Hydrothermal Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Characterization of Two-Dimension Zinc(II) Complex Based on p-Chlorophenoxyacetic Acid and 4,4′-Bipyridine

The title complex [Zn(PCPA)(2)(4,4'-bipy)(H2O)](n) with p-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (PCPA), 4,4'-bipyridine (4,4'-bipy) has been hydrothermally synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectra, UV spectra, thermal analyses, powder X-ray diffraction and single crystal X-ray diffraction. The zinc(II) ion is six-coordinated with two nitrogen atoms from two 4,4'-bipy, three oxygen atoms from three PCPA and one water oxygen atom, forming a slightly distorted octahedral configuration. The complex molecules form a 2D layer structure through bridged PCPA and 4,4'-bipy which is consolidated by O-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonds. CCDC: 850113.