Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, m1239  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809037696 ]

catena-Poly[[dichloridozinc(II)]--1,1'-(hexane-1,6-diyl)diimidazole-²N³:N^3']

W.-L. Bao

Abstract: In the structure of the polymeric title compound, [ZnCl₂(C₁₂H₁₈N₄)]_n or [ZnCl₂(L)]_n, where L = 1,1'-(hexane-1,6-diyl)diimidazole, the Zn^II centre is coordinated by two N atoms of two different L ligands and by two chloride anions in a distorted tetrahedral geometry. The organic ligand links adjacent metals to form a polymeric chain along the c axis. The chains are further connected into layers parallel to the bc plane by intermolecular C-HCl hydrogen bonds. Two C atoms of the central hexyl chain are disordered over two positions with site-occupancy factors of 0.5.

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