catena-Poly[(dichloridozinc)-μ-1-{4-[(1H-imidazol-1-yl)methyl]benzyl}-1H-imidazole-κ2N3:N3′]

Abstract

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [ZnCl2(C14H14N4)]n, contains a ZnII ion situated on a twofold rotation axis and one-half of a 1-{4-[(1H-imidazol-1-yl)methyl]benzyl}-1H-imidazole (L) ligand with the benzene ring situated on an inversion center. The ZnII ion is coordinated by two chloride anions and two N atoms from two L ligands in a distorted tetrahedral geometry. The L ligands bridge ZnCl2 fragments into polymeric chains parallel to [20-1].