Acta Cryst. (2007). E63, m2323 [ doi:10.1107/S160053680703927X ]
N)cadmium(II) bis(4-formylbenzoate)The CdII ion in the title compound, [Cd(C6H6N2O)2(H2O)4](C8H5O3)2, lies on a crystallographic inversion centre in a slightly distorted octahedral environment. In the crystal structure, cations and anions interact through intermolecular hydrogen bonds to form a three-dimensional network. The amide group of the cation and the formyl group of the anion are each disordered over two sites, the approximate ratio of occupancies being 0.59:0.41 for both groups.
Cadmium diacetate dihydrate (0.133 g, 0.5 mmol) was added to an aqueous solution of 4-formylbenzoic acid (0.15 g, 1 mmol) and nicotinamide (0.122 g, 1 mmol). The pH value of the mixture was about 5. The solution was set aside for the growth of colorless prismatic crystals. CH&N elemental analysis. Calc. for C28H30N4O12Cd: C 46.26, H 4.16, N 7.71%. Found: C 46.24, H 4.11, N 7.76%.
The amido and formyl parts are disordered over two positions; the occupancies refined to a 0.59 (1):0.41 ratio for both groups. The C6—O1 and C6—O1' bond distances were restrained to within 0.01 Å of each other, as were the C6—N1 and C6—N1' distances. The carbon- and nitrogen bound H atoms were generated geometrically (C—H 0.93, N—H 0.86 Å) and were included in the refinement in the riding-model approximation, with U(H) set to 1.2Ueq(C,N). The water H atoms were located in a difference Fourier map, and were refined with a distance restraint of O—H 0.85 (1) Å; their Uiso(H) values were freely refined. The final difference Fourier map had a large peak at about 1 Å from O3, but was otherwise diffuse.
Data collection: RAPID-AUTO (Rigaku, 1998); cell refinement: RAPID-AUTO; data reduction: CrystalStructure (Rigaku/MSC, 2002); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: X-SEED (Barbour, 2001); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2007).
| [Cd(C6H6N2O)2(H2O)4](C8H5O3)2 | F000 = 740 |
| Mr = 726.96 | Dx = 1.657 Mg m−3 |
| Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation λ = 0.71073 Å |
| Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 10447 reflections |
| a = 14.922 (1) Å | θ = 3.1–27.5º |
| b = 7.0382 (4) Å | µ = 0.82 mm−1 |
| c = 14.030 (1) Å | T = 295 (2) K |
| β = 98.634 (2)º | Prism, colourless |
| V = 1456.8 (2) Å3 | 0.35 × 0.24 × 0.18 mm |
| Z = 2 |
| Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID IP diffractometer | 3332 independent reflections |
| Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2816 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| Monochromator: graphite | Rint = 0.035 |
| T = 295(2) K | θmax = 27.5º |
