title: Diaqua-bis-[4-(1H-imidazol-2-yl)pyridine-κN]bis-(nitrato-κO)cadmium.
abstract: In the title compound, [Cd(NO3)2(C8H7N3)2(H2O)2], the Cd(II) cation is situated on an inversion center and is coordinated by the O atoms of two nitrate anions, by the N atoms of two 4-(imidazol-2-yl)pyridine ligands and by two water O atoms in a slightly distorted N2O4 octa-hedral geometry. The dihedral angle between the imidazole and pyridine rings is 1.6 (2)°. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by N-H⋯O, O-H⋯N and O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a three-dimensional network.
authors.affiliation: Hubei Key Laboratory of Pollutant Analysis & Reuse Technology, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi 435002, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chuan-Yue
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chuan-Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Jin