Poly[[[μ-3,3′-(dimethylsilanediyl)dibenzoato][μ-1,1′-(1, 4-phenylene)di-1H-imidazole]zinc] monohydrate]

Abstract

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, {[Zn(C16H 16O4Si)(C12H10N4)] ·H2O}n, consists of one ZnII ion, two half 3,3′-(dimethylsilanediyl)dibenzoate ligands and two half 1,1′-(1,4-phenylene)di-1H-imidazole ligands. The ZnII ion is four-coordinated by two O atoms from two carboxlate ligands, two N atoms from two imidazole ligands. Two ZnII ions are bridged by two carboxylate groups in chelating mode, generating a binuclear secondary building unit (SBU), which is further coordinated by two N atoms from two imidazole ligands in monodentate mode. Thus, the binuclear SBUs are further bridged by imidazole ligands in two different directions, giving rise to a chain. The water solvent molecules are hydrogen bonded within the chain along the c axis. © 2012 International Union of Crystallography.