metal-organic compounds
The coordination of the [Cd(acetamide)6]2+ cation in the title compound, hexaacetamidecadmium(II) bis(triiodide) bis(diiodine), [Cd(C2H5NO)6](I3)2·2I2, is octahedral. The I atoms form a woven structure consisting of alternating triidodide anions and iodine molecules. Cd atoms and triiodide anions lie on inversion centres.