The honeycomb network structure of poly[[[mu(2)-1,3-bis(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)benzene-kappa(2)N(3):N(3')](mu(2)-terephthalato-kappa(2)O:O')zinc(II)] ethanol solvate].
The terephthalate dianion and the bis(imidazolyl)benzene ligand of the title compound, {[Zn(C(8)H(4)O(4))(C(20)H(14)N(4))].C(2)H(6)O}(n), each bridges two adjacent zinc centers, resulting in a layer-type coordination polymer; the zinc center shows tetrahedral coordination. The disordered ethanol solvent molecules occupy the spaces between the layers and are hydrogen bonded to the layers. The two symmetry-independent dianions lie on different inversion sites.
Meng
Fa-Yan
FY
School of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Huangshi Institute of Technology, Huangshi 435003, People's Republic of China.
Liu
Xu-Qing
XQ
Ng
Seik Weng
SW