Acta Cryst. (2004). E60, m1308-m1310  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536804020409 ]

A one-dimensional chain Cd^II polymer: catena-poly[[tris(1H-imidazole-N³)cadmium(II)]--benzene-1,4-dioxyacetato-³O,O':O'']

S. Gao, J.-W. Liu, L.-H. Huo, H. Zhao and J.-G. Zhao

Abstract: In the title coordination polymer, [Cd(1,4-BDOA)(C₃H₄N₂)₃]_n (1,4-BDOA^2- is benzene-1,4-dioxyacetate, C₁₀H₈O₆), each Cd^II atom exists in a distorted octahedral coordination sphere, involving three carboxyl O atoms from different 1,4-BDOA^2- groups and three N atoms from the imidazole co-ligands. The Cd^II ions are linked by carboxylate groups into a one-dimensional infinite chain. The CdCd separation within the polymer is 15.009 (2) Å. N-HO hydrogen bonds help to establish the crystal packing.

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