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Poly[diaqua-bis(μ-4-carb-oxy-2-propyl-1H-imidazole-5-carboxyl-ato-κN,O:O)calcium(II)]
Wen-Dong Song1, Jian-Bin Yan, Shi-Jie Li
1College of Science, Guang Dong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
In the title complex, [Ca(C(8)H(9)N(2)O(4))(2)(H(2)O)(2)](n), the Ca(II) atom is eight-coordinated in a distorted square-anti-prismatic environment. The water-coordinated Ca atom is N,O-chelated by the monocarboxyl-ate anion; the carboxyl -CO(2) portion engaged in chelation bears an acid hydrogen. The free -CO(2) portion engages in bonding to adjacent Ca atoms. The Ca(II) centres are connected through the ligand, forming a layer structure; the layers are linked by hydrogen bonds into a three-dimensional network.
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