Diaqua­bis­(4-carb­oxy-2-ethyl-1H-imidazole-5-carboxyl­ato-κ(2) N (3),O (4))cadmium dihydrate

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Cd(C(7)H(7)N(2)O(4))(2)(H(2)O)(2)]·2H(2)O, consists of one Cd(II) ion, one 4-carb­oxy-2-ethyl-1H-imidazole-5-carboxyl­ate anion, one coordinated water mol­ecule and one lattice water mol­ecule. The Cd(II) ion lies on a twofold axis, and is hexa­coordinated by four O atoms from water mol­ecules and carboxyl­ate groups and two N atoms from two imidazole rings, in a distorted octa­hedral arrangement. An extensive framework of N—H⋯O and O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds with the participation of coordinated and free water mol­ecules is found in the crystal structure, which contributes to the formation of a three-dimensional structure.