metal-organic compounds
Hexaaquazinc(II) bis[tris(3-carboxypyridine-2-carboxylato)zincate(II)]
aDepartment of Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials, Institute for Color Science and Technology, PO Box 16765-654 Tehran, Iran, bEnvironmental Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden, and cIran Compiling Encyclopedia Foundation, Tajrish, Tehran, Iran
*Correspondence e-mail: gharagozlou@icrc.ac.ir
The title compound, [Zn(H2O)6][Zn(C7H4NO4)3]2, consists of two [Zn(py-2,3-dcH)3]− anions (py-2,3-dcH is 3-carboxypyridine-2-carboxylate) and one [Zn(H2O)6]2+ cation. The anion is a six-coordinate complex located on a threefold rotation axis with a slightly distorted octahedral geometry around Zn2+ ion. The cation is also six-coordinate with an octahedral geometry around the Zn atom, located at a axis. Non-covalent interactions such as π–π stacking [centroid–centroid distance = 3.828 (4)Å] and O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds play important roles in stabilizing the supramolecular structure.
Related literature
For first-row transition metal complexes of pyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid and various bases and for Zn—O distances, see: Aghabozorg, Daneshvar et al. (2007); Aghabozorg, Sadr-khanlou et al. (2007); Goher et al. (1993); Kang et al. (2006); Li et al. (2006); Prior & Rosseinsky (2001); Swiegers & Malefetse (2000); Yin & Liu (2009). For hydrogen-bond motifs, see: Bernstein et al. (1995).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2003); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2003); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2010); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536810047252/om2373sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536810047252/om2373Isup2.hkl
The title compound was prepared by the reaction of pyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid (py-2,3-dcH2) (167 mg, 1 mmol), L-Lysine (L-Lys) (164 mg, 1 mmol) and with zinc(II) nitrate hexahydrate Zn(NO3)2. 6H2O (148.7 mg, 0.5 mmol), which were dissolved in distilled water (30 ml) as solvent in 2:2:1 molar ratio. The crystals were obtained by slow evaporation of solvent at room temperature.
Aromatic hydrogen atoms were refined isotropically with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C) and their positions were constrained to ideal geometry using an appropriate riding model, with C—H = 0.95. The carboxylate and water H atoms were located at the difference Fourier map and refined isotropically with Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(O), and restrained to ideal geometry with O—H distances 0.84 (2)Å and H···H distance 1.34 (2) Å for the water molecule.
Metal-organic coordination complexes with one-, two- or three-dimensional structures have attracted attentions for their potential applications as photoelectric materials, catalysis, carriers, sensors, etc. (Prior & Rosseinsky, 2001; Swiegers & Malefetse, 2000). From a chemical point of view, L-lysine, a base, contains two amino groups and one carboxylic acid group, these amino groups often participate in hydrogen bonding and as a general base in catalysis. There are previously reported compounds containing pyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid, (py-2,3-dcH2), (Goher et al., 1993; Yin & Liu 2009; Aghabozorg, Daneshvar et al., 2007, Kang et al., 2006, Li et al., 2006).
The title compound consists of two [Zn(py-2,3-dcH)3]¯ anions and one Zn(H2O)62+ cation. The anion is a six-coordinate complex located at a 3-fold crystallographic axis around Zn1 atom by three chelating (py-2,3-dcH)¯ ligands via one N and one O atom from carboxylate groups (Fig. 1). The cation is also six-coordinate with an octahedral geometry around Zn2 atom, located at a 3-bar axis. L-lysine, even it was included during the synthesis, is not part of this
and we were surprised that the product material contains Zn atoms in both form of cation and anion units. In anionic complex the three O—Zn1—N angles indicate that there is a distorted octahedral geometry around Zn1 atoms (for selected bond distances and angles see Table 1), but in cationic unit there are three O—Zn2—O angles exactly 180° as imposed by the and good octahedral geometry environment around Zn2 atom (Table 1). The anionic Zn—O distances (Table 1) fall within the range of those found in related Zn complexes, 2.031- 2.117 Å (Aghabozorg, Daneshvar et al., 2007; Aghabozorg, Sadr-khanlou et al., 2007; Kang, et al., 2006; Li, et al., 2006;Yin, et al., 2009).There are three principal hydrogen bonds of O—H···O type (see Table 2) forming a complicated and extensive hydrogen bonding pattern. Graph-set analysis (Bernstein et al., 1995) on the first level is indicating chains with symbols C22(20) and C22(16) for hydrogen bond with donor atoms O3 and O5, respectively, as well as ring R22(20) for hydrogen bond with O3 as a donor. On second level graph-set, most important are ring R12(6) and chains C22(14) and C22(16) between hexaaqua zinc cations, as well as rings R33(15) formed between anions and cations.
There are π-π stacking interactions between anions proved by short distance Cg4···Cg4 3.828 (4)Å [Cg4 is centroid of N1/C2—C6 ring. Symmetry code: 1 - x,1 - y,1 - z]. These π-π stacking interactions and O—H···O hydrogen bonds have important roles in stabilizing the structure. Crystal packing is depicted in Fig. 2.
For first-row transition metal complexes of pyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid and various bases and for Zn—O distances, see: Aghabozorg, Daneshvar et al. (2007); Aghabozorg, Sadr-khanlou et al. (2007); Goher et al. (1993); Kang et al. (2006); Li et al. (2006); Prior & Rosseinsky (2001); Swiegers & Malefetse (2000); Yin & Liu (2009). For hydrogen-bond motifs, see: Bernstein et al. (1995).
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2003); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2003); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2003); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2010); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).[Zn(H2O)6][Zn(C7H4NO4)3]2 | Dx = 1.896 Mg m−3 |
Mr = 1300.88 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Trigonal, P3 | Cell parameters from 1491 reflections |
Hall symbol: -P 3 | θ = 2.8–22.5° |
a = 14.470 (4) Å | µ = 1.68 mm−1 |
c = 6.284 (2) Å | T = 153 K |
V = 1139.4 (6) Å3 | Block, colourless |
Z = 1 | 1.20 × 0.44 × 0.42 mm |
F(000) = 660 |
Siemens SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer | 1356 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1009 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.154 |
ω scans | θmax = 25.1°, θmin = 2.8° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2003) | h = −17→17 |
Tmin = 0.237, Tmax = 0.538 | k = −17→17 |
10776 measured reflections | l = −7→7 |
Refinement on F2 | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.061 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
wR(F2) = 0.158 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0993P)2 + 0.9035P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.00 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
1356 reflections | Δρmax = 0.86 e Å−3 |
133 parameters | Δρmin = −0.82 e Å−3 |
4 restraints | Extinction correction: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Extinction coefficient: 0.035 (5) |
[Zn(H2O)6][Zn(C7H4NO4)3]2 | Z = 1 |
Mr = 1300.88 | Mo Kα radiation |
Trigonal, P3 | µ = 1.68 mm−1 |
a = 14.470 (4) Å | T = 153 K |
c = 6.284 (2) Å | 1.20 × 0.44 × 0.42 mm |
V = 1139.4 (6) Å3 |
Siemens SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer | 1356 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2003) | 1009 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.237, Tmax = 0.538 | Rint = 0.154 |
10776 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.061 | 4 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.158 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.00 | Δρmax = 0.86 e Å−3 |
1356 reflections | Δρmin = −0.82 e Å−3 |
133 parameters |
Geometry. All e.s.d.'s (except the e.s.d. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of e.s.d.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between e.s.d.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell e.s.d.'s is used for estimating e.s.d.'s involving l.s. planes. |
Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
