Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a New Mononuclear Complex: [Cd(C10H12N2O)2(NO3)2(H2O)2]

Abstract

A novel three-dimensional hydrogen-bonding mononuclear complex
 
[Cd(C₁₀H₁₂N₂O)₂(NO₃)₂(H₂O)₂], where C₁₀H₁₂N₂O is 3-(dimethylamino)-
 
1-(pyridin-4-yl)prop-2-en-1-one, was synthesized and characterized by
 
IR spectra, elemental analysis and single-crystal X-ray. The crystal structure
 
analysis shows that the cadmium(II) is a six-coordinated in a slightly
 
distorted octahedral geometry environment. The crystal is monoclinic,
 
space group C2/c with unit cell parameters: a = 22.000(3)Å, b = 8.574(12)Å,
 
c = 14.532(2)Å, α = 90º, β = 114.643(2)º, γ = 90º, V = 2491.6(5)ų, Z =
 
4, Mr = 620, Dc = 1.666 Mg/cm³, μ = 0.942 mm^-1, F(000) = 1272, T =
 
273(2) K, R = 0.0417, wR = 0.0954 for 2184 reflections with I > 2σ(I).