Synthesis, Characterization, and Properties of a 1D Zinc(II) Complex from Substituted Imidazole Dicarboxylate

A one-dimensional zinc(II) polymer, {[Zn2((p-FPhHIDC)(p-FPhH2IDC)2)(Phen)2] · H2O} n (I) (p-FPhH3IDC = 2-(p-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylicacid (Phen = 1,10-phenanthroline), has been solvothermally synthesized and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction (CIF file CCDC no. 1063532), elemental analyses, and IR spectra. In polymer I, these 1D wave chains were joined through the π–π interactions and intermolecular hydrogen bonds to give a 2D architecture. The thermal properties of I have been determined in air.