Cd(OH)2 crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. Cd(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(3) and three equivalent O(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing CdO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are three inequivalent H sites. In the first H site, H(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(1) atom. In the second H site, H(2) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(2) atom. In the third H site, H(3) is bonded in a linear geometry to one O(2) and one O(3) atom. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three equivalent Cd(1) and one H(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a water-like geometry to one H(2) and one H(3) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Cd(1) and one H(3) atom.
Cd(OH)2 crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. Cd(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(3) and three equivalent O(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing CdO5 trigonal bipyramids. There is one shorter (2.30 Å) and one longer (2.35 Å) Cd(1)-O(3) bond length. There are a spread of Cd(1)-O(1) bond distances ranging from 2.29-2.34 Å. There are three inequivalent H sites. In the first H site, H(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(1) atom. The H(1)-O(1) bond length is 0.98 Å. In the second H site, H(2) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(2) atom. The H(2)-O(2) bond length is 0.98 Å. In the third H site, H(3) is bonded in a linear geometry to one O(2) and one O(3) atom. The H(3)-O(2) bond length is 1.07 Å. The H(3)-O(3) bond length is 1.52 Å. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three equivalent Cd(1) and one H(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a water-like geometry to one H(2) and one H(3) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Cd(1) and one H(3) atom.