Bis[aquachlorobis(1,10-phenanthroline)zinc(II)] benzene-1,4-dioxyacetate dihydrate
First published: 14 May 2004
Shan Gao, e-mail: [email protected]
Abstract
The title complex, [ZnCl(C12H8N2)2(H2O)]2(C10H8O6)·2H2O (C10H8O6 = benzene-1,4-dioxyacetate and phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) consists of two [ZnCl(phen)2(H2O)]2+ cations, a benzene-1,4-dioxyacetate dianion and two water molecules. In the cation, the ZnII atom is coordinated by four N atoms from two phen ligands, one Cl− anion and one water molecule, forming a distorted octahedral coordination environment. The benzene-1,4-dioxyacetate dianion lies on an inversion center, with anions and cations forming one-dimensional chains through O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds.
