Di-μ-chlorido-bis-(chlorido-{8-[2-(di-methyl-amino)-ethyl-amino]-quinoline}-cadmium) ethanol monosolvate.

The title solvated bimetallic complex, [Cd 2 Cl 4 (C 13 H 17 N 3 ) 2 ]·C 2 H 5 OH, comprises two Cd 2+ metal ions linked by a pair of μ 2 Cl - ions. The coordination sphere around each Cd 2+ ion is completed by three N atoms of a tridentate 8-[2-(di-methyl-amino)-ethyl-amino]quinoline ligand and another chloride ion to form a distorted fac -CdN 3 Cl 3 octa-hedron. The ethanol mol-ecule is both an acceptor of an N-H⋯O and a donor of an O-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds to its adjacent complex unit. In the crystal, weak aromatic π-π stacking is observed.