title: catena-Poly[[[diiodidocadmium(II)]-μ-1-(4-pyridylmeth-yl)-1H-benzimidazole] methanol hemisolvate].
abstract: In the title coordination polymer, {[CdI(2)(C(13)H(11)N(3))]·0.5CH(4)O}(n), each Cd(II) center is four-coordinated by two N-atom donors from two 1-(4-pyridylmeth-yl)-1H-benzimidazole (L) ligands and two iodide anions, forming a tetra-hedral coordination geometry. L ligands bridge adjacent Cd(II) ions, generating two crystallographically independent approximately orthogonal one-dimensional chains. The methanol solvent mol-ecule associates with one of the chains via O-H⋯I inter-actions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jun-Jie
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Li-Fan
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Tong-Liang
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Hu