A three-dimensional coordination polymer of 3-(3,5-dicarboxybenzyloxy)benzoic acid with zinc
The synthesis is reported of the tricarboxylic acid 3-(3,5-dicarboxybenzyloxy)benzoic acid (H3L) and the product of its reaction under solvothermal conditions with ZnIIcations, namely poly[[μ6-3-(3,5-dicarboxylatobenzyloxy)benzoato](dimethylformamide)-μ3-hydroxido-dizinc(II)], [Zn2(C16H9O7)(OH)(C3H7NO)]n, the formation of which is associated with complete deprotonation of H3L. Its crystal structure consists of a single-framework coordination polymer of the organicL3−ligand with ZnIIcations in a 1:2 ratio, with additional hydroxide and dimethylformamide (DMF) ligands coordinated to the ZnIIcentres. The ZnIIcations are characterized by coordination numbers of 5 and 6, being bridged to each other by hydroxide ligands. In the polymeric framework, the carboxylate- and hydroxy-bridged ZnIIcations are arranged in coordination-tessellated columns, which propagate along theaaxis of the crystal structure, and eachL3−ligand links to seven different ZnIIcentresviaZn—O bonds of two different columns. The coordination framework, composed of [Zn2(L)(OH)(DMF)]nunits, forms an open architecture, the channel voids within it being filled by the zinc-coordinating DMF ligands. This report provides the first structural evidence for the formation of coordination polymers with H3L viamultiple metal–ligand bonds through its carboxylate groups.<!?tpb=21.5pt>