Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, m1624  [ doi:10.1107/S160053680803907X ]

Bis(4-ferrocenylbenzoato-O)tetrakis(methanol-O)cadmium(II)

H.-Y. Zhao, L.-Q. Song, J.-W. Wang and S. W. Ng

Abstract: The complete molecule of the title compound, [CdFe₂(C₅H₅)₂(C₁₂H₈O₂)₂(CH₄O)₄], is generated by crystallographic twofold symmetry, with the Cd atom lying on the rotation axis. The Cd atom is coordinated by the O atoms of the four methanol molecules and by the O atoms of the two carboxylate anions (the latter in cis geometry), resulting in a distorted CdO₆ octahedron. The phenylene ring is almost coplanar with its adjacent cyclopentadienyl ring [dihedral angle = 8.2 (2)°]. The uncoordinated carboxylate O atom acts as acceptor to two O-HO hydrogen bonds from the methanol molecules, giving rise to a layered network.

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