metal-organic compounds
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In the title compound, [Cd2(C6H8O4)2(C16H20N4)(H2O)4]n, pentagonal-bipyramidally coordinated CdII ions are connected into {Cd2(2,2-dimethylsuccinate)2(H2O)4} centrosymmetric dimeric clusters. In turn, these clusters are linked by tethering 1,4-bis(3-pyridylmethyl)piperazine (3-bpmp) ligands into [Cd2(2,2-dimethylsuccinate)2(3-bpmp)(H2O)4]n coordination polymer chains. The chain motifs are oriented parallel to [10]. Individual chains are connected into supramolecular layers via O—HN and O—HO hydrogen-bonding mechanisms.