title: Crystal structure and characterization of the dinuclear Cd(II) complex [Cd(H2O)2(o-HOC6H4COO)2]2.
abstract: The structure of a new binuclear cadmium (II) complex, [Cd(H2O)2(Sal)2]2 (Sal= salicylate), has been determined by X-ray crystallography. It was also characterized by elemental analysis, its IR spectrum and thermogravimetric-differential scanning calorimetry (TG-DSC). It crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P2(1)/c, with lattice parameters a = 15.742(3) A, b = 12.451(3) A, c = 7.7225(15) A, beta = 96.07(3)degrees and Z = 4. Two cadmium (II) ions are bridged by two mu(2)-carboxy oxygen atoms. Each cadmium atom lies in a distorted capped octahedron coordination geometry. The thermal gravimetry (TG) data indicate that there are four discrete decomposition steps with two endothermic peaks and one exothermic peak. The final thermal decomposition product is CdO.
authors.affiliation: New Materials & Function Coordination Chemistry Laboratory, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, PR China. ffj2003@163169.net
authors.forename: Fangfang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jian
authors.forename: Hailian
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Pingping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Pusu
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D002104:Cadmium / Q000737:chemistry*; D002152:Calorimetry, Differential Scanning; D003460:Crystallization; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D012459:Salicylates / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D012459:Salicylates; D002104:Cadmium