| Abstract: | The title complex, CaZn(C3H2O4)2(H2O)4]n, is a two‐dimensional polymer and consists of CaO8 and ZnO6 polyhedra linked together by malonate ligands. The CaII cation, lying on a twofold axis, is coordinated by two water molecules and six malonate O atoms. The ZnII cation, which lies on an inversion center in an octahedral environment, is coordinated by four malonate O atoms in an equatorial arrangement and two water molecules in axial positions. The Zn—O and Ca—O bond lengths are in the ranges 2.0445 (12)–2.1346 (16) and 2.3831 (13)–2.6630 (13) Å, respectively. The structure comprises alternating layers along the 101] plane, the shortest Zn⋯Zn distance being 6.8172 (8) Å. The whole three‐dimensional structure is maintained and stabilized by the presence of hydrogen bonds. |
