Zr(CdN)4 is Aluminum carbonitride-like structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. Zr(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one N(1), one N(2), one N(3), and one N(4) atom. There are four inequivalent Cd sites. In the first Cd site, Cd(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one N(1), one N(2), one N(3), and one N(4) atom. In the second Cd site, Cd(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent N(2) and two equivalent N(3) atoms. In the third Cd site, Cd(3) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent N(1) and two equivalent N(4) atoms. In the fourth Cd site, Cd(4) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one N(3), one N(4), and two equivalent N(1) atoms. There are four inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(1) is bonded to one Zr(1), one Cd(1), two equivalent Cd(3), and two equivalent Cd(4) atoms to form distorted NZrCd5 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent N(2)ZrCd3 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent N(4)ZrCd4 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent N(1)ZrCd5 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent N(4)ZrCd4 trigonal bipyramids. In the second N site, N(2) is bonded to one Zr(1), one Cd(1), and two equivalent Cd(2) atoms to form NZrCd3 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent N(1)ZrCd5 octahedra, corners with two equivalent N(4)ZrCd4 trigonal bipyramids, and  an edgeedge with one N(2)ZrCd3 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 60-68°. In the third N site, N(3) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Zr(1), one Cd(1), one Cd(4), and two equivalent Cd(2) atoms. In the fourth N site, N(4) is bonded to one Zr(1), one Cd(1), one Cd(4), and two equivalent Cd(3) atoms to form distorted NZrCd4 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent N(1)ZrCd5 octahedra, corners with two equivalent N(2)ZrCd3 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent N(1)ZrCd5 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one N(4)ZrCd4 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 22-76°.
Zr(CdN)4 is Aluminum carbonitride-like structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. Zr(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one N(1), one N(2), one N(3), and one N(4) atom. The Zr(1)-N(1) bond length is 2.17 Å. The Zr(1)-N(2) bond length is 2.09 Å. The Zr(1)-N(3) bond length is 2.11 Å. The Zr(1)-N(4) bond length is 2.08 Å. There are four inequivalent Cd sites. In the first Cd site, Cd(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one N(1), one N(2), one N(3), and one N(4) atom. The Cd(1)-N(1) bond length is 2.45 Å. The Cd(1)-N(2) bond length is 2.19 Å. The Cd(1)-N(3) bond length is 2.41 Å. The Cd(1)-N(4) bond length is 2.32 Å. In the second Cd site, Cd(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent N(2) and two equivalent N(3) atoms. There is one shorter (2.27 Å) and one longer (2.30 Å) Cd(2)-N(2) bond length. There is one shorter (2.30 Å) and one longer (2.54 Å) Cd(2)-N(3) bond length. In the third Cd site, Cd(3) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent N(1) and two equivalent N(4) atoms. There is one shorter (2.33 Å) and one longer (2.54 Å) Cd(3)-N(1) bond length. There is one shorter (2.29 Å) and one longer (2.39 Å) Cd(3)-N(4) bond length. In the fourth Cd site, Cd(4) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one N(3), one N(4), and two equivalent N(1) atoms. The Cd(4)-N(3) bond length is 2.27 Å. The Cd(4)-N(4) bond length is 2.49 Å. There is one shorter (2.33 Å) and one longer (2.50 Å) Cd(4)-N(1) bond length. There are four inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(1) is bonded to one Zr(1), one Cd(1), two equivalent Cd(3), and two equivalent Cd(4) atoms to form distorted NZrCd5 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent N(2)ZrCd3 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent N(4)ZrCd4 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent N(1)ZrCd5 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent N(4)ZrCd4 trigonal bipyramids. In the second N site, N(2) is bonded to one Zr(1), one Cd(1), and two equivalent Cd(2) atoms to form NZrCd3 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent N(1)ZrCd5 octahedra, corners with two equivalent N(4)ZrCd4 trigonal bipyramids, and  an edgeedge with one N(2)ZrCd3 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 60-68°. In the third N site, N(3) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Zr(1), one Cd(1), one Cd(4), and two equivalent Cd(2) atoms. In the fourth N site, N(4) is bonded to one Zr(1), one Cd(1), one Cd(4), and two equivalent Cd(3) atoms to form distorted NZrCd4 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent N(1)ZrCd5 octahedra, corners with two equivalent N(2)ZrCd3 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent N(1)ZrCd5 octahedra, and  an edgeedge with one N(4)ZrCd4 trigonal bipyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 22-76°.