Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, m200  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536807061302 ]

catena-Poly[[[diiodidocadmium(II)]--1-(4-pyridylmethyl)-1H-benzimidazole] methanol hemisolvate]

J.-J. Wang, L.-F. Yan and T.-L. Hu

Abstract: In the title coordination polymer, {[CdI₂(C₁₃H₁₁N₃)]·0.5CH₄O}_n, each Cd^II center is four-coordinated by two N-atom donors from two 1-(4-pyridylmethyl)-1H-benzimidazole (L) ligands and two iodide anions, forming a tetrahedral coordination geometry. L ligands bridge adjacent Cd^II ions, generating two crystallographically independent approximately orthogonal one-dimensional chains. The methanol solvent molecule associates with one of the chains via O-HI interactions.

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