Acta Cryst. (2001). E57, m558-m560  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536801018360 ]

Metal-nucleobase interaction: dibromobis(cytosine)cadmium(II)

P. T. Muthiah, J. J. Robert, S. B. Raj, G. Bocelli and R. Ollá

Abstract: In the crystal structure of the title compound, [CdBr₂(C₄H₅N₃O)₂], two N atoms at the 3-position of the cytosine ligands and the two bromide ions complete the distorted tetrahedral geometry around the Cd^II atom. The cytosine ligands of one type are paired through N-HO hydrogen bonds while the cytosine ligands of another type are chained through N-HO hydrogen bonds.

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