biostudies-literatureUnknown68(Pt 5)Shirvan SAIn the crystal of the title compound, {[Zn(C(5)H(5)N(3)O)(2)(H(2)O)](NO(3))(2)}(n), the Zn(II) cation is N,O-chelated by two pyrazine-2-carboxamide (PCA) ligands and is further coordinated by one water mol-ecule and by one pyrazine-N atom from an adjacent PCA ligand in a distorted ZnN(3)O(3) octa-hedral geometry. One of the two independent PCA ligands bridges two Zn(II) cations, forming a zigzag polymeric chain running along the c axis. In the crystal, the NO(3) (-) anions link to the chain via O-H⋯O and N-H⋯O hydrogen bonding. Weak inter-molecular C-H⋯O inter-actions also occur.Acta crystallographica. Section E, Structure reports onlinem627-8https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC3344359biostudies-literaturecatena-Poly[[[aqua-(pyrazine-2-carboxamide-κ(2)N(1),O)zinc]-μ-pyrazine-2-carboxamide-κ(3)N(1),O:N(4)] dinitrate].PMC3344359Haydari Dezfuli SShirvan SAfalsecatena-Poly[[[aqua-(pyrazine-2-carboxamide-κ(2)N(1),O)zinc]-μ-pyrazine-2-carboxamide-κ(3)N(1),O:N(4)] dinitrate].In the crystal of the title compound, {[Zn(C(5)H(5)N(3)O)(2)(H(2)O)](NO(3))(2)}(n), the Zn(II) cation is N,O-chelated by two pyrazine-2-carboxamide (PCA) ligands and is further coordinated by one water mol-ecule and by one pyrazine-N atom from an adjacent PCA ligand in a distorted ZnN(3)O(3) octa-hedral geometry. One of the two independent PCA ligands bridges two Zn(II) cations, forming a zigzag polymeric chain running along the c axis. In the crystal, the NO(3) (-) anions link to the chain via O-H⋯O and N-H⋯O hydrogen bonding. Weak inter-molecular C-H⋯O inter-actions also occur.2012-01-01T00:00:00Z2012 May2025-04-04T14:12:35.78Z2019-03-27T00:53:05ZS-EPMC33443592259012510.1107/S1600536812016017