Zn1 | 0.3333 | 0.6667 | 0.29441 (18) | 0.0155 (4) | |
O1 | 0.2510 (3) | 0.5298 (3) | 0.1090 (6) | 0.0193 (9) | |
O2 | 0.1958 (3) | 0.3552 (3) | 0.0954 (6) | 0.0194 (10) | |
O3 | 0.3623 (3) | 0.2972 (3) | 0.1662 (6) | 0.0213 (10) | |
H3 | 0.352 (5) | 0.247 (4) | 0.086 (9) | 0.032* | |
O4 | 0.2312 (4) | 0.1865 (3) | 0.3858 (7) | 0.0322 (11) | |
N1 | 0.3482 (4) | 0.5491 (4) | 0.4789 (7) | 0.0161 (11) | |
C2 | 0.3119 (4) | 0.4565 (4) | 0.3746 (8) | 0.0155 (12) | |
C3 | 0.3237 (4) | 0.3729 (4) | 0.4533 (9) | 0.0167 (13) | |
C4 | 0.3667 (5) | 0.3851 (5) | 0.6543 (10) | 0.0216 (14) | |
H4 | 0.3725 | 0.3283 | 0.7164 | 0.026* | |
C5 | 0.4011 (4) | 0.4781 (5) | 0.7648 (9) | 0.0200 (13) | |
H5 | 0.4294 | 0.4863 | 0.9044 | 0.024* | |
C6 | 0.3935 (4) | 0.5601 (5) | 0.6677 (9) | 0.0183 (13) | |
H6 | 0.4219 | 0.6267 | 0.7391 | 0.022* | |
C7 | 0.2490 (4) | 0.4467 (4) | 0.1750 (9) | 0.0168 (13) | |
C8 | 0.2983 (5) | 0.2751 (4) | 0.3263 (9) | 0.0187 (13) | |
Zn2 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0226 (5) | |
O5 | 0.0098 (3) | 0.1271 (4) | 0.1776 (7) | 0.0305 (11) | |
H51 | −0.038 (3) | 0.109 (5) | 0.267 (8) | 0.046* | |
H52 | 0.069 (2) | 0.161 (5) | 0.238 (9) | 0.046* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Zn1 | 0.0124 (5) | 0.0124 (5) | 0.0217 (7) | 0.0062 (2) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
O1 | 0.017 (2) | 0.016 (2) | 0.024 (2) | 0.0074 (18) | −0.0023 (17) | −0.0024 (17) |
O2 | 0.016 (2) | 0.011 (2) | 0.031 (2) | 0.0056 (18) | −0.0076 (17) | −0.0055 (17) |
O3 | 0.019 (2) | 0.016 (2) | 0.029 (3) | 0.0096 (19) | 0.0048 (19) | −0.0047 (18) |
O4 | 0.040 (3) | 0.013 (2) | 0.035 (3) | 0.007 (2) | 0.012 (2) | 0.0014 (19) |
N1 | 0.012 (2) | 0.012 (2) | 0.020 (3) | 0.003 (2) | 0.0024 (19) | −0.003 (2) |
C2 | 0.013 (3) | 0.013 (3) | 0.018 (3) | 0.005 (2) | 0.001 (2) | 0.002 (2) |
C3 | 0.011 (3) | 0.013 (3) | 0.025 (3) | 0.005 (2) | 0.003 (2) | 0.000 (2) |
C4 | 0.021 (3) | 0.021 (3) | 0.027 (3) | 0.014 (3) | 0.003 (3) | 0.001 (3) |
C5 | 0.015 (3) | 0.027 (3) | 0.021 (3) | 0.013 (3) | −0.002 (2) | −0.002 (3) |
C6 | 0.014 (3) | 0.025 (3) | 0.018 (3) | 0.012 (3) | −0.002 (2) | −0.005 (2) |
C7 | 0.009 (3) | 0.022 (3) | 0.022 (3) | 0.010 (3) | 0.003 (2) | 0.000 (3) |
C8 | 0.020 (3) | 0.015 (3) | 0.026 (3) | 0.012 (3) | −0.001 (3) | 0.001 (2) |
Zn2 | 0.0185 (6) | 0.0185 (6) | 0.0307 (11) | 0.0092 (3) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
O5 | 0.018 (2) | 0.029 (3) | 0.038 (3) | 0.008 (2) | 0.001 (2) | −0.004 (2) |
Zn1—O1 | 2.083 (4) | C3—C4 | 1.380 (8) |
Zn1—N1 | 2.157 (5) | C3—C8 | 1.502 (8) |
O1—C7 | 1.259 (7) | C4—C5 | 1.369 (8) |
O2—C7 | 1.256 (7) | C4—H4 | 0.9500 |
O3—C8 | 1.294 (7) | C5—C6 | 1.386 (8) |
O3—H3 | 0.83 (5) | C5—H5 | 0.9500 |
O4—C8 | 1.217 (7) | C6—H6 | 0.9500 |
N1—C6 | 1.327 (7) | Zn2—O5 | 2.095 (5) |
N1—C2 | 1.340 (7) | O5—H51 | 0.82 (5) |
C2—C3 | 1.393 (8) | O5—H52 | 0.83 (6) |
C2—C7 | 1.514 (8) | ||
O1—Zn1—O1i | 91.76 (15) | C5—C4—H4 | 119.7 |
O1—Zn1—N1i | 165.35 (16) | C6—C5—C4 | 118.2 (5) |
O1—Zn1—N1 | 77.62 (16) | C6—C5—H5 | 120.9 |
O1i—Zn1—N1 | 98.55 (15) | C4—C5—H5 | 120.9 |
N1i—Zn1—N1 | 93.83 (16) | N1—C6—C5 | 122.5 (5) |
C7—O1—Zn1 | 116.9 (4) | N1—C6—H6 | 118.8 |
C8—O3—H3 | 117 (5) | C5—C6—H6 | 118.8 |
C6—N1—C2 | 118.7 (5) | O2—C7—O1 | 125.8 (5) |
C6—N1—Zn1 | 128.6 (4) | O2—C7—C2 | 116.8 (5) |
