title: Bis[mu-1,2-bis(2-pyridyl)ethyne-kappa(2)N:N']bis[aquadinitratocadmium(II)].
abstract: Two twisted 1,2-bis(2-pyridyl)ethyne ligands bridge two Cd(2+) centers in the C(2)-symmetric title complex, [Cd(2)(NO(3))(4)(mu-C(12)H(8)N(2))(2)(H(2)O)(2)]. The bridging ligands arch across one another creating a 'zigzag loop' molecular geometry. Two nitrate ions and a water molecule complete the irregular seven-coordinate Cd-atom environment. The dihedral angles between the equivalent pyridyl ring planes of the two independent ligands are 67.2 (1) degrees. O(water)-H.O(nitrate) hydrogen bonding creates two-dimensional layers parallel to the ab plane.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
authors.forename: Md Badruz
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Zaman
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Mark D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Hans Conrad
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: zur Loye