Chloro(2-{[5-(2-hydroxybenzyl-O)-1,5-diaza-1-cyclooctyl-N,N ']methyl}phenolato-O)cadmium(II)

The crystal structure of the title complex, [Cd(C20H25N2O2)-Cl], reveals a hydrogen-bonded dimer composed of neutral molecules. The Cd-II center is fi ve-coordinated by two O atoms of the pendant arms, two nitrogen donors of t he 1,5-diazacyclooctane ring and a chloride anion. The coordination geometr y of the complex could be described as a distorted square pyramid. The 1,5- diazacyclooctane backbone adopts a boat/chair configuration and the two phe nol/phenolato groups have a dihedral angle of 101.3 (2)degrees between them . The coordinated phenolate and phenolic groups of inversion-related molecu les form strong intermolecular O-H ... O hydrogen bonds.