C2—N1—Zn1 | 112.5 (3) | O1—C7—C2 | 117.3 (5) |
N1—C2—C3 | 122.5 (5) | O4—C8—O3 | 126.5 (5) |
N1—C2—C7 | 114.5 (5) | O4—C8—C3 | 121.3 (5) |
C3—C2—C7 | 122.8 (5) | O3—C8—C3 | 111.9 (5) |
C4—C3—C2 | 117.2 (5) | O5—Zn2—O5ii | 180.0 |
C4—C3—C8 | 119.2 (5) | O5—Zn2—O5iii | 85.74 (18) |
C2—C3—C8 | 123.5 (5) | Zn2—O5—H51 | 114 (5) |
C3—C4—C5 | 120.6 (5) | Zn2—O5—H52 | 111 (5) |
C3—C4—H4 | 119.7 | H51—O5—H52 | 109 (3) |
O1iv—Zn1—O1—C7 | −172.0 (4) | C7—C2—C3—C4 | −169.1 (5) |
O1i—Zn1—O1—C7 | 96.2 (4) | N1—C2—C3—C8 | −170.8 (5) |
N1iv—Zn1—O1—C7 | −94.3 (4) | C7—C2—C3—C8 | 14.7 (9) |
N1i—Zn1—O1—C7 | 53.1 (8) | C2—C3—C4—C5 | −3.3 (9) |
N1—Zn1—O1—C7 | −2.2 (4) | C8—C3—C4—C5 | 173.0 (5) |
O1iv—Zn1—N1—C6 | −132.6 (6) | C3—C4—C5—C6 | −1.3 (9) |
O1—Zn1—N1—C6 | −176.9 (5) | C2—N1—C6—C5 | −2.6 (8) |
O1i—Zn1—N1—C6 | 93.2 (5) | Zn1—N1—C6—C5 | −177.4 (4) |
N1iv—Zn1—N1—C6 | −79.0 (4) | C4—C5—C6—N1 | 4.5 (9) |
N1i—Zn1—N1—C6 | 15.1 (5) | Zn1—O1—C7—O2 | 173.2 (4) |
O1iv—Zn1—N1—C2 | 52.4 (8) | Zn1—O1—C7—C2 | −3.5 (6) |
O1—Zn1—N1—C2 | 8.0 (4) | N1—C2—C7—O2 | −166.2 (5) |
O1i—Zn1—N1—C2 | −81.9 (4) | C3—C2—C7—O2 | 8.7 (8) |
N1iv—Zn1—N1—C2 | 105.9 (4) | N1—C2—C7—O1 | 10.8 (7) |
N1i—Zn1—N1—C2 | −159.9 (4) | C3—C2—C7—O1 | −174.3 (5) |
C6—N1—C2—C3 | −2.5 (8) | C4—C3—C8—O4 | 63.8 (8) |
Zn1—N1—C2—C3 | 173.1 (4) | C2—C3—C8—O4 | −120.1 (7) |
C6—N1—C2—C7 | 172.4 (5) | C4—C3—C8—O3 | −110.0 (6) |
Zn1—N1—C2—C7 | −12.0 (6) | C2—C3—C8—O3 | 66.1 (7) |
N1—C2—C3—C4 | 5.4 (8) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −y+1, x−y+1, z; (ii) −x, −y, −z; (iii) x−y, x, −z; (iv) −x+y, −x+1, z. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O3—H3···O2v | 0.83 (5) | 1.72 (2) | 2.547 (5) | 169 (7) |
O5—H52···O4 | 0.83 (5) | 2.38 (4) | 3.157 (7) | 156 (7) |
O5—H51···O4vi | 0.82 (6) | 2.02 (3) | 2.795 (6) | 158 (6) |
Symmetry codes: (v) y, −x+y, −z; (vi) −y, x−y, z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [Zn(H2O)6][Zn(C7H4NO4)3]2 |
Mr | 1300.88 |
Crystal system, space group | Trigonal, P3 |
Temperature (K) | 153 |
a, c (Å) | 14.470 (4), 6.284 (2) |
V (Å3) | 1139.4 (6) |
Z | 1 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 1.68 |
Crystal size (mm) | 1.20 × 0.44 × 0.42 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Siemens SMART CCD area-detector |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2003) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.237, 0.538 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 10776, 1356, 1009 |
Rint | 0.154 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.597 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.061, 0.158, 1.00 |
No. of reflections | 1356 |
No. of parameters | 133 |
No. of restraints | 4 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.86, −0.82 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 2003), SAINT (Bruker, 2003), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2010), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
Zn1—O1 | 2.083 (4) | O3—C8 | 1.294 (7) |
Zn1—N1 | 2.157 (5) | O4—C8 | 1.217 (7) |
O1—C7 | 1.259 (7) | Zn2—O5 | 2.095 (5) |
O2—C7 | 1.256 (7) | ||
O1—Zn1—O1i | 91.76 (15) | N1i—Zn1—N1 | 93.83 (16) |
O1—Zn1—N1i | 165.35 (16) | O5—Zn2—O5ii | 180.0 |
O1—Zn1—N1 | 77.62 (16) | O5—Zn2—O5iii | 85.74 (18) |
