catena-Poly[[(acetato-κ2O,O′)(methanol-κO)cadmium(II)]-μ-[1,2-bis(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)ethane]-κ2N3:N3′-[(acetato-κ2O,O′)(methanol-κO)cadmium(II)]-di-μ-chlorido]

Abstract

In the title complex, [Cd2(CH3COO)2Cl2(C16H14N4)(CH3OH)2]n, the CdII atom is six-coordinated by one N atom from a centrosymmetric bridging 1,2-bis(2,2′-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)ethane (bbe) ligand, two O atoms from a chelating acetate ligand, one O atom from a methanol molecule and two bridging Cl atoms in a distorted octahedral geometry. The CdII atoms are connected alternately by the Cl atoms and bbe ligands, leading to a chain along [001]. These chains are further linked by O—H...O hydrogen bonds. Intrachain N—H...O hydrogen bonds are observed.