The reaction of L-histidine, CdCl22.5H2O and 4,4-bipyridine in methane/water gave rise to a two-dimensional coordination polymer [CdCl2(4,4-bipyridine)] which has been characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The polymer crystallizes in the orthorhombic sys- tem, space group Cmmm with a = 12.083(7), b = 11.771(7), c = 3.781(2) ? V = 537.8(6) ?, Z = 2, C10H8N2CdCl2, Mr = 339.48, Dc = 2.097 g/cm3, F(000) = 328 and (MoK? = 2.490 mm-1. The final R = 0.0658 and wR = 0.1398 for 257 observed reflections with I≥2(I).