Bis(p-aminobenzoic acid-N)dichlorocadmium(II)

In crystals of [CdCl₂(C₇H₇NO₂)₂], the Cd atom is octahedrally coordinated by four Cl atoms and two N atoms from two p-aminobenzoic acid ligands. Infinite zigzag chains of edge-shared octahedra run along the a axis. Pairs of p-aminobenzoic acid residues anchored onto the Cd chains frame thick organic–inorganic layers parallel to the (011) plane. An N—H...Cl hydrogen-bond network maintains the packing cohesion between the layers.

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