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catena-Poly[[[bis­­(quinoxaline-2-carboxyl­ato-κ2N1,O)zinc(II)]-μ2-1,2-bis­­(pyridin-4-yl)ethene-κ2N:N′] hemihydrate]

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Edited by S. Bernès, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, México (Received 22 July 2025; accepted 21 August 2025; online 5 September 2025)

The title complex, {[Zn(C9H5N2O2)2(C12H10N2)]·0.5H2O}n, has six-coordinate ZnII ions with two trans-bidentate quinoxaline-2-carboxyl­ato ligands and a bridging 1,2-bis­(pyridin-4-yl)ethyl­ene ligand, resulting in polymeric chains along the [101] direction. The offset packing of these one-dimensional chains gives rise to inter-chain H⋯O and H⋯ring inter­actions.

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Chemical scheme
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Structure description

The single repeating unit of the polymeric title complex has a six-coordinated zinc(II) ion lying on an inversion centre, with two trans-bidentate quinoxaline-2-carboxyl­ate ligands and a 1,2-bis­(pyridin-4-yl)ethyl­ene ligand bridging each zinc centre (Fig. 1[link]). The resulting polymeric chains propagate along the [10Mathematical equation] direction, with each one-dimensional chain offset from another by a half of the 1,2-bis­(pyridin-4-yl)ethyl­ene (Fig. 2[link]). The Zn⋯Zn distances within each polymer is 13.7278 (5) Å and between offset polymers is 9.1330 (3) Å, which corresponds to the c dimension of the unit cell. This staggered packing gives rise to inter-chain close proximity of H15(x, y, z − 1) and O2, 2.406 (3) Å. Additionally, the H5(1 − x, 1 − y, 1 − z) on the quinoxaline is positioned near the π system of the pyridyl ring with the H5⋯centroid[(N3/C10⋯C14)(x, Mathematical equation − y, −Mathematical equation + z)] distance of 2.795 Å (Fig. 2[link]), which is similar to the range of H⋯centroid distances, 2.73–3.03 Å, observed in the sandwich packing of water between two C6 rings (Dong et al., 2016View full citation). The H atoms of the lattice water mol­ecule are situated so as to hydrogen bond with O2 (Table 1[link], Fig. 2[link]).

Table 1
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, °)

D—H⋯A D—H H⋯A DA D—H⋯A
C2—H2⋯O1i 0.93 (1) 2.41 (1) 3.250 (3) 151 (1)
C15—H15⋯O2ii 0.93 (1) 2.41 (1) 3.307 (3) 163 (1)
Symmetry codes: (i) Mathematical equation; (ii) Mathematical equation.
[Figure 1]
Figure 1
Displacement ellipsoid plot (50% probability) of a single repeating unit of the title compound with the distance between atom O2 and the H3a of the inter­stitial water mol­ecule shown.
[Figure 2]
Figure 2
Partial packing of the title complex using capped or ball-and-stick models with the inter­molecular H⋯O distances between O2 and atoms H3a, H3b and H15(x, y, z − 1), as well as the H⋯centroid distance between H5(−x + 1, −y + 1, −z + 1) and the centroid of the pyridyl ring N3/C10⋯C14(x, −y + Mathematical equation, z − Mathematical equation).

This N,O-bidentate quinoxaline-2-carboxyl­atate ligand, qlc, has also been employed with copper(II) to form mol­ecular [Cu(qlc)2(H2O)2] (Feng et al., 2007View full citation). Another derivative of the qlc ligand is 3-hy­droxy-2-quinoxaline­carboxyl­ate, hqxc. As an equatorial bidentate ligand with zinc(II), hqxc has been used to generate mol­ecular complexes with trans pyridine or DMSO ligands (Sakai et al., 2010View full citation), or to form a polymeric complex using bridging trans 4,4-bi­pyridine (Xiao et al., 2013View full citation), which forms similar offset polymer chains as the title compound.

Synthesis and crystallization

A DMF solution of 7 mg of ZnCl2 and 17 mg of 2-quinoxaline­carb­oxy­lic acid was heated at 393 K for 1 d. After cooling, 7 mg of 1,10-methyl­enebis{4-[(E)-2-(pyridin-4-yl)vin­yl]pyridinium} bis­(hexa­fluoro­phosphate) (Blanco et al., 2009View full citation) was added and the solution heated for a few days, then left to air cool in an oven for seven months. Dichroic brown/blue crystals of the title compound were harvested from the solution. Thermal decomposition of the pyridinium salt to trans-1,2-bis­(pyridin-4-yl)ethyl­ene likely occurred. Water of crystallization likely originated from prolonged air exposure.

Refinement

Crystal data, data collection, and structure refinement details are summarized in Table 2[link]. The lattice water mol­ecule was refined with a site occupancy factor fixed to 1/4, in such a way that the monomeric formula for the ZnII complex is hemi-hydrated, since the ZnII ion is placed on an inversion centre.

