title: catena-Poly[(chloridozinc)-μ-5-(1-methyl-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl-κN(3))-1,2,3-triazol-1-ido-κ(2)N(1):N(3)].
abstract: In the title complex, [Zn(C(10)H(8)N(5))Cl](n), the Zn(II) ion is four-coordinated by one Cl atom and three N atoms from two in situ-generated deprotonated 5-(1-methyl-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl-κN(3))-1,2,3-triazol-1-ide ligands in a slightly distorted tetra-hedral geometry. The Zn(II) ions are bridged by the ligands, forming a helical chain along [001]. C-H⋯N and C-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds and π-π inter-actions between the imidazole rings [centroid-centroid distance = 3.4244 (10) Å] assemble the chains into a three-dimensional supra-molecular network.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, Shaanxi,  People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chen-Guang
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Ji-Rong
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Song