Ca3(CdGa2)2 crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. There are six inequivalent Ca sites. In the first Ca site, Ca(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Cd(2), one Cd(4), two equivalent Cd(1), two equivalent Ga(1), three equivalent Ga(3), and three equivalent Ga(6) atoms. In the second Ca site, Ca(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Cd(3), two equivalent Cd(2), one Ga(1), two equivalent Ga(2), three equivalent Ga(4), and three equivalent Ga(7) atoms. In the third Ca site, Ca(3) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Cd(1), two equivalent Cd(3), two equivalent Cd(4), one Ga(2), three equivalent Ga(5), and three equivalent Ga(8) atoms. In the fourth Ca site, Ca(4) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Cd(1), three equivalent Cd(4), one Ga(5), one Ga(6), two equivalent Ga(3), and two equivalent Ga(8) atoms. In the fifth Ca site, Ca(5) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Cd(2), one Ga(3), one Ga(7), two equivalent Ga(4), two equivalent Ga(6), and three equivalent Ga(1) atoms. In the sixth Ca site, Ca(6) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Cd(3), one Ga(4), one Ga(8), two equivalent Ga(5), two equivalent Ga(7), and three equivalent Ga(2) atoms. There are four inequivalent Cd sites. In the first Cd site, Cd(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ca(3), two equivalent Ca(1), three equivalent Ca(4), two equivalent Cd(4), one Ga(3), and one Ga(8) atom. In the second Cd site, Cd(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ca(1), two equivalent Ca(2), three equivalent Ca(5), one Ga(4), one Ga(6), and two equivalent Ga(1) atoms. In the third Cd site, Cd(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ca(2), two equivalent Ca(3), three equivalent Ca(6), one Ga(5), one Ga(7), and two equivalent Ga(2) atoms. In the fourth Cd site, Cd(4) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ca(1), two equivalent Ca(3), three equivalent Ca(4), two equivalent Cd(1), one Ga(5), and one Ga(8) atom. There are eight inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ca(2), two equivalent Ca(1), three equivalent Ca(5), two equivalent Cd(2), one Ga(3), and one Ga(6) atom. In the second Ga site, Ga(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ca(3), two equivalent Ca(2), three equivalent Ca(6), two equivalent Cd(3), one Ga(4), and one Ga(7) atom. In the third Ga site, Ga(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ca(5), two equivalent Ca(4), three equivalent Ca(1), one Cd(1), one Ga(1), and two equivalent Ga(6) atoms. In the fourth Ga site, Ga(4) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ca(6), two equivalent Ca(5), three equivalent Ca(2), one Cd(2), one Ga(2), and two equivalent Ga(7) atoms. In the fifth Ga site, Ga(5) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ca(4), two equivalent Ca(6), three equivalent Ca(3), one Cd(3), one Cd(4), and two equivalent Ga(8) atoms. In the sixth Ga site, Ga(6) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ca(4), two equivalent Ca(5), three equivalent Ca(1), one Cd(2), one Ga(1), and two equivalent Ga(3) atoms. In the seventh Ga site, Ga(7) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ca(5), two equivalent Ca(6), three equivalent Ca(2), one Cd(3), one Ga(2), and two equivalent Ga(4) atoms. In the eighth Ga site, Ga(8) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ca(6), two equivalent Ca(4), three equivalent Ca(3), one Cd(1), one Cd(4), and two equivalent Ga(5) atoms.
Ca3(CdGa2)2 crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. There are six inequivalent Ca sites. In the first Ca site, Ca(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Cd(2), one Cd(4), two equivalent Cd(1), two equivalent Ga(1), three equivalent Ga(3), and three equivalent Ga(6) atoms. The Ca(1)-Cd(2) bond length is 3.29 Å. The Ca(1)-Cd(4) bond length is 3.33 Å. Both Ca(1)-Cd(1) bond lengths are 3.39 Å. Both Ca(1)-Ga(1) bond lengths are 3.14 Å. There are two shorter (3.25 Å) and one longer (3.27 Å) Ca(1)-Ga(3) bond length. There are two shorter (3.37 Å) and one longer (3.40 Å) Ca(1)-Ga(6) bond length. In the second Ca site, Ca(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Cd(3), two equivalent Cd(2), one Ga(1), two equivalent Ga(2), three equivalent Ga(4), and three equivalent Ga(7) atoms. The Ca(2)-Cd(3) bond length is 3.30 Å. Both Ca(2)-Cd(2) bond lengths are 3.39 Å. The Ca(2)-Ga(1) bond length is 3.30 Å. Both Ca(2)-Ga(2) bond lengths are 3.16 Å. There are two shorter (3.24 Å) and one longer (3.28 Å) Ca(2)-Ga(4) bond length. There are two shorter (3.37 Å) and one longer (3.41 Å) Ca(2)-Ga(7) bond length. In the third Ca site, Ca(3) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Cd(1), two equivalent Cd(3), two equivalent Cd(4), one Ga(2), three equivalent Ga(5), and three