title: Bis(mu-3,5-di-tert-butylcatecholato-O1:O1,O2)bis[tris(pyridine-N)cadmium(II)] dipyridine solvate.
abstract: X-ray diffraction shows that the title cadmium(II) complex, [Cd(2)(C(14)H(20)O(2))(2)(C(5)H(5)N)(6)].2C(5)H(5)N, has a dimeric structure in which two (py)(3)Cd(3,5-di-tert-butylcatecholate) units (py is pyridine) are connected by two bridging O atoms, the coordination of the Cd atoms being distorted octahedral. There are two symmetrically independent dimers in the crystal structure; one is in a general position and the other lies about an inversion centre. In both cases, the bridging Cd-O distances between the Cd-catecholate units [2.224 (2)-2.237 (2) A] are shorter than the bridging Cd-O distances within the catecholate cycle [2.273 (2)-2.281 (2) A]. The Cd-N(py) distances are 2.354 (2)-2.471 (2) A. Besides the main molecules, the crystal also contains pyridine solvate molecules.
authors.affiliation: G. A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry, Tropinina 49, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Fukin
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Zakharov
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Maslennikov
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Piskunov
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Cherkasov