Abstract: | The title complex Zn(HPDB)2(H2O)2]n·(2nDMSO(2nH2O(H2-PDB is pyridine-3, 4-dicarboxylic acid and DMSO the dimethyl sulphoxide) was synthesized under traditional solution condition. Its crystal (C18H28N2O14S2Zn) belongs to monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 8.2791(6), b = 12.5495(10), c = 13.6519(11)(A), β = 105.294(2)°, V = 1368.18(18)(A)3, Z = 2, Mr = 625.91, Dx = 1.514 g/cm3, μ = 1.117 mm-1, F(000) = 648, R = 0.0654 and wR = 0.1654 for 2414 observed reflections (I > 2σ(I)). It has a 2-D planar network, in which the Zn atom is six-coor- dinated and hydrogen bonds between carboxylate groups, DMSO and water molecules result in the final 3D structure. |