O1i—Zn1—N1 | 98.55 (15) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −y+1, x−y+1, z; (ii) −x, −y, −z; (iii) x−y, x, −z. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O3—H3···O2iv | 0.83 (5) | 1.72 (2) | 2.547 (5) | 169 (7) |
O5—H52···O4 | 0.83 (5) | 2.38 (4) | 3.157 (7) | 156 (7) |
O5—H51···O4v | 0.82 (6) | 2.02 (3) | 2.795 (6) | 158 (6) |
Symmetry codes: (iv) y, −x+y, −z; (v) −y, x−y, z. |
Acknowledgements
We acknowledge financial support of this work by the Nation Elite Foundation. We are also grateful to the Institute for Color Science and Technology.
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Metal-organic coordination complexes with one-, two- or three-dimensional structures have attracted attentions for their potential applications as photoelectric materials, catalysis, carriers, sensors, etc. (Prior & Rosseinsky, 2001; Swiegers & Malefetse, 2000). From a chemical point of view, L-lysine, a base, contains two amino groups and one carboxylic acid group, these amino groups often participate in hydrogen bonding and as a general base in catalysis. There are previously reported compounds containing pyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid, (py-2,3-dcH2), (Goher et al., 1993; Yin & Liu 2009; Aghabozorg, Daneshvar et al., 2007, Kang et al., 2006, Li et al., 2006).
The title compound consists of two [Zn(py-2,3-dcH)3]¯ anions and one Zn(H2O)62+ cation. The anion is a six-coordinate complex located at a 3-fold crystallographic axis around Zn1 atom by three chelating (py-2,3-dcH)¯ ligands via one N and one O atom from carboxylate groups (Fig. 1). The cation is also six-coordinate with an octahedral geometry around Zn2 atom, located at a 3-bar axis. L-lysine, even it was included during the synthesis, is not part of this crystal structure and we were surprised that the product material contains Zn atoms in both form of cation and anion units. In anionic complex the three O—Zn1—N angles indicate that there is a distorted octahedral geometry around Zn1 atoms (for selected bond distances and angles see Table 1), but in cationic unit there are three O—Zn2—O angles exactly 180° as imposed by the crystallographic symmetry and good octahedral geometry environment around Zn2 atom (Table 1). The anionic Zn—O distances (Table 1) fall within the range of those found in related Zn complexes, 2.031- 2.117 Å (Aghabozorg, Daneshvar et al., 2007; Aghabozorg, Sadr-khanlou et al., 2007; Kang, et al., 2006; Li, et al., 2006;Yin, et al., 2009).
There are three principal hydrogen bonds of O—H···O type (see Table 2) forming a complicated and extensive hydrogen bonding pattern. Graph-set analysis (Bernstein et al., 1995) on the first level is indicating chains with symbols C22(20) and C22(16) for hydrogen bond with donor atoms O3 and O5, respectively, as well as ring R22(20) for hydrogen bond with O3 as a donor. On second level graph-set, most important are ring R12(6) and chains C22(14) and C22(16) between hexaaqua zinc cations, as well as rings R33(15) formed between anions and cations.
There are π-π stacking interactions between anions proved by short distance Cg4···Cg4 3.828 (4)Å [Cg4 is centroid of N1/C2—C6 ring. Symmetry code: 1 - x,1 - y,1 - z]. These π-π stacking interactions and O—H···O hydrogen bonds have important roles in stabilizing the structure. Crystal packing is depicted in Fig. 2.