| ω scans | θmin = 3.1º |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (ABSCOR; Higashi, 1995) | h = −19→19 |
| Tmin = 0.680, Tmax = 0.866 | k = −9→8 |
| 13559 measured reflections | l = −17→18 |
| Refinement on F2 | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
| Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.048 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
| wR(F2) = 0.151 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0584P)2 + 5.994P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
| S = 1.14 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
| 3332 reflections | Δρmax = 1.08 e Å−3 |
| 249 parameters | Δρmin = −0.46 e Å−3 |
| 6 restraints | Extinction correction: none |
| Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
| [Cd(C6H6N2O)2(H2O)4](C8H5O3)2 | V = 1456.8 (2) Å3 |
| Mr = 726.96 | Z = 2 |
| Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα |
| a = 14.922 (1) Å | µ = 0.82 mm−1 |
| b = 7.0382 (4) Å | T = 295 (2) K |
| c = 14.030 (1) Å | 0.35 × 0.24 × 0.18 mm |
| β = 98.634 (2)º |
| Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID IP diffractometer | 3332 independent reflections |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (ABSCOR; Higashi, 1995) | 2816 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| Tmin = 0.680, Tmax = 0.866 | Rint = 0.035 |
| 13559 measured reflections |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.048 | 6 restraints |
| wR(F2) = 0.151 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
| S = 1.14 | Δρmax = 1.08 e Å−3 |
| 3332 reflections | Δρmin = −0.46 e Å−3 |
| 249 parameters |
| x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | Occ. (<1) | |
| Cd1 | 0.5000 | 0.5000 | 0.5000 | 0.03018 (17) | |
| O1W | 0.4608 (3) | 0.7588 (6) | 0.4012 (3) | 0.0380 (8) | |
| H1W1 | 0.415 (2) | 0.739 (9) | 0.359 (3) | 0.042 (16)* | |
| H1W2 | 0.498 (3) | 0.835 (7) | 0.381 (4) | 0.046 (18)* | |
| O2W | 0.5403 (3) | 0.6836 (6) | 0.6390 (3) | 0.0429 (9) | |
| H2W1 | 0.550 (4) | 0.626 (8) | 0.693 (2) | 0.047 (17)* | |
| H2W2 | 0.503 (3) | 0.771 (7) | 0.649 (5) | 0.053 (19)* | |
| O1 | 0.9598 (11) | 0.607 (3) | 0.579 (2) | 0.059 (5) | 0.589 (12) |
| N1 | 0.8621 (11) | 0.553 (2) | 0.6850 (11) | 0.047 (3) | 0.589 (12) |
| H1N1 | 0.9056 | 0.5424 | 0.7325 | 0.056* | 0.589 (12) |
| H1N2 | 0.8068 | 0.5408 | 0.6945 | 0.056* | 0.589 (12) |
| O1' | 0.8628 (13) | 0.638 (2) | 0.6856 (12) | 0.045 (4) | 0.411 (12) |
| N1' | 0.9589 (15) | 0.547 (5) | 0.587 (3) | 0.048 (7) | 0.411 (12) |
| H1N3 | 1.0032 | 0.5548 | 0.6338 | 0.057* | 0.411 (12) |
| H1N4 | 0.9687 | 0.5133 | 0.5307 | 0.057* | 0.411 (12) |
| O2 | 0.3258 (3) | 0.6507 (8) | 0.2597 (3) | 0.0641 (14) | |
| O3 | 0.4294 (3) | 0.5203 (6) | 0.1818 (3) | 0.0447 (9) | |
| O4 | 0.0030 (5) | 0.6015 (14) | −0.1545 (5) | 0.061 (3) | 0.589 (12) |
| O4' | 0.1012 (6) | 0.5493 (16) | −0.2424 (6) | 0.044 (3) | 0.411 (12) |
| N2 | 0.6443 (3) | 0.5390 (6) | 0.4632 (3) | 0.0329 (9) | |
| C1 | 0.6592 (3) | 0.5775 (7) | 0.3732 (4) | 0.0348 (10) | |
| H1 | 0.6104 | 0.5721 | 0.3235 | 0.042* | |
| C2 | 0.7431 (4) | 0.6246 (8) | 0.3510 (3) | 0.0376 (11) | |
| H2 | 0.7504 | 0.6553 | 0.2881 | 0.045* | |
| C3 | 0.8166 (3) | 0.6255 (8) | 0.4242 (4) | 0.0352 (10) | |
| H3 | 0.8743 | 0.6539 | 0.4108 | 0.042* | |
| C4 | 0.8033 (3) | 0.5835 (7) | 0.5178 (3) | 0.0303 (9) | |
| C5 | 0.7159 (3) | 0.5422 (7) | 0.5338 (3) | 0.0320 (10) | |
| H5 | 0.7065 | 0.5154 | 0.5964 | 0.038* | |
| C6 | 0.8796 (3) | 0.5866 (8) | 0.6012 (4) | 0.0388 (11) | |
| C7 | 0.3503 (4) | 0.5841 (8) | 0.1864 (3) | 0.0361 (11) | |
| C8 | 0.2813 (3) | 0.5820 (7) | 0.0956 (3) | 0.0314 (9) | |
| C9 | 0.3067 (4) | 0.5421 (7) | 0.0065 (4) | 0.0361 (11) | |
| H9 | 0.3667 | 0.5124 | 0.0025 | 0.043* | |
| C10 | 0.2440 (4) | 0.5460 (8) | −0.0759 (4) | 0.0400 (12) | |
| H10 | 0.2625 | 0.5257 | −0.1355 | 0.048* | |
| C11 | 0.1527 (3) | 0.5804 (8) | −0.0705 (4) | 0.0360 (10) | |
| C12 | 0.1262 (4) | 0.6195 (8) | 0.0193 (4) | 0.0414 (12) | |
| H12 | 0.0656 | 0.6429 | 0.0240 | 0.050* | |
| C13 | 0.1909 (3) | 0.6228 (8) | 0.1008 (4) | 0.0375 (11) | |
| H13 | 0.1737 | 0.6527 | 0.1601 | 0.045* | |
| C14 | 0.0842 (4) | 0.5798 (9) | −0.1583 (4) | 0.0465 (13) | |
| H14 | 0.1030 | 0.5625 | −0.2179 | 0.056* | 0.589 (12) |
| H14' | 0.0243 | 0.6036 | −0.1510 | 0.056* | 0.411 (12) |
| U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
| Cd1 | 0.0234 (2) | 0.0379 (3) | 0.0283 (2) | −0.0023 (2) | 0.00111 (16) | 0.0026 (2) |
| O1W | 0.039 (2) | 0.040 (2) | 0.0349 (18) | 0.0032 (17) | 0.0037 (15) | 0.0051 (16) |
| O2W | 0.046 (2) | 0.041 (2) | 0.039 (2) | 0.0073 (18) | −0.0027 (17) | −0.0019 (17) |
| O1 | 0.029 (5) | 0.090 (15) | 0.061 (7) | −0.017 (6) | 0.009 (5) | −0.013 (10) |
| N1 | 0.030 (4) | 0.066 (9) | 0.039 (5) | −0.013 (7) | −0.009 (4) | 0.006 (6) |
| O1' | 0.041 (6) | 0.058 (10) | 0.034 (6) | −0.011 (8) | 0.003 (4) | 0.006 (7) |
| N1' | 0.026 (8) | 0.058 (16) | 0.053 (12) | 0.000 (8) | −0.013 (7) | −0.008 (11) |
| O2 | 0.058 (3) | 0.100 (4) | 0.0311 (19) | 0.025 (3) | −0.0045 (18) | −0.005 (2) |
| O3 | 0.045 (2) | 0.044 (2) | 0.044 (2) | 0.0017 (17) | −0.0005 (16) | −0.0002 (17) |
| O4 | 0.034 (4) | 0.107 (7) | 0.039 (4) | −0.010 (4) | −0.010 (3) | −0.007 (4) |
| O4' | 0.028 (4) | 0.075 (7) | 0.027 (4) | 0.010 (4) | 0.000 (3) | 0.000 (4) |
