Bis{(μ-acetato)[μ-bis(salicylidene)-1,3-propanediaminato]copper(II)}cadmium(II) Dioxane Solvate

The title compound, [Cd{Cu(CH₃CO₂)(C₁₇H₁₆N₂O₂)}₂].C₄H₈O₂, is a linear hetero-trinuclear complex with a central Cd^II ion and lies on an inversion centre. This central Cd^II ion has an irregular octahedral coordination. The coordination around the Cd^II ion involves four O atoms from two N,N′-bis(salicylidene)-1,3-propanediaminato (SALPD²⁻) and two acetate ligands. The terminal Cu^II ions have an irregular square-pyramidal coordination. The coordination of the terminal Cu^II atom is provided by the two O and two N atoms from an SALPD²⁻ ligand and one O atom from an acetate ligand. The Cd...Cu bridging distance is 3.244 (3) Å.

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