Hydrothermal Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Electrochemical Properties of Complex [Cd(phen)3]·(ClO4)2·(p-MBA)2·(H2O)2

One new cadmium complex Cd(phen)3]·(ClO4)2·(p-MBA)2·(H2O)2 has been hydro- thermally synthesized by reacting p-methylbenzoic acid (p-MBA), 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) and cadmium perchlorate. It crystallizes in the triclinic system, space group P, with a = 1.2809(3), b = 1.3431(3), c = 1.3734(3) nm, α = 84.259(4), β = 71.603(3), γ = 74.424(3)o, V = 2.1594(8) nm3, Dc = 1.532 g/cm3, Z = 2, F(000) = 1008, μ = 0.697 mm-1, R = 0.0646 and wR = 0.1648. The crystal structure shows that the cadmium ion is coordinated with six nitrogen atoms from three 1,10-phenanthroline molecules, forming a distorted octahedral coordination geometry. The result of electrochemical property analysis shows that the electron transfer in the electrode reaction is irreversible.