Acta Cryst. (2007). E63, m3072  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536807057947 ]

(-4,4'-Bipyridyl-²N:N')bis[bis(tri-tert-butoxysilanethiolato-²S,O)cadmium(II)] toluene disolvate

A. Dolega, K. Baranowska and A. Pladzyk

Abstract: The structure of the title compound, [Cd₂(C₁₂H₂₇O₃SSi)₄(C₁₀H₈N₂)]·2C₇H₈, consists of discrete molecules, with the two halves of the complex molecule related to each other by inversion symmetry. Two (tri-tert-butoxysilanothiolato)cadmium units are bridged through the 4,4'-bipyridyl ligand. The geometry of the Cd^II atoms is intermediate between square-pyramidal and trigonal-bipyramidal. The solvent toluene molecules pack in the voids between the mid-point of the 4,4'-bipyridine and the tert-butyl groups of an adjacent complex. There is disorder in the 4,4'-bipyridine molecule, with site occupancies of 0.506 (7):0.494 (7).

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