Di-μ-iodido-bis-(iodido-{methyl 4-[(pyridin-2-yl-methyl-idene)amino]-benzoate-κ(2) N,N'}cadmium).

The complete binuclear molecule of the title compound, [Cd2I4(C14H12N2O2)2], is generated by the application of a centre of inversion. The Cd-I bond lengths of the central core are close and uniformly longer than the exocyclic Cd-I bond. The coordination sphere of the Cd(II) atom is completed by two N atoms of a chelating methyl 4-[(pyridin-2-yl-methyl-idene)amino]-benzoate ligand, and is based on a square pyramid with the terminal I atom in the apical position. The three-dimensional crystal packing is stabilized by C-H⋯O and C-H⋯π inter-actions, each involving the pyridine ring.