Hydrothermal synthesis and characterization of the coordination polymer [Zn(bbdc)(H2O)]n (bbdc=4,4′-bibenzene-dicarboxylate) possessing a 3D network structure

A Zn coordination polymer [Zn(bbdc)(H2O)]n (bbdc=4,4′-bibenzene-dicarboxylate) with 3D network structure was prepared by the hydrothermal reaction of Zn(CH3CO2)·2H2O,H2bbdc and H2O in a molar ratio of 1:1:1556 at 170°C and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Each Zinc(II) center was coordinated by three oxygen atoms from bbdc ligand and one oxygen atom from water molecule to display a slightly distorted tetrahedral geometry.