Hydrogen-bonded three-dimensional molecular architectures featuring carboxylate-imidazole-zinc triad systems

Jin Hua Yang, Shao Liang Zheng, Jun Tao, Gao Feng Liu, Xiao Ming Chen*

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Abstract

Two complexes, [Zn(Him)2(mpa)] (1) and [Zn(Him)2(tpa)]·H2O (2) (Him imidazole, mpa = m-phthalate, and tpa = terephthalate), have been prepared and structurally characterized, revealing two different three-dimensional hydrogen-bonded molecular architectures. Each features [Zn(Him)2(dicarboxylate)] zigzag polymeric chains and intermolecular N H-⋯O hydrogen bonds between the uncoordinated Him nitrogen atoms and carboxylate oxygen atoms that are similar to the carboxylate-histidine-zinc triad systems in zinc(II) enzymes. The lattice water molecules in complex (2) play a critical role in the formation of a three-dimensional hydrogen-bonded molecular architecture.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)741-744
Number of pages4
JournalAustralian Journal of Chemistry
Volume55
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2002
Externally publishedYes

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