A new dinuclear ZnII compound with a 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate bridge

Abstract

In the compound μ2-1,4-benzenedicarboxylate-κ2 O,O′-bis{aquachloro[4-(1H-1,3,7,8-tetraazacyclopenta[l]phenanthren-2-yl)phenol-κ2 N,N′]zinc(II)} dihydrate, [Zn2Cl2(1,4-BDC)(L)2(H2O)2]·2H2O, where 1,4-BDC is the 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate dianion, C8H4O4 2−, and L is 4-(1H-1,3,7,8-tetraazacyclopenta[l]phenanthren-2-yl)phenol, C19H12N4O, the ZnII atom is five-coordinated by two N atoms from one L ligand, one Cl− ion, an O atom from a 1,4-BDC anion and one water molecule in an approximate trigonal–bipyramidal geometry. The complete 1,4-BDC ligand is generated by inversion symmetry; it bridges two ZnII atoms to form a dinuclear complex. Neighbouring complexes interact through π–π contacts and various kinds of hydrogen bonds, leading to a two-dimensional supramolecular structure.