Synthesis and characterization of a novel chloro-bridged bis cadmium(II) complex with bis(2-pyridylmethyl)amino-4-butyric acid

The reaction of CdCl2 with bis(2-pyridylmethyl)amino-4-butyric acid (Hpmab) leads to the formation of binuclear complex [(Hpmab)(Cl)CdII(μ-Cl)2CdII(Cl)(Hpmab)] (1). Complex 1 can be regarded as two distorted octahedrons sharing the basal edge that contain the bridging chloro ligands, in each of which resides at a center of inversion. Cyclic voltammetry of 1 gives one oxidation and two reduced processes.