X-ray structure of {[μ-N,N′-Bis(salicylidene)-1, 3-propane-diamine] (dimethylformamide) zinc(II)} dibromo cadmium(ii)

The title compound, forms crystals which are the orthorhombic system, space group P212121, with unit cell dimensions a = 10.3928(12) A, b = 14.6298(13) A, c = 15.9514(11) A, V = 2425.3(4) A3. The cell contains four molecules. The structure is a heteronuclear dimeric complex with ZnII and CdII ions. The coordination around the ZnII ion is distorted square–pyramid and the CdII ion is distorted tetrahedral coordination. The Zn·sCd distance is 3.3594(7) A.