Acta Cryst. (2006). E62, m813-m815  [ doi:10.1107/S160053680600955X ]

Bis(1H-benzimidazole-N³)bis(4-hydroxybenzoato-O)zinc(II) 0.25-hydrate

Y. Zheng, Q. Yang and D.-J. Xu

Abstract: In the title compound, [Zn(C₇H₅O₃)₂(C₇H₆N₂)₂]·0.25H₂O, the Zn^II atom is coordinated by two 4-hydroxybenzoate anions and two benzimidazole (bzim) molecules, resulting in a distorted ZnO₂N₂ tetrahedral geometry. The short face-to-face distance of 3.28 (4) Å between parallel partially overlapped bzim ligands of neighboring molecules indicates the existence of - stacking in the crystal structure.

Online 17 March 2006

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