title: A novel three-dimensional cadmium(II) coordination polymer incorporating 1,4-bis(1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)benzene and thiocyanate.
abstract: In the title complex, poly[cadmiumII-mu2-1,4-bis(1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)benzene-di-mu2-thiocyanato], [Cd(NCS)2(C12H12N6)]n, the CdII atom lies on an inversion centre in a distorted octahedral environment. Four N atoms from the thiocyanate and 1,4-bis(1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)benzene (bbtz) ligands occupy the equatorial positions, and two S atoms from symmetry-related thiocyanate ligands occupy the axial positions. The benzene ring of the bbtz ligand lies about an inversion centre. Single thiocyanate bridges link the CdII atoms into two-dimensional sheets containing novel 16-membered [Cd4(mu-NCS-N:S)4] rings. The bbtz ligands further link these two-dimensional sheets into an unprecedented covalent three-dimensional network for the cadmium-thiocyanate system.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Organic Synthesis of Jiangsu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Suzhou University, Suzhou 215006, People's Republic of China. blli1965@pub.sz.jsinfo.net
authors.forename: Bao Zong
authors.initials: BZ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xun Gao
authors.initials: XG
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yan Fen
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Bao Long
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang