Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, m1045-m1046  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809030281 ]

catena-Poly[[bis(2-hydroxy-2-phenylacetato-²O¹,O²)zinc(II)]--1,2-di-4-pyridylethane-²N:N']

S. M. Yu, D. H. Shin, P.-G. Kim, C. Kim and Y. Kim

Abstract: The title compound, [Zn(C₈H₆O₃)₂(C₁₂H₁₂N₂)]_n, consists of [Zn(Hopa)₂] (H₂opa = 2-hydroxy-2-phenylacetic acid or mandelic acid) units bridged by 1,2-di-4-pyridylethane (bpe) ligands, forming a polymeric chain developing parallel to the b axis. The bridging bpe ligand is arranged around a twofold axis passing through the middle of the ethane C-C bond. The geometry around the Zn^II ion is distorted octahedral, constructed by four O atoms from two Hopa^- ligands and two N atoms from two bridging bpe ligands. O-HO hydrogen bonds link the chains, forming a three-dimensional network.

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