Thermal and structural relationships within the Cd-picoline-chloride family including the α, β and γ-types

Abstract

Thermal and structural properties of complexes of CdCl2 with picolines were studies. The structures of tetra-γ- and tetra-β-picoline as well as di-γ- and di-β-picoline complexes were found to be identical and their thermal decomposition paths were analogous. New polynuclear complexes which could not be obtained from solution have been prepared through thermal decomposition. Their symmetry and cell dimensions were determined.