Tetra-μ2-acetato-bis{μ2-5-methoxy-2-[(2-morpholinoethyl)iminiomethyl]phenolato}tricadmium(II)

Abstract

The central CdII atom in the trinuclear title compound, [Cd3(C14H19N2O3)2(CH3COO)4], lies on a center of inversion and is bonded to the O atoms of four acetate groups as well as to the phenolate O atoms of the mono-deprotonated Schiff base ligands in a distorted all-trans octahedral geometry. Two of the acetate groups function in a μ2-bridging mode, while the other two each chelate to the terminal CdII atom and simultaneously bind to the central metal atom in a κ3-bonding mode. The Schiff base anions N,O-chelate to the terminal metal atoms. The morpholine ring assumes a chair conformation.