Poly[di-μ2-chlorido-μ2-(1,4-dioxane- κ2O:O′)-cadmium(II)]

Abstract

In the title complex, [CdCl2(C4H8O 2)]n, two different CdII ions are present, one in a general position and one with site symmetry 2. The CdII ions are coordinated by two O atoms from two 1,4-dioxane ligands and four chloride anions in a slightly distorted octa-hedral geometry and is connected to neighboring CdII ions by two bridging chloride anions, generating infinite linear chains along the a axis. These chains are further inter-connected by bridging 1,4-dioxane ligands, affording a three-dimensional network.