Bis{(μ-acetato)[μ-bis(salicylidene)-1,3-propanediaminato](N,N-dimethylformamide)nickel(II)}cadmium(II)

The structure of the title compound, [Cd(C₂H₃O₂)₂{Ni(C₃H₇NO) (C₁₇H₁₆N₂O₂)}₂], consists of a linear heterotrinuclear unit with a central Cd^II ion. Both this ion and the terminal Ni^II ions have pseudo-octahedral coordination. Each pair of metal ions is triply bridged via O atoms from N,N'-bis(salicylidene)-1,3-propanediaminato (SALPN²⁻) ligands and acetate groups. The coordination around the Cd^II ion involves four O atoms from two SALPN²⁻ and two acetate ligands. The coordination of the Ni^II ion is provided by the two O atoms and two N atoms from a SALPN²⁻ ligand and one O atom each from an acetate and a dimethylformamide. The Cd...Ni distance is 3.2274 (5) Å.

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