“…Given the local coordinate system shown in 5, the t g levels of a regular octahedral Pd¸ are described by the (1) xz, yz, and x!y orbitals of Pd, and the e g levels by the xy and z orbitals of Pd. In the distorted octahedron PdTe I of each Pd> (d) cation, the Pd-Te N bond is longer than the Pd-Te # bond, and the Pd-Te N bonds are tilted away from the z axis.…”