Na3Cd is beta Cu3Ti-like structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Na(1) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to four equivalent Cd(1) atoms. Cd(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Na(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and face-sharing CdNa12 cuboctahedra.
Na3Cd is beta Cu3Ti-like structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Na(1) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to four equivalent Cd(1) atoms. There are two shorter (3.40 Å) and two longer (3.49 Å) Na(1)-Cd(1) bond lengths. Cd(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Na(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and face-sharing CdNa12 cuboctahedra.