title: catena-Poly[[[aqua-(1,10-phenanthro-line)zinc(II)]-μ-3,3'-(p-phenyl-ene)di-acrylato] hemihydrate].
abstract: In the title compound, {[Zn(C(12)H(8)O(4))(C(12)H(8)N(2))(H(2)O)]·0.5H(2)O}(n), each Zn(II) atom is six-coordinated by two N atoms from one 1,10-phenanthroline (phen), three carboxyl-ate O atoms from two different L ligands [H(2)L = 3,3'-(p-phenyl-ene)diacrylic acid] and one water mol-ecule in a distorted octa-hedral environment. The two L dianions are situated across inversion centres and bridge neighbouring Zn(II) centres, yielding a chain propagating parallel to [100]. O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds between the coordinated water molecule, the solvent water molecule (half-occupied) and the carboxylate O atoms further stabilize the structure.
authors.forename: Ya-Ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Da-Jun
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Hu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zang
authors.forename: Guan-Fang
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Yu-Lin
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Li