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On the basis of the optical and dielectric investigations of [(CH_3)_2NH_2]_5Cd_2CuCl_{11} solid solutions the existence of phase transitions at T_1=175 K and T_2=117.5 K was confirmed. Both phase transitions were found to be shifted toward lower temperatures with respect to the corresponding transitions in the "host" [(CH_3)_2NH_2]_5Cd_3Cl_{11} crystals. It was found that the proton conductivity in [(CH_3)_2NH_2 ]_5Cd_2CuCl_{11} crystals is realized through the Grotthus mechanism. The investigations of the birefringent properties confirmed existence of the structural changes at T_0=320 K connected with the complex co-operative effect involving weakening of the hydrogen bonds and modification of the Jahn-Teller distortion with temperature.