Di-μ(2)-acetato-1:2κ(2) O:O′;2:3κ(2) O:O′-bis­(N,N′-dimethyl­formamide)-1κO,3κO-bis­{μ(2)-2,2′-[propane-1,3-diylbis(imino­methyl­ene)]diphenolato-1κ(4) O,N,N′,O′:2κ(2) O,O′;2κ(2) O,O′:3κ(4) O,N,N′,O′-1,3-dinickel(II)-2-cadmium(II)

The crystal structure of the title compound, [Ni(2)Cd(C(17)H(16)N(2)O(2))(2)(C(2)H(3)O(2))(2)(C(3)H(7)NO)(2)], contains discrete centrosymmetric hetero-trinuclear mol­ecules in which Ni/Cd atom pairs are triply bridged via O atoms from the SALPD(2−) [N,N′-bis­(salicyl­idene)-1,3-propane­diaminate] and acetate ligands. The central Cd(II) ion is in a distorted octa­hedral coordination environment formed by four O atoms from two SALPD(2−) ligands in the equatorial plane and two O atoms of two symmetry-related acetate ligands in the axial positions. The symmetry-related Ni(II) ions are in slightly distorted octa­hedral environments, coordinated by two O and two N atoms from tetra­dendate SALPD(2−) ligands in the equatorial plane, while the axial positions are occupied by O atoms from a dimethyl­formamide and an acetate ligand. This results in the formation of three edge-shared octa­hedra in which the Ni⋯Cd distance is 3.1482 (15) Å. The crystal structure is stabilized by weak C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds.