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Abstract

The crystal structure of the title compound containing a phosphorus analogue of EDTA as the ligand was determined from single-crystal X-ray diffraction data and refined to R = 0.028 for 1 920 observed reflections. The crystals are monocyclic, space group P2₁/c,a = 8.6169(8), b = 16.0539(9), c = 8.2504(6)Å, β = 103.458(7)° and Z = 2. The structure is completely different from that of the nitrogen prototype, [CdEDTA]^2-. It consists of double-stranded polymeric layers which are composed of metal coordination polyhedra linked by μ₆-hexadentate ligands; the layers lie parallel to the bc plane and are joined along the a axis through hydrogen bonding donated by water molecules. Because of steric requirements of phosphorus, the coordination polyhedron around Cd is greatly distorted and can best be described as a 5 + 3 type. One P atom, two oxygen atoms from two monodentate carboxylate groups and two water molecules form an approximate trigonal bipyramid and further three more remote carboxylate oxygens complete the arrangement, resulting in an O₇P distorted bicapped trigonal prism.