Crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of aquabis(nicotinamide-κN1)bis(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoato-κO)zinc

Abstract

The asymmetric unit of the title complex, [Zn(C10H11O2)2(C6H6N2O)2(H2O)], contains one half of the complex molecule, and the ZnII cation and the water O atom lie on a twofold rotation axis. The ZnII cation is coordinated by two carboxylate O atoms of the two symmetry-related 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoate (TMB) anions and by the water O atom at distances of 2.0311 (16) and 2.076 (2) Å to form a slightly distorted trigonal–planar arrangement, while the distorted trigonal–bipyramidal coordination sphere is completed by the two pyridine N atoms of the two symmetry-related monodentate nicotinamide (NA) ligands at distances of 2.2066 (19) Å in the axial positions. In the crystal, molecules are linked via intermolecular N—H...O and O—H...O hydrogen bonds with R22(12), R33(10) and R33(16) ring motifs, forming a double-column structure running along the c-axis direction. The Hirshfeld surface analysis of the crystal structure indicates that the most important contributions for the crystal packing are from H...H (58.4%), H...C/C...H (20.3%) and H...O/O...H (18.3%) interactions.

Keywords

• crystal structure
• zinc
• transition metal complex of benzoic acid and nicotinamide derivatives