Acta Cryst. (2006). E62, m1048-m1050  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536806012748 ]

catena-Poly[[(2,2'-diquinolyl)zinc(II)]--terephthalato]

Z.-H. Li, W.-J. Ao, X.-X. Wang and X.-Z. Fu

Abstract: The title complex, [Zn(C₁₈H₁₂N₂)(C₈H₄O₄)]_n, consists of a one-dimensional zigzag [Zn(tpa)(quin)]_n chain (tpa = terephthalate and quin = 2,2'-diquinolyl) with a pitch of 17.907 (2) Å. The tpa ligands bridge two Zn atoms in alternately bis(bidentate) and bis(monodentate) coordination modes. Each Zn atom is coordinated by two N atoms from a chelating quin, two O atoms from one bis(bidentate) tpa and one O atom from one bis(monodentate) tpa. The five-coordinate Zn geometry can be best described as distorted trigonal-bipyramidal.

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