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Published on: August 10, 2017
trans,trans,trans-Diaquabis(nicotinamide-κN)bis-(2-nitro-benzoato-κO)cadmium(II) dihydrate
Abstract:
The cadmium atom in the title compound, [Cd(C(7)H(4)NO(4))(2)(C(6)H(6)N(2)O)(2)(H(2)O)(2)]·2H(2)O, lies on a center of inversion in an all-trans octa-hedral environment. In the crystal, the complex inter-acts with the uncoordinated water mol-ecules through O-H⋯O and N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a layered network.
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