Poly[ethane-1,2-diammonium tetra-μ-chlorido-cadmate(II)]

The framework of the title compound, {(NH3CH2CH2NH3)[CdCl4]}n, is built upon layers parallel to (100) made up from corner-sharing [CdCl6] octahedra. NH3CH2CH2NH3 2+ cations are situated between the layers and are linked to the layers via an N—H⋯Cl hydrogen-bonding network. The Cd atom is located on an inversion centre and the coordination environment is described as highly distorted octahedral.