Coordination compound of cadmium acetate with the condensation product of salicylaldehyde and 3-(pyridin-2-yl)-5-(2-aminophenyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole

The cadmium(II) complex with the condensation product of salicylaldehyde and 3-(pyridine-2-yl)-5-(2-aminophenyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole (H2L), Cd2(H2L)2(OAc)4 · 3EtOH, is synthesized. Its crystal structure is studied by X-ray diffraction analysis. In the centrosymmetric binuclear complex (Cd…Cd 3.938(1)Å), the Cd atoms are bonded by two tridentate bridging acetate anions. Two other acetate anions are terminal and coordinated by the monodentate mode. The coordination polyhedron of the Cd atom is a distorted octahedron. The triazole ligands are bonded to the cadmium cations through the N atoms of the pyridine cycle and triazole ring.