| N2 | 0.0265 (19) | 0.037 (2) | 0.035 (2) | −0.0021 (16) | 0.0027 (16) | 0.0034 (17) |
| C1 | 0.035 (2) | 0.035 (2) | 0.033 (2) | 0.003 (2) | 0.0001 (19) | −0.002 (2) |
| C2 | 0.043 (3) | 0.043 (3) | 0.029 (2) | 0.007 (2) | 0.011 (2) | −0.001 (2) |
| C3 | 0.030 (2) | 0.039 (3) | 0.039 (3) | 0.000 (2) | 0.0111 (19) | 0.001 (2) |
| C4 | 0.025 (2) | 0.032 (2) | 0.033 (2) | 0.0003 (19) | 0.0017 (17) | −0.0002 (19) |
| C5 | 0.029 (2) | 0.037 (3) | 0.030 (2) | 0.0011 (19) | 0.0039 (18) | 0.0063 (19) |
| C6 | 0.028 (2) | 0.043 (3) | 0.043 (3) | −0.003 (2) | 0.001 (2) | 0.000 (2) |
| C7 | 0.040 (3) | 0.040 (3) | 0.028 (2) | −0.002 (2) | 0.005 (2) | 0.005 (2) |
| C8 | 0.036 (2) | 0.027 (2) | 0.031 (2) | −0.004 (2) | 0.0028 (19) | 0.0007 (19) |
| C9 | 0.035 (2) | 0.040 (3) | 0.034 (2) | −0.002 (2) | 0.009 (2) | 0.003 (2) |
| C10 | 0.044 (3) | 0.043 (3) | 0.033 (2) | 0.000 (2) | 0.009 (2) | −0.002 (2) |
| C11 | 0.035 (2) | 0.032 (2) | 0.040 (3) | −0.005 (2) | 0.003 (2) | 0.001 (2) |
| C12 | 0.033 (2) | 0.046 (3) | 0.045 (3) | 0.001 (2) | 0.003 (2) | −0.007 (2) |
| C13 | 0.040 (3) | 0.038 (3) | 0.035 (2) | 0.001 (2) | 0.010 (2) | −0.002 (2) |
| C14 | 0.043 (3) | 0.050 (3) | 0.045 (3) | −0.005 (3) | −0.001 (2) | −0.003 (3) |
| Cd1—N2 | 2.305 (4) | C1—C2 | 1.376 (7) |
| Cd1—N2i | 2.305 (4) | C1—H1 | 0.9300 |
| Cd1—O1wi | 2.311 (4) | C2—C3 | 1.385 (7) |
| Cd1—O1w | 2.311 (4) | C2—H2 | 0.9300 |
| Cd1—O2w | 2.342 (4) | C3—C4 | 1.389 (7) |
| Cd1—O2wi | 2.342 (4) | C3—H3 | 0.9300 |
| O1W—H1W1 | 0.85 (1) | C4—C5 | 1.387 (6) |
| O1W—H1W2 | 0.85 (1) | C4—C6 | 1.505 (7) |
| O2W—H2W1 | 0.85 (1) | C5—H5 | 0.9300 |
| O2W—H2W2 | 0.85 (1) | C7—C8 | 1.512 (7) |
| O1—C6 | 1.289 (15) | C8—C9 | 1.388 (7) |
| N1—C6 | 1.264 (16) | C8—C13 | 1.392 (7) |
| N1—H1N1 | 0.8600 | C9—C10 | 1.373 (8) |
| N1—H1N2 | 0.8600 | C9—H9 | 0.9300 |
| O1'—C6 | 1.299 (15) | C10—C11 | 1.397 (7) |
| N1'—C6 | 1.259 (19) | C10—H10 | 0.9300 |
| N1'—H1N3 | 0.8600 | C11—C12 | 1.404 (7) |
| N1'—H1N4 | 0.8600 | C11—C14 | 1.477 (7) |
| O2—C7 | 1.235 (6) | C12—C13 | 1.381 (7) |
| O3—C7 | 1.274 (7) | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
| O4—C14 | 1.231 (9) | C13—H13 | 0.9300 |
| O4'—C14 | 1.263 (10) | C14—H14 | 0.9300 |
| N2—C1 | 1.342 (6) | C14—H14' | 0.9300 |
| N2—C5 | 1.344 (6) | ||
| N2—Cd1—N2i | 180.00 (5) | C5—C4—C6 | 119.8 (4) |
| N2—Cd1—O1Wi | 93.85 (14) | C3—C4—C6 | 122.2 (4) |
| N2i—Cd1—O1Wi | 86.15 (14) | N2—C5—C4 | 123.2 (4) |
| N2—Cd1—O1W | 86.15 (14) | N2—C5—H5 | 118.4 |
| N2i—Cd1—O1W | 93.85 (14) | C4—C5—H5 | 118.4 |
| O1Wi—Cd1—O1W | 180.00 (15) | N1'—C6—N1 | 116 (2) |
| N2—Cd1—O2W | 89.39 (15) | N1—C6—O1 | 125.1 (15) |
