Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, m1482-m1483  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536808033539 ]

Bis{6-methoxy-2-[(4-methylphenyl)iminiomethyl]phenolato-²O,O'}bis(nitrato-²O,O')cadmium(II)

H.-Q. Li, H.-D. Xian, J.-F. Liu and G.-L. Zhao

Abstract: The Schiff base 6-methoxy-2-[(4-methylphenyl)iminomethyl]phenol (HL) forms a neutral complex with cadmium(II) nitrate, [Cd(NO₃)₂(C₁₅H₁₅NO₂)₂], in which the four O atoms of the two independent ligands are coordinated to the metal center and the protonated imine N atoms are involved in a hydrogen bond with the phenoxide group. Intramolecular N-HO hydrogen-bonding interactions stabilize the structure. Each organic ligand assumes a zwitterionic form, chelating to the metal atom through the two O atoms, while the two nitrate groups also exhibit chelating behavior, leading to a distorted octahedral coordination of the Cd atom.

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