Bis(acetylsalicylato-κ2O,O′)diaquacadmium(II)

Abstract

In the title compound {systematic name: bis­[2-(acetyl­oxy)­benzoato-κ2O,O′]­di­aqua­cadmium(II)}, [Cd(C9H7O4)2(H2O)2], the CdII ion is located on a twofold rotation axis and is coordinated by two water mol­ecules and two aspirinate ligands. The complex is almost isostructural with the corresponding zinc(II) complex. However, for the title compound, the aspirinate should be considered as an asymmetric chelating ligand, with Cd—O(carboxyl­ate) bond lengths of 2.2777 (12) and 2.4121 (12) Å.