Bis{4-bromo-2-[(2-hydroxyethyl)iminomethyl]phenolato-κ³O,N,O′}cadmium

Abstract

Key indicators: single-crystal X-ray study; T = 298 K; mean (C-C) = 0.011 Å; R factor = 0.055; wR factor = 0.126; data-to-parameter ratio = 17.2.The centrosymmetric title compound, [Cd(C 9 H 9 BrNO 2 ) 2 ], was obtained by the reaction of 5-bromosalicylaldehyde, 2-aminoethanol and cadmium nitrate in ethanol. The Cd atom, located on an inversion centre, is hexacoordinated by two Schiff base ligands in an octahedral coordination through the phenolate O atom, the imine N atom and the hydroxy O atoms. In the crystal, molecules are linked through intermolecular O-HÁ Á ÁO hydrogen bonds, forming chains along the b axis. Related literature