Racemic Phase of Diaquabis(5-oxoprolinato)zinc(II)

The title compound, diaquabis(5-oxopyrrolidine-2-carboxylato-O²)zinc(II) [Zn(C₅H₆NO₃)₂(H₂O)₂], consists of a two-dimensional net of molecules, parallel to the (01) plane, linked by hydrogen bonds, with every Zn²⁺ ion displaying a distorted tetrahedral coordination. The main difference between the two 5-oxoprolinate ligands is in the conformation of the five-membered ring, with one having an envelope form and the other a planar twisted form.

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