Abstract: | The title compound, namely octaaquaytterbium(III) aquanonachlorotricadmate(II) hexahydrate, Yb(H2O)8]Cd3Cl9(H2O)]·6H2O, was prepared by evaporation at 278 K from an aqueous solution of the ternary system YbCl3–CdCl2–H2O and was characterized by elemental chemical analysis and by X‐ray powder and single‐crystal diffraction studies. The crystal structure can be viewed as being built from layers of double chains of CdCl6 and CdCl5(H2O) octahedra separated by antiprismatic Yb(H2O)8]3+ cations. The stabilization of the structure is ensured by O—H⋯O and O—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds. A comparison with the structures of SrCd2Cl6·8H2O and CeCd4Cl11·13H2O is presented. |