Dichlorido(2,9-dipropoxy-1,10-phenanthroline-κ2N,N′)cadmium(II)

Abstract

In the title complex, [CdCl2(C18H20N2O2)], the CdII ion is coordinated by two N atoms from a bis-chelating 2,9-dipropoxy-1,10-phenanthroline ligand and two Cl atoms in a distorted tetrahedral environment. The two Cd—Cl bond distances are significantly different from each other and the N—Cd—N bond angle is acute. In the crystal structure, there are π–π stacking interactions between symmetry-related phenanthroline ring systems, with a centroid–centroid distance of 3.585 (3) Å.