New cyano bridged heteropolynuclear Cu(II) and Cd(II)-tetracyanopalladate(II) polymeric complexes with 2-methylimidazole ligand.

New cyano-bridged heteronuclear polymeric complexes, [M(mim)2Pd(CN)4]n (M=Cu(II) (1) or Cd(II) (2); mim=2-methylmidazole), have been synthesized and characterized by elemental, thermal, FT-IR and Raman spectral analyses. The crystal structure of complex 1 has been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction technique. The crystallographic analysis reveals that it crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P21/c. The Pd(II) atom is coordinated by four cyano ligands, while Cu(II) atom is also surrounded by the two mim and two cyano ligands. The structure of 1 is formed by infinite 2,2-TT type chains of the [-Cu(mim)2-NC-Pd(CN)2-CN-]n composition; these are interlinked by hydrogen bonds (HBs) leading to two-dimensional patterns. FT-IR and Raman spectral data indicate the presence of bridging cyano ligands in the structures of the complexes.