Structure of diaqua(itaconato) cadmium(II), [Cd(C5H4O4)(OH2)2]

[Cd(C5H4O4)(OH2)2] (1), crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space groupP21/n, with lattice parametersa=7.323(2),b=16.028(6),c=7.202(2) A, β=113.11(1)°, andZ=4. The Cd atom coordinates to seven oxygens in a monocapped trigonal antiprism fashion. The antiprisms share one vertex to form chains which run approximately parallel to thec axis. The itaconate ligands link the chains to form layers which stack along theb axis.