The structure of 1-methyl-4H-imidazol-4-one-N3)dichlorocadmium(II), [C
dCl2-(C4H7N2O)2], consists of four-coordinate molecular units with the
metal centre bonded to two imidazole N(3) atoms and two Cl ions. The
coordination about the Cd atom is pseudo-tetrahedral. The amino H atom
is hydrogen bonded to the carbonyl O atom of an adjacent molecule.