Acta Cryst. (2004). E60, m620-m621  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536804009079 ]

Bis[aquachlorobis(1,10-phenanthroline)zinc(II)] benzene-1,4-dioxyacetate dihydrate

S. Gao, J.-W. Liu, L.-H. Huo, H. Zhao and J.-G. Zhao

Abstract: The title complex, [ZnCl(C₁₂H₈N₂)₂(H₂O)]₂(C₁₀H₈O₆)·2H₂O (C₁₀H₈O₆ = benzene-1,4-dioxyacetate and phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) consists of two [ZnCl(phen)₂(H₂O)]²⁺ cations, a benzene-1,4-dioxyacetate dianion and two water molecules. In the cation, the Zn^II atom is coordinated by four N atoms from two phen ligands, one Cl^- anion and one water molecule, forming a distorted octahedral coordination environment. The benzene-1,4-dioxyacetate dianion lies on an inversion center, with anions and cations forming one-dimensional chains through O-HO hydrogen bonds.

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