Poly[[hexaaquabis(μ3-benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylato-κ3O1:O3:O5)bis(5,5′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine-κ2N,N′)trizinc] hexahydrate]

Abstract

In the title compound, {[Zn3(C9H3O6)2(C12H12N2)2(H2O)6]·6H2O}n, one ZnII atom, lying on an inversion center, is six-coordinated by two O atoms from two benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate (btc) ligands and four water molecules in a distorted octahedral geometry. The other ZnII atom is five-coordinated by two N atoms from a 5,5′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine (dmbpy) ligand, two O atoms from two btc ligands and one water molecule in a distorted trigonal–bipyramidal geometry. The compound features a one-dimensional ladder structure, with windows of ca 10.245 (1) × 15.446 (2) Å. The ladders are linked together by intermolecular O—H...O hydrogen bonds and π–π interactions between the benzene rings and between the pyridine rings [centroid-to-centroid distances 3.858 (2) and 3.911 (3) Å, respectively] to form a three-dimensional supramolecular structure. One of the lattice water molecules is disordered over two positions in a 0.592:0.408 ratio.