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1College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
A cadmium-thiocyanate complex, poly[[bis(nicotinic acid-κN)di-μ-thiocyanato-κ(2)N:S;κ(2)S:N-cadmium(II)] monohydrate], {[Cd(NCS)2(C6H5NO2)2]·H2O}n, was synthesized by the reaction of nicotinic acid, cadmium nitrate tetrahydrate and potassium thiocyanide in aqueous solution. In the crystal structure, each Cd(II) cation is in a distorted octahedral coordination environment, coordinated by the N and S atoms of nicotinic acid and thiocyanate ligands. Neighbouring Cd(II) cations are linked together by thiocyanate bridges to form a two-dimensional network. Hydrogen-bond interactions between the uncoordinated solvent water molecules and the organic ligands result in the formation of the three-dimensional supramolecular network.
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