Acta Cryst. (2003). E59, m756-m758  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536803017720 ]

A hydrated complex of DL-alanine with cadmium chloride

M. Subha Nandhini, R. V. Krishnakumar and S. Natarajan

Abstract: In the title complex, catena-poly[[[dicadmium(II)]--DL-alanine-di--chloro] monohydrate], {[CdCl₂(C₃H₇NO₂)]·H₂O}_n, the DL-alanine molecules exist in the zwitterionic form. The Cd atoms lie on inversion centers and are coordinated by four Cl atoms and two carboxyl O atoms, forming a distorted octahedral environment. These octahedra are linked through Cl-Cl edges and are bridged by the carboxyl groups of the alanine residues, forming a one-dimensional polymer chain that extends along [100].

Online 15 August 2003

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