Bis(μ-4-hydroxybenzoato-O:O')bis[(N,N-diethylnicotinamide-N¹)(4-hydroxybenzoato-O)zinc(II)] Dihydrate

The binuclear centrosymmetric zinc complex in the title compound, [Zn₂(C₇H₅O₃)₄(C₁₀H₁₄N₂O)₂].2H₂O, contains four benzoate ligands, two of which bridge the two Zn atoms [Zn...Zn' 6.685 (5) Å] and two of which coordinate as monodentate ligands. Each Zn atom is coordinated by three O atoms and an N atom from an N,N-diethylnicotinamide ligand with slightly distorted tetrahedral coordination geometry. The water molecules are hydrogen bonded to the nicotinamide O atoms [O...O 2.756 (4) Å].

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