Self-assembly between cadmium salt and bpb (bpb = 1,2-bis[(4-pyrimidnyl)sul
fanylmethyl]benzene) bridging ligand in DMF solution resulted in a single s
tranded one-dimensional coordination polymer [{Cd(bpb)(2)(NO3)(2)(dmf)(2)}(
dmf)(2)](n) containing tetragonal boxes with solvent molecule guests. (C) 2
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