Hydrothermal Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Zn(II) Coordination Polymer with Rigid 4,4'-azobispyridine

Abstract

The new metal complex with phenylsuccinic acid (H2psa) and 4,4'-azobispyridine (4,4’-abpy),{[Zn(psa)(H2O)3(µ-4,4'-abpy)](H2O)}n (I), was synthesized by hydrothermal process. The structure of Ihas been characterized by IR spectra, elemental analysis, and single crystal X-ray diffraction. Singlecrystal X-ray analysis reveals that the psa ligand O-coordinated to the Zn(II) ion and distorted octahedralgeometry of Zn(II) ion is completed by bridging 4,4’-abpy and three aqua ligands.