Abstract: | A twofold interpenetrating three‐dimensional CdII coordination framework, Cd(C8H3NO6)(C14H14N4)]n, has been prepared and characterized by IR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, thermal analysis and single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. The asymmetric unit consists of a divalent CdII atom, one 1,3‐bis(2‐methyl‐1H‐imidazol‐1‐yl)benzene (1,3‐BMIB) ligand and one fully deprotonated 5‐nitrobenzene‐1,3‐dicarboxylate (NO2‐BDC2?) ligand. The coordination sphere of the CdII atom consists of five O‐donor atoms from three different NO2‐BDC2? ligands and two imidazole N‐donor atoms from two different 1,3‐BMIB ligands, forming a distorted {CdN2O5} pentagonal bipyramid. The NO2‐BDC ligand links three CdII atoms via a μ1‐η1:η1 chelating mode and a μ2‐η2:η1 bridging mode. The title compound is a twofold interpenetrating 3,5‐connected network with the {42.65.83}{42.6} topology. In addition, the compound exhibits fluorescence emissions in the solid state at room temperature. |