Poly[dichloridobis[μ-1-(4-pyridyl­meth­yl)-1,2,4-triazole]cadmium(II)]

In the title coordination polymer, [CdCl2(C8H8N4)2]n, the CdII atom, lying on an inversion center, is coordinated by two Cl atoms and two triazole N atoms and two pyridyl N atoms from four 1-(4-pyridyl­meth­yl)-1,2,4-triazole (pmta) ligands in a distorted trans-CdCl2N4 octa­hedral arrangement. The bridg­ing pmta ligands, with a dihedral angle between the triazole and pyridyl rings of 71.86 (8)°, link the Cd atoms into a 44 sheet parallel to (\overline{1}02). π–π inter­actions between the triazole rings [centroid–centroid distance = 3.428 (2) A] connect the sheets.