A new cadmium(II) complex Cd(OBBA)2(2,2A-bipy)2 with 2-benzoylbenzoic acid(HOBBA) and 2,2-bipyridine(2,2A-bipy) as ligands has been synthesized. Crystal data for the complex are as follows: monoclinic, space group P21/c with a = 16.402(3), b = 10.4191(18), c = 23.395(4) A, β = 91.765(2)o, V = 3996.2(12) A3, Dc = 1.455 gAcm-3, Z = 4, μ(Mo Kα) = 0.603 mm-1, F(000) = 1784, the final R = 0.0218 and w R = 0.0558. In the electrode reaction, its electron transfer is quasi reversible and the electrode reaction corresponds to Cd(II)/Cd(0). Under 618 ...