| N2i—Cd1—O2W | 90.61 (15) | N1'—C6—O1' | 121 (2) |
| O1Wi—Cd1—O2W | 85.69 (14) | O1—C6—O1' | 120.1 (15) |
| O1W—Cd1—O2W | 94.31 (14) | N1'—C6—C4 | 120 (2) |
| N2—Cd1—O2Wi | 90.61 (15) | N1—C6—C4 | 118.9 (8) |
| N2i—Cd1—O2Wi | 89.39 (15) | O1—C6—C4 | 115.7 (13) |
| O1Wi—Cd1—O2Wi | 94.31 (14) | O1'—C6—C4 | 119.0 (9) |
| O1W—Cd1—O2Wi | 85.69 (14) | O2—C7—O3 | 124.6 (5) |
| O2W—Cd1—O2Wi | 180.0 | O2—C7—C8 | 117.1 (5) |
| Cd1—O1W—H1W1 | 113 (4) | O3—C7—C8 | 118.3 (4) |
| Cd1—O1W—H1W2 | 126 (4) | C9—C8—C13 | 119.0 (5) |
| H1W1—O1W—H1W2 | 111 (6) | C9—C8—C7 | 121.1 (4) |
| Cd1—O2W—H2W1 | 118 (5) | C13—C8—C7 | 119.8 (4) |
| Cd1—O2W—H2W2 | 116 (5) | C10—C9—C8 | 120.7 (5) |
| H2W1—O2W—H2W2 | 103 (6) | C10—C9—H9 | 119.6 |
| C6—N1—H1N1 | 120.0 | C8—C9—H9 | 119.6 |
| C6—N1—H1N2 | 120.0 | C9—C10—C11 | 120.3 (5) |
| H1N1—N1—H1N2 | 120.0 | C9—C10—H10 | 119.8 |
| C6—N1'—H1N3 | 120.0 | C11—C10—H10 | 119.8 |
| C6—N1'—H1N4 | 120.0 | C10—C11—C12 | 119.4 (5) |
| H1N3—N1'—H1N4 | 120.0 | C10—C11—C14 | 120.9 (5) |
| C1—N2—C5 | 117.7 (4) | C12—C11—C14 | 119.7 (5) |
| C1—N2—Cd1 | 121.8 (3) | C13—C12—C11 | 119.3 (5) |
| C5—N2—Cd1 | 120.2 (3) | C13—C12—H12 | 120.3 |
| N2—C1—C2 | 123.1 (5) | C11—C12—H12 | 120.3 |
| N2—C1—H1 | 118.4 | C12—C13—C8 | 121.1 (5) |
| C2—C1—H1 | 118.4 | C12—C13—H13 | 119.5 |
| C1—C2—C3 | 118.7 (5) | C8—C13—H13 | 119.5 |
| C1—C2—H2 | 120.7 | O4—C14—C11 | 121.8 (6) |
| C3—C2—H2 | 120.7 | O4'—C14—C11 | 124.6 (6) |
| C2—C3—C4 | 119.3 (4) | O4—C14—H14 | 119.1 |
| C2—C3—H3 | 120.3 | C11—C14—H14 | 119.1 |
| C4—C3—H3 | 120.3 | O4'—C14—H14' | 117.7 |
| C5—C4—C3 | 118.0 (4) | C11—C14—H14' | 117.7 |
| O1Wi—Cd1—N2—C1 | 137.5 (4) | C5—C4—C6—O1 | 173.3 (11) |
| O1W—Cd1—N2—C1 | −42.5 (4) | C3—C4—C6—O1 | −8.3 (13) |
| O2W—Cd1—N2—C1 | −136.8 (4) | C5—C4—C6—O1' | −31.8 (11) |
| O2Wi—Cd1—N2—C1 | 43.2 (4) | C3—C4—C6—O1' | 146.6 (9) |
| O1Wi—Cd1—N2—C5 | −49.1 (4) | O2—C7—C8—C9 | 168.4 (5) |
| O1W—Cd1—N2—C5 | 130.9 (4) | O3—C7—C8—C9 | −10.6 (7) |
| O2W—Cd1—N2—C5 | 36.6 (4) | O2—C7—C8—C13 | −10.9 (8) |
| O2Wi—Cd1—N2—C5 | −143.4 (4) | O3—C7—C8—C13 | 170.1 (5) |
| C5—N2—C1—C2 | −1.8 (8) | C13—C8—C9—C10 | 1.2 (8) |
| Cd1—N2—C1—C2 | 171.7 (4) | C7—C8—C9—C10 | −178.1 (5) |
| N2—C1—C2—C3 | 2.5 (8) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | −3.4 (8) |
| C1—C2—C3—C4 | −1.5 (8) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | 2.9 (8) |
| C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.0 (8) | C9—C10—C11—C14 | −178.3 (5) |
| C2—C3—C4—C6 | −178.5 (5) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | −0.1 (8) |
| C1—N2—C5—C4 | 0.1 (7) | C14—C11—C12—C13 | −179.0 (5) |
| Cd1—N2—C5—C4 | −173.5 (4) | C11—C12—C13—C8 | −2.1 (8) |
