Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, m1131  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536808024495 ]

Aquabis(3'-hydroxy-2,2'-bipyridine-3-olato-²N,N')zinc(II)

S. G. Zhang and C. Hou

Abstract: In the title complex, [Zn(C₁₀H₇N₂O₂)₂(H₂O)], the Zn^II ion and water O atom are located on a crystallographic twofold rotation axis and the metal atom assumes a distorted trigonal-bipyramidal ZnN₄O coordination geometry. An intramolecular O-HO hydrogen bond occurs within the ligand and intermolecular O-HO hydrogen bonds involving the water molecule result in a sheet structure in the crystal structure. In addition, a short C-O contact between the O atom of the deprotonated hydroxyl group and a nearby pyridine ring [OCg = 3.977 (2) Å, where Cg is the centroid of the pyridine ring] is observed.

Online 6 August 2008

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