Synthesis and crystal structure of the zinc(II) coordination polymer with 1,1-(1,4-butanediyl)bis(imidazole)

The self-assembly of 1,1-(1,4-butanediyl)bis(imidazole) (L) with [ZnL(NO3)2] gives the new coordination polymer C10H14N6O6Zn (1). The crystal structure of 1 was determined by X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in space group \documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$$P\bar 1$$\end{document} with a = 7.9975(11), b = 8.4392(11), c = 13.8326(19) Å; α = 76.876(2)°, β = 85.892(2)°, γ = 71.0440(10)° and Z = 2. In the complex, Zn atom is coordinated to two nitrogen atoms from two molecules of L and to two oxygen atoms from two nitrate groups. Each L molecule is coordinated to two Zn atom, acting as a bridging ligand. The Zn-N bond lengths are 1.995(3) and 2.014(2) Å, and Zn-O bond lengths are 1.944(2) and 1.958(3) Å.