title: Di-μ-chlorido-dichlorido-bis{8-[2-(di-methyl-amino)-ethyl-amino]-quinoline}dicadmium monohydrate.
abstract: The title complex, [Cd2Cl4(C13H17N3)2]·H2O, is centrosymmetic and contains two Cd(2+) ions bridged by two Cl(-) ions, leading to a strictly planar Cd2Cl2 core. Each Cd(2+) ion is further coordinated by an additional Cl(-) ion and three N atoms of a tridentate 8-[2-(di-methyl-amino)-ethyl-amino]-quinoline ligand in the form of a considerably distorted octa-hedron for the overall coordination sphere. A lattice water mol-ecule is located on a twofold rotation axis and links pairs of complexes through N-H⋯O and O-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, College of Science for Women, Baghdad University, Baghdad, Iraq.
authors.forename: Abdul-Razak H
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Al-Sudani
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, Wales.
authors.forename: Benson M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Kariuki