title: 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].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Huangshi Institute of Technology, Huangshi 435003, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Fa-Yan
authors.initials: FY
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Xu-Qing
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Seik Weng
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Ng