[en] The properties of negative-parity states in the 2.5 MeV region in ¹¹²Cd have been investigated with the (n,n^'γ) reaction. For many of these levels, lifetimes have been measured, and B(E1) and B(E2) values for their decays have been determined. Several transitions exhibit enhanced B(E2) values for decay to the 3₁^- octupole state, indicative of quadrupole-octupole coupled (2⁺circle-times 3^-) states. The B(E1) values observed are typically in the range of 1 - 5x10^-4 Weisskopf units (W.u.), irrespective of the final state. copyright 1999 The American Physical Society