equivalent Ga(8) atoms. The Ca(3)-Cd(1) bond length is 3.45 Å. Both Ca(3)-Cd(3) bond lengths are 3.37 Å. Both Ca(3)-Cd(4) bond lengths are 3.22 Å. The Ca(3)-Ga(2) bond length is 3.27 Å. There is one shorter (3.23 Å) and two longer (3.27 Å) Ca(3)-Ga(5) bond lengths. There is one shorter (3.32 Å) and two longer (3.43 Å) Ca(3)-Ga(8) bond lengths. In the fourth Ca site, Ca(4) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Cd(1), three equivalent Cd(4), one Ga(5), one Ga(6), two equivalent Ga(3), and two equivalent Ga(8) atoms. There are two shorter (3.21 Å) and one longer (3.31 Å) Ca(4)-Cd(1) bond length. There are two shorter (3.37 Å) and one longer (3.46 Å) Ca(4)-Cd(4) bond length. The Ca(4)-Ga(5) bond length is 3.32 Å. The Ca(4)-Ga(6) bond length is 3.24 Å. Both Ca(4)-Ga(3) bond lengths are 3.46 Å. Both Ca(4)-Ga(8) bond lengths are 3.27 Å. In the fifth Ca site, Ca(5) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Cd(2), one Ga(3), one Ga(7), two equivalent Ga(4), two equivalent Ga(6), and three equivalent Ga(1) atoms. There are two shorter (3.24 Å) and one longer (3.28 Å) Ca(5)-Cd(2) bond length. The Ca(5)-Ga(3) bond length is 3.21 Å. The Ca(5)-Ga(7) bond length is 3.24 Å. Both Ca(5)-Ga(4) bond lengths are 3.46 Å. Both Ca(5)-Ga(6) bond lengths are 3.20 Å. There are two shorter (3.39 Å) and one longer (3.43 Å) Ca(5)-Ga(1) bond length. In the sixth Ca site, Ca(6) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Cd(3), one Ga(4), one Ga(8), two equivalent Ga(5), two equivalent Ga(7), and three equivalent Ga(2) atoms. There are two shorter (3.25 Å) and one longer (3.27 Å) Ca(6)-Cd(3) bond length. The Ca(6)-Ga(4) bond length is 3.23 Å. The Ca(6)-Ga(8) bond length is 3.19 Å. Both Ca(6)-Ga(5) bond lengths are 3.40 Å. Both Ca(6)-Ga(7) bond lengths are 3.20 Å. There are two shorter (3.38 Å) and one longer (3.44 Å) Ca(6)-Ga(2) bond length. There are four inequivalent Cd sites. In the first Cd site, Cd(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ca(3), two equivalent Ca(1), three equivalent Ca(4), two equivalent Cd(4), one Ga(3), and one Ga(8) atom. Both Cd(1)-Cd(4) bond lengths are 2.80 Å. The Cd(1)-Ga(3) bond length is 2.77 Å. The Cd(1)-Ga(8) bond length is 3.00 Å. In the second Cd site, Cd(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ca(1), two equivalent Ca(2), three equivalent Ca(5), one Ga(4), one Ga(6), and two equivalent Ga(1) atoms. The Cd(2)-Ga(4) bond length is 2.80 Å. The Cd(2)-Ga(6) bond length is 2.99 Å. Both Cd(2)-Ga(1) bond lengths are 2.76 Å. In the third Cd site, Cd(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ca(2), two equivalent Ca(3), three equivalent Ca(6), one Ga(5), one Ga(7), and two equivalent Ga(2) atoms. The Cd(3)-Ga(5) bond length is 2.79 Å. The Cd(3)-Ga(7) bond length is 2.98 Å. Both Cd(3)-Ga(2) bond lengths are 2.75 Å. In the fourth Cd site, Cd(4) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ca(1), two equivalent Ca(3), three equivalent Ca(4), two equivalent Cd(1), one Ga(5), and one Ga(8) atom. The Cd(4)-Ga(5) bond length is 3.01 Å. The Cd(4)-Ga(8) bond length is 2.76 Å. There are eight inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ca(2), two equivalent Ca(1), three equivalent Ca(5), two equivalent Cd(2), one Ga(3), and one Ga(6) atom. The Ga(1)-Ga(3) bond length is 2.87 Å. The Ga(1)-Ga(6) bond length is 2.65 Å. In the second Ga site, Ga(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ca(3), two equivalent Ca(2), three equivalent Ca(6), two equivalent Cd(3), one Ga(4), and one Ga(7) atom. The Ga(2)-Ga(4) bond length is 2.87 Å. The Ga(2)-Ga(7) bond length is 2.65 Å. In the third Ga site, Ga(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ca(5), two equivalent Ca(4), three equivalent Ca(1), one Cd(1), one Ga(1), and two equivalent Ga(6) atoms. Both Ga(3)-Ga(6) bond lengths are 2.70 Å. In the fourth Ga site, Ga(4) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ca(6), two equivalent Ca(5), three equivalent Ca(2), one Cd(2), one Ga(2), and two equivalent Ga(7) atoms. Both Ga(4)-Ga(7) bond lengths are 2.71 Å. In the fifth Ga site, Ga(5) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ca(4), two equivalent Ca(6), three equivalent Ca(3), one Cd(3), one Cd(4), and two equivalent Ga(8) atoms. Both Ga(5)-Ga(8) bond lengths are 2.66 Å. In the sixth Ga site, Ga(6) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ca(4), two equivalent Ca(5), three equivalent Ca(1), one Cd(2), one Ga(1), and two equivalent Ga(3) atoms. In the seventh Ga site, Ga(7) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ca(5), two equivalent Ca(6), three equivalent Ca(2), one Cd(3), one Ga(2), and two equivalent Ga(4) atoms. In the eighth Ga site, Ga(8) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Ca(6), two equivalent Ca(4), three equivalent Ca(3), one Cd(1), one Cd(4), and two equivalent Ga(5) atoms.