Figure 3
Part of the chain, showing how the building blocks [each consisting of a ZnII cation, two water molecules and two anions, e.g. with symmetry codes (x, y, z) and (ii)] interplay through the complementary hydrogen-bonding and π–π interactions. The hydrogen-bond parameters are listed in Table 2. The shortest distance between anions from adjacent blocks in the chain is N1⋯C8i = 3.265 Å. Adjacent chains are linked by a coordination bond from N3 to Zn, thus forming a layer. [Symmetry codes: (i) − x, − y, −z; (ii) − x, − y, −z; (iii) x, 1 + y, z; (iv) − x, − + y, + z; (v) − x, + y, + z; (vi) − x, + y, − + z; (vii) − x, − + y, − − z; (viii) x, −1 + y, z.] |