title: Anhydrous polymeric zinc(II) penta-noate.
abstract: The structure of the title compound, poly[di-μ-penta-noato-zinc(II)], [Zn{CH(3)(CH(2))(3)COO}(2)](n), consists of a three-dimensional polymeric layered network with sheets parallel to the (100) plane, in which tetra-hedrally coordinated zinc(II) ions are connected by penta-noate bridges in a syn-anti arrangement. The hydro-carbon chains are in the fully extended all-trans conformation and are arranged in a tail-to-tail double bilayer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica.
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Henry A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Ellis