biostudies-literatureUnknown68(Pt 6)Liu JQThe title compound, [Zn(C(12)H(11)N(2)O(4))Cl](n), contains a centrosymmetric dimetal tetra-carboxyl-ate paddle-wheel moiety in which the Zn(II) atom is square-pyramidally coordinated by four carboxyl-ate O atoms at the basal positions and one Cl(-) anion at the apical position. Each paddle-wheel unit is joined to four such neighbours through bridging dicarboxyl-ate ligands, producing a two-dimensional undulating layer parallel to (-101). Adjacent sheets are stacked in a parallel fashion to form a three-dimensional supra-molecular structure which is stabilized by inter-layer π-π inter-actions between benzene rings, with a centroid-centroid distance of 3.722 Å. The range of Zn-O bond lengths is 2.0440 (17)-2.1256 (15) Å and the Zn-Cl bond length is 2.2622 (6) Å.Acta crystallographica. Section E, Structure reports onlinem751https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC3379090biostudies-literaturePoly[chlorido[μ(4)-2,2'-(2-methyl-1H-benzimidazol-3-ium-1,3-di-yl)diacetato]-zinc].PMC3379090Liu JQZhang YXu ZHJiang ZJfalsePoly[chlorido[μ(4)-2,2'-(2-methyl-1H-benzimidazol-3-ium-1,3-di-yl)diacetato]-zinc].The title compound, [Zn(C(12)H(11)N(2)O(4))Cl](n), contains a centrosymmetric dimetal tetra-carboxyl-ate paddle-wheel moiety in which the Zn(II) atom is square-pyramidally coordinated by four carboxyl-ate O atoms at the basal positions and one Cl(-) anion at the apical position. Each paddle-wheel unit is joined to four such neighbours through bridging dicarboxyl-ate ligands, producing a two-dimensional undulating layer parallel to (-101). Adjacent sheets are stacked in a parallel fashion to form a three-dimensional supra-molecular structure which is stabilized by inter-layer π-π inter-actions between benzene rings, with a centroid-centroid distance of 3.722 Å. The range of Zn-O bond lengths is 2.0440 (17)-2.1256 (15) Å and the Zn-Cl bond length is 2.2622 (6) Å.2012-01-01T00:00:00Z2012 Jun2025-04-05T12:59:44.674Z2019-03-26T22:30:25ZS-EPMC33790902271931110.1107/S1600536812020077