Abstract: | The title compound, polydiaquadibromocadmium‐μ‐(1,3,5,7‐tetraazatricyclo3.3.1.13,7]decane‐N1:N5)‐aquacadmium‐di‐μ‐bromo‐aquacadmium‐μ‐(1,3,5,7‐tetraazatricyclo3.3.1.13,7]decane‐N1:N5)‐di‐μ‐bromo] dihydrate], Cd3Br6(C6H12N4)2(H2O)4]·2H2O, is made up of two‐dimensional neutral rectangular coordination layers. Each rectangular subunit is enclosed by a pair of Cd3(μ2‐Br)6(H2O)3 fragments and a pair of (μ2‐hmt)Cd(H2O)2Br2(μ2‐hmt) fragments as sides (hmt is hexamethylenetetramine). The unique CdII atom in the Cd2Br2 ring in the Cd3(μ2‐Br)6(H2O)3 fragment is in a slightly distorted octahedral CdNOBr4 geometry, surrounded by one hmt ligand 2.433 (5) Å], one aqua ligand 2.273 (4) Å] and four Br atoms 2.6409 (11)–3.0270 (14) Å]. The CdII atom in the (μ2‐hmt)Cd(H2O)2Br2(μ2‐hmt) fragment lies on an inversion center and is in a highly distorted octahedral CdN2O2Br2 geometry, surrounded by two trans‐related N atoms of two hmt ligands 2.479 (5) Å], two trans‐related aqua ligands 2.294 (4) Å] and two trans‐related Br atoms 2.6755 (12) Å]. Adjacent two‐dimensional coordination sheets are connected into a three‐dimensional network by hydrogen bonds involving lattice water molecules, and the aqua, bromo and hmt ligands belonging to different layers. |