[Cd(C5H4O4)(OH2)(2)] (1), crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space
group P2(1)/n, with lattice parameters a = 7.323(2), b = 16.028(6), c
= 7.202(2) Angstrom, beta = 113.11(1)degrees, and Z = 4. The Cd atom
coordinates to seven oxygens in a monocapped trigonal antiprism fashio
n. The antiprisms share one vertex to form chains which run approximat
ely parallel to the c axis. The itaconate ligands Link the chains to f
orm layers which stack along the b axis.