Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Cadmium Complex with Isonicotinate

The cadmium(II) complex, [Cd(iso) 2 (H 2 O) 4 ] (where iso is the anion of isonicotinic acid), has been synthesized and characterized by element analysis, thermal analysis and IR spectroscopy. An X-ray crystal structure reveals that the cadmium ion is trans -octahedral with two pyridyl nitrogens and two aqua oxygens in equational positions and two aqua oxygens in axial positions. The complex forms a three-dimensional network through intermolecular hydrogen bonds.