| C3—C4—C5—N2 | 0.7 (8) | C9—C8—C13—C12 | 1.6 (8) |
| C6—C4—C5—N2 | 179.2 (5) | C7—C8—C13—C12 | −179.1 (5) |
| C5—C4—C6—N1' | 151.4 (18) | C10—C11—C14—O4 | 176.8 (8) |
| C3—C4—C6—N1' | −30.1 (19) | C12—C11—C14—O4 | −4.4 (11) |
| C5—C4—C6—N1 | −0.7 (11) | C10—C11—C14—O4' | 0.1 (11) |
| C3—C4—C6—N1 | 177.7 (9) | C12—C11—C14—O4' | 178.9 (8) |
| Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1. |
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| O1W—H1W1···O2 | 0.85 (1) | 1.88 (2) | 2.715 (6) | 168 (6) |
| O1W—H1W2···O3ii | 0.85 (1) | 1.98 (1) | 2.828 (6) | 172 (6) |
| O2W—H2W1···O3i | 0.85 (1) | 2.02 (1) | 2.871 (6) | 178 (7) |
| O2W—H2W2···O3iii | 0.85 (1) | 1.93 (1) | 2.782 (6) | 174 (7) |
| N1—H1N1···O4iv | 0.86 | 2.03 | 2.86 (2) | 163 |
| N1'—H1N3···O4'iv | 0.86 | 2.10 | 2.95 (4) | 173 |
| Symmetry codes: (ii) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (i) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1; (iii) x, −y+3/2, z+1/2; (iv) x+1, y, z+1. |
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| O1W—H1W1···O2 | 0.85 (1) | 1.88 (2) | 2.715 (6) | 168 (6) |
| O1W—H1W2···O3i | 0.85 (1) | 1.98 (1) | 2.828 (6) | 172 (6) |
| O2W—H2W1···O3ii | 0.85 (1) | 2.02 (1) | 2.871 (6) | 178 (7) |
| O2W—H2W2···O3iii | 0.85 (1) | 1.93 (1) | 2.782 (6) | 174 (7) |
| N1—H1N1···O4iv | 0.86 | 2.03 | 2.86 (2) | 163 |
| N1'—H1N3···O4'iv | 0.86 | 2.10 | 2.95 (4) | 173 |
| Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (ii) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1; (iii) x, −y+3/2, z+1/2; (iv) x+1, y, z+1. |
The authors thank the Heilongjiang Province Natural Science Foundation (grant No. B200501), the Scientific Fund for Remarkable Teachers of Heilongjiang Province (grant No. 1054 G036) and the University of Malaya for supporting this study.
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Cadmium bis(4-formylbenzoate) forms a hydrated 1:2 adduct with imidazole; in the crystal structure, two molecules are linked by two Cd—Ocarboxyl interactions into a dinuclear species. The formylbenzoate anion functions in a chelating mode (Deng et al., 2006a). With the larger benzimidazole ligand, a 1:1 aqua adduct is formed, and one carboxylate anion is bidentate whereas the other is monodentate in the seven-coordinate structure (Deng et al., 2006b). Replacing the N-heterocycle by nicotinamide furnishes the title compound as a salt whose cation has two nicotinamide ligands binding to the tetraaquacadmium group; the carboxylate group is displaced from the coordination sphere and it exists as a free anion (Fig. 1). Hydrogen bonds link the cation and anion into a three-dimensional network.