Abstract: | In the C2‐symmetric dinuclear title complex, Zn2(C18H13N4O2)2(C2H3O2)2]·4H2O, each ZnII ion is five‐coordinated in a distorted trigonal bipyramidal fashion by one carboxylate O atom from one benzoate ligand, one imine N atom and two pyridyl N atoms from a second benzoate ligand, and one O atom from an acetate anion. The two Zn atoms are bridged by the two benzoate ligands, forming a dinuclear structure with a 14‐membered macrocycle. Adjacent dinuclear units are further connected by extensive hydrogen bonds involving the solvent water molecules, giving a three‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonded framework. The framework can be regarded as an example of the four‐connected node network of the PtS topology. |