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Synthesis of a Water-soluble Metal–Organic Complex Array
Published on: October 8, 2016
catena-Poly[[[triaquazinc(II)]-micro-2-nitroterephthalato-kappaO1:kappa2O4,O4'] monohydrate]
1School of Materials and Chemical Engineering and Key Laboratory of Hollow Fibre Membrane Materials and Membrane Processes, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300160, People's Republic of China. guomlin@yahoo.com
Abstract:
The title complex, {[Zn(C(8)H(3)NO(6))(H(2)O)(3)].H(2)O}(n), has a one-dimensional chain structure. The two carboxylate groups of the dianionic 2-nitroterephthalate ligand adopt mono- and bidentate chelating modes. The Zn atom shows distorted octahedral coordination, bonded to three O atoms from two carboxylate groups and three O atoms of three non-equivalent coordinated water molecules. The one-dimensional chains are aggregated into two-dimensional layers through inter-chain hydrogen bonding. The whole three-dimensional structure is further stabilized by inter-layer hydrogen bonds.
