catena-Poly[ammonium (cadmium-tri-μ-thiocyanato-κ4S:N;κ2N:S)–1,4,10,13,16-hexaoxacyclooctadecane (1/1)]

Abstract

In the title compound, {(NH4)[Cd(NCS)3]·C12H24O6}n, the Cd2+ ion, the ammonium cation, one of the SCN− ligands and the macrocycle are located on mirror planes. The thiocyanate anions act as bridging ligands between the CdII ions, leading to a polymeric chain arrangement extending along [001] around a twofold screw axis. The ammonium ions are contained within the bowl of the macrocycle via extensive N—H...O hydrogen bonding.