Acta Cryst. (2007). E63, m895-m897  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536807005715 ]

Bis(1H-imidazole-N³)bis(4-methylbenzoato-O)zinc(II) 4-methylbenzoic acid disolvate

C.-S. Gu, X.-M. Hao, W.-D. Song and J.-B. Yan

Abstract: The molecular structure of the title compound, [Zn(C₈H₇O₂)₂(C₇H₆N₂)₂]·2C₈H₈O₂, is composed of a mononuclear Zn^II complex, which possesses twofold rotation symmetry, and two uncoordinated 4-methylbenzoic acid molecules. The Zn^II atom displays a four-coordinate distorted tetrahedral configuration, formed by two carboxylate O atoms of two monodentate 4-methylbenzoate ligands and two N atoms of two benzimidazole molecules. In the crystal structure, complex molecules are linked by the 4-methylbenzoic acid molecules via N-HO and O-HO hydrogen bonds, giving rise to the formation of a supramolecular structure.

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