Di-μ-acetato-κ(4) O:O-bis­{(acetato-κ(2) O,O′)bis­[3-(1H-imidazol-1-yl-κN (3))-1-phenyl­propan-1-one]cadmium} tetra­hydrate

In the mol­ecular structure of the title neutral binuclear complex, [Cd(2)(C(2)H(3)O(2))(4)(C(12)H(12)N(2)O)(4)]·4H(2)O, each Cd(II) atom is six-coordinated and exhibits a distorted octa­hedral geometry. Three O atoms from two acetate ions and one monodentate 3-(1H-imidazol-1-yl-κN (3))-1-phenyl­propan-1-one (L) ligand form the equatorial plane, while the bridging-O atom forming the longer Cd—O distance,and the N atom of the second L ligand, forming the longer Cd—N distance, occupy axial positions with an N—Cd—O angle of 170.77 (7)°. Inter­molecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds exist between the lattice water mol­ecules and the acetate ions of adjacent mol­ecules, resulting in a two-dimensional supra­molecular structure.