Poly[trans-diaquabis[μ2-2-(pyridin-3-yl)acetato-κ2N:O]zinc]

Abstract

In the title coordination polymer, [Zn(C7H6NO2)2(H2O)2]n, the ZnII cation is located on an inversion center and is coordinated by four pyridylacetate anions and two water molecules in a distorted ZnN2O4 octahedral geometry. The pyridine-N and carboxylate-O atoms of the pyridylacetate anion connect to two ZnII cations, forming a two-dimensional polymeric complex extending parallel to (212). Intermolecular O—H...O and weak C—H...O hydrogen bonding is present in the crystal structure.