The heterometallic cadmium–silver complexcis-bis[dicyanidoargentato(I)-κN]bis(5,5′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridyl-κ2N,N′)cadmium(II) monohydrate

Abstract

In the title complex, [Ag2Cd(CN)4(C12H12N2)2]·H2O orcis-[Cd{Ag(CN)2}2(5,5′-dmbpy)2]·H2O, where 5,5′-dmbpy is 5,5′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridyl, the asymmetric unit consists of a discrete neutral [Cd{Ag(CN)2}2(5,5′-dmbpy)2] unit and a solvent water molecule. The CdIIcation is coordinated by two bidentate chelate 5,5′-dmbpy ligands and two monodentate [AgI(CN)2]−anions, which are in acisarrangement around the CdIIcation, leading to an octahedral CdN6geometry. The overall structure is stabilized by a combination of intermolecular hydrogen bonding, and AgI...AgIand π–π interactions, forming a three-dimensional supramolecular network.