title: Formation of one-dimensional metal-water chain containing cyclic water hexamers.
abstract: Cyclic water hexamers containing 1-D metal--water chains have been observed in the complexes of [M(H(2)biim)(2)(OH(2))(2)](ina)(2) x 4H(2)O [M = Zn (1) and Co (2), H(2)biim = 2,2'-biimidazole, ina = isoniconate]. The water clusters are trapped by the cooperative association of coordination interactions as well as hydrogen bonds.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China. cesybh@zsu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Bao-Hui
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Bing-Bing
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Yan-Qin
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Weng
authors.forename: Xiao-Ming
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Chen