Abstract: | The zinc(II) atom in the crystal structure of the title coordination polymer, [Zn(p‐BDOA)·2H2O]n (p‐BDOA2? = benzene‐1,4‐dioxyacetate), exists in a distorted trigonal prismatic geometry. Adjacent zinc(II) ions are linked by the p‐BDOA2? ligands to furnish a one‐dimensional (1‐D) zigzag chain. A three‐dimensional (3‐D) network structure is stabilized by extended hydrogen bonds. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |