Poly[[μ2-1,3-bis(pyridin-4-yl)propane](μ3-1,4-phenylenediacetato)cadmium]

Solvothermal reaction between Cd(NO(3))(2), 1,4-phenylenediacetate (1,4-PDA) and 1,3-bis(pyridin-4-yl)propane (bpp) afforded the title complex, [Cd(C(10)H(8)O(4))(C(13)H(14)N(2))](n). Adjacent carboxylate-bridged Cd(II) ions are related by an inversion centre. The 1,4-PDA ligands adopt a cis conformation and connect the Cd(II) ions to form a one-dimensional chain extending along the c axis. These chains are in turn linked into a two-dimensional network through bpp bridges. The bpp ligands adopt an anti-gauche conformation. From a topological point of view, each bpp ligand and each pair of 1,4-PDA ligands can be considered as linkers, while the dinuclear Cd(II) unit can be regarded as a 6-connecting node. Thus, the structure can be simplified to a two-dimensional 6-connected network.