Bis(1H-benzimidazole-κN 3)bis(naphthalene-2-acetato-κ2 O,O′)cadmium(II) monohydrate

Abstract

The CdII ion of the title mononuclear complex, [Cd(C12H9O2)2(C7H6N2)2]·H2O, lies on a crystallographic twofold rotation axis and is in a distorted trigonal prismatic coordination enivironment, involving four carboxylate O atoms from two chelating naphthaleneacetate ligands and two N atoms from two benzimidazole ligands. In the crystal structure, intermolecular N—H...O hydrogen bonds and π–π stacking interactions give rise to a one-dimensional chain structure. The solvent water molecule also lies on a crystallographic twofold rotation axis.