonded in a linear geometry to one N(1) and one N(2) atom. The Cu(2)-N(1) bond length is 1.91 Å. The Cu(2)-N(2) bond length is 1.90 Å. In the eighth Cu site, Cu(3) is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent N(3) atoms. Both Cu(3)-N(3) bond lengths are 1.93 Å. In the ninth Cu site, Cu(4) is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent N(2) atoms. Both Cu(4)-N(2) bond lengths are 1.93 Å. In the tenth Cu site, Cu(5) is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent N(1) atoms. Both Cu(5)-N(1) bond lengths are 1.83 Å. In the eleventh Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to one N(2) and one N(3) atom. The Cu(1)-N(2) bond length is 1.90 Å. The Cu(1)-N(3) bond length is 1.90 Å. In the twelfth Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to one N(2) and one N(3) atom. The Cu(1)-N(2) bond length is 1.90 Å. The Cu(1)-N(3) bond length is 1.90 Å. In the thirteenth Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to one N(2) and one N(3) atom. The Cu(1)-N(2) bond length is 1.90 Å. The Cu(1)-N(3) bond length is 1.90 Å. In the fourteenth Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to one N(2) and one N(3) atom. The Cu(1)-N(2) bond length is 1.90 Å. The Cu(1)-N(3) bond length is 1.90 Å. In the fifteenth Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to one N(2) and one N(3) atom. The Cu(1)-N(2) bond length is 1.90 Å. The Cu(1)-N(3) bond length is 1.90 Å. There are three inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(1) is bonded to one Pd(1), one Cu(5), and four equivalent Cu(2) atoms to form NCu5Pd octahedra that share corners with two equivalent N(1)Cu5Pd octahedra and corners with four equivalent N(2)Cu6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-2°. In the second N site, N(2) is bonded to two Cu(1,1); two equivalent Cu(2); and two equivalent Cu(4) atoms to form NCu6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent N(1)Cu5Pd octahedra, corners with two equivalent N(2)Cu6 octahedra, and corners with two equivalent N(3)Cu6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-2°. In the third N site, N(3) is bonded to two equivalent Cu(3) and four Cu(1,1,1,1) atoms to form corner-sharing NCu6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra are not tilted.