| Summary: | The manuscript described the synthesis and characterization of the new [Cd(BDMPT)<sub>2</sub>](ClO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>; <b>1</b> and [Cd<sub>2</sub>(MBPT)<sub>2</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>2</sub>Cl](ClO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>.4H<sub>2</sub>O; <b>2</b> <i>s</i>-triazine pincer-type complexes, where BDMPT and MBPT are 2,4-bis(3,5-dimethyl-<i>1H</i>-pyrazol-1-yl)-6-methoxy-1,3,5-triazine and 2-methoxy-4,6-<i>bis</i>(2-(pyridin-2-ylmsethylene)hydrazinyl)-1,3,5-triazine respectively. The synthesized complexes were characterized using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), <sup>1</sup>H and <sup>13</sup>C NMR spectroscopy, and the single-crystal X-ray diffraction technique. The homoleptic mononuclear complex (<b>1</b>) contains a hexa-coordinated Cd(II) center with two tridentate <i>N</i>-pincer ligand (BDMPT) with a highly distorted octahedral coordination environment located as an intermediate case between the octahedron and trigonal prism. The heteroleptic dinuclear complex (<b>2</b>) contains two hepta-coordinated Cd(II) coordination spheres where each Cd(II) is coordinated with one pentadentate pincer <i>N</i>-chelate (MBPT), one water, and one bridged chloride ligand connecting the two metal ions. The different intermolecular interactions in the studied complexes were quantified using Hirshfeld analysis. Their thermal stabilities and FTIR spectra were compared with the corresponding free ligands. The strength and nature of Cd−N, Cd−O, and Cd−Cl coordination interactions were discussed in light of atoms in molecules calculations (AIM). The M(II)−BDMPT and M(II)−MBPT interaction energies revealed that such sterically hindered ligands have higher affinity toward large-size metal ions (M = Cd) compared to smaller ones (M = Ni or Mn).
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