Bis(2,2′-bipyridine-κ2N,N′)(3-methylbenzoato-κ2O,O′)zinc 3-methylbenzoate–3-methylbenzoic acid–water (1/1/2)

Abstract

The title compound, [Zn(C8H7O2)(C10H8N2)2](C8H7O2)·C8H8O2·2H2O, is comprised of a Zn2+ cation, two 2,2′-bipydine (bipy) ligands and one 3-methylbenzoate anion (L−) together with one uncoordinating L− anion, one uncoordinating HL molecule and two lattice water molecules. The ZnII atom is coordinated by four N atoms of two bipy ligands and two O atoms from one L− ligand in a distorted octahedral geometry. Pairs of centrosymmetrically related complex molecules form dimers via slipped π-stacking interactions between bipy ligands with an interplanar distance of 3.470 (4) Å. The dimers are linked into supramolecular chains along [111], via C—H...O hydrogen bonds. The uncoordinated L− anions, HL molecules and water molecules are connected with each other via O—H...O hydrogen bonds, forming chains between the metal complex chains and binding them together via C—H...O contacts. The resulting layers parallel to (010) are further assembled into a three-dimensional supramolecular architecture through additional C—H...O interactions.