Diacetatobis[1,3-bis(benzimidazol-2-yl)benzene]zinc(II) dihydrate

Abstract

In the title complex, [Zn(CH3COO)2(C20H14N4)2]·2H2O, the ZnII atom, which lies on a crystallographic twofold axis, is coordinated by two O atoms of two acetate ligands and two N atoms from two 1,3-bis(benzimidazol-2-yl)benzene ligands in a distorted tetrahedral geometry. The complex molecules and solvent water molecules are connected via O—H...N, O—H...O and N—H...O hydrogen bonds, forming a three-dimensional network.