Synthesis and crystal structure of a new one-dimensional cadmium(II)–azide system with phenyl-2-pyridyl ketone

Abstract

A new one-dimensional (1-D) cadmium(II) complex [Cd(ppk)(N₃)₂] _n (1) has been synthesized and characterized. X-ray crystal structure study reveals that 1 is composed of a 1-D cadmium(II) chain with double µ_1,1 azido bridges. Three different cadmiums, Cd(1), Cd(2), and Cd(3), may be found along the chain.

Keywords:

• Crystal structure
• Cadmium(II) complex
• Phenyl-2-pyridyl ketone
• Azido bridges
• Coordination polymer

Acknowledgments

The diffraction data for the title compound were collected on a STOE IPDS II at the Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, Romania. The authors thank Mr Marius Andruh and Mr Augustin Madalan for their useful discussions and for their help they provided in writing this article.