Bis(2,2′-bipyridine-κ2N,N′)dichloridocadmium(II)

The Cd(II) atom in the title compound, [CdCl(2)(C(10)H(8)N(2))(2)] exists in a distorted octa-hedral geometry [N-Cd-N = 148.29 (17)°]; the Cl atoms are cis with respect to each other.