Table 2
Experimental details

Crystal data
Chemical formula [Zn(C9H5N2O2)2(C12H10N2)]·0.5H2O
Mr 602.90
Crystal system, space group Monoclinic, P21/c
Temperature (K) 293
a, b, c (Å) 8.9506 (3), 17.1862 (6), 9.1330 (3)
β (°) 98.770 (3)
V3) 1388.47 (8)
Z 2
Radiation type Mo Kα
μ (mm−1) 0.93
Crystal size (mm) 0.51 × 0.28 × 0.26
 
Data collection
Diffractometer XtaLAB Mini II
Absorption correction Analytical (CrysAlis PRO; Rigaku OD, 2024View full citation)
Tmin, Tmax 0.626, 0.758
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections 20662, 4146, 2813
Rint 0.039
(sin θ/λ)max−1) 0.716
 
Refinement
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S 0.042, 0.099, 1.00
No. of reflections 4146
No. of parameters 199
H-atom treatment H-atom parameters constrained
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) 0.44, −0.44
Computer programs: CrysAlis PRO (Rigaku OD, 2024View full citation), SHELXT (Sheldrick, 2015View full citation), OLEX2.refine (Bourhis et al., 2015View full citation), Mercury (Macrae et al., 2020View full citation), OLEX2 (Dolomanov et al., 2009View full citation) and publCIF (Westrip, 2010View full citation).

Structural data


Computing details top

catena-Poly[[[bis(quinoxaline-2-carboxylato-κ2N1,O)zinc(II)]-µ2-1,2-bis(pyridin-4-yl)ethene-κ2N:N'] hemihydrate] top
Crystal data top
[Zn(C9H5N2O2)2(C12H10N2)]·0.5H2OF(000) = 619.085
Mr = 602.90Dx = 1.442 Mg m3
Monoclinic, P21/cMo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å
a = 8.9506 (3) ÅCell parameters from 5554 reflections
b = 17.1862 (6) Åθ = 2.3–24.6°
c = 9.1330 (3) ŵ = 0.93 mm1
β = 98.770 (3)°T = 293 K
V = 1388.47 (8) Å3Prism, light yellow
Z = 20.51 × 0.28 × 0.26 mm
Data collection top
XtaLAB Mini II
diffractometer
4146 independent reflections
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed X-ray tube, Rigaku (Mo) X-ray Source2813 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Graphite monochromatorRint = 0.039
Detector resolution: 10.0000 pixels mm-1θmax = 30.6°, θmin = 2.4°
ω scansh = 1212
Absorption correction: analytical
(CrysAlis PRO; Rigaku OD, 2024)
k = 2424
Tmin = 0.626, Tmax = 0.758l = 1212
20662 measured reflections
Refinement top
Refinement on F223 constraints
Least-squares matrix: fullPrimary atom site location: dual
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.042H-atom parameters constrained
wR(F2) = 0.099 w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0401P)2 + 0.5115P]
where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3
S = 1.00(Δ/σ)max = 0.0004
4146 reflectionsΔρmax = 0.44 e Å3
199 parametersΔρmin = 0.44 e Å3
0 restraints
Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2) top
xyzUiso*/UeqOcc. (<1)
Zn10.50.50.50.02940 (10)
O10.33184 (15)0.54080 (8)0.34057 (15)0.0357 (3)
N10.54028 (17)0.62863 (9)0.51597 (17)0.0309 (4)
N30.34623 (18)0.51175 (9)0.66291 (17)0.0323 (4)
C120.1566 (2)0.51820 (11)0.8812 (2)0.0306 (4)
C130.1040 (2)0.49021 (11)0.7382 (2)0.0334 (4)
H130.0049 (2)0.47303 (11)0.7134 (2)0.0401 (5)*
O20.2120 (2)0.64790 (10)0.2512 (2)0.0799 (7)
C110.3046 (2)0.54536 (13)0.9078 (2)0.0401 (5)
H110.3429 (2)0.56663 (13)0.9995 (2)0.0481 (6)*
C150.0653 (2)0.51873 (12)1.0016 (2)0.0350 (5)
H150.1013 (2)0.54724 (12)1.0862 (2)0.0420 (5)*
C10.6463 (2)0.67477 (11)0.6011 (2)0.0353 (4)
C140.2015 (2)0.48856 (11)0.6352 (2)0.0341 (4)
H140.1648 (2)0.47029 (11)0.5407 (2)0.0410 (5)*
C80.4346 (2)0.66382 (12)0.4235 (2)0.0376 (5)
C90.3153 (2)0.61372 (13)0.3298 (2)0.0409 (5)
C100.3948 (2)0.54077 (13)0.7980 (2)0.0402 (5)
H100.4939 (2)0.55865 (13)0.8188 (2)0.0483 (6)*
C20.7619 (3)0.64133 (13)0.7037 (3)0.0444 (5)
H20.7673 (3)0.58763 (13)0.7158 (3)0.0533 (6)*
N20.5273 (3)0.79219 (12)0.4877 (3)0.0666 (7)
C30.8666 (3)0.68857 (15)0.7855 (3)0.0637 (8)
H30.9435 (3)0.66659 (15)0.8527 (3)0.0765 (9)*
C60.6378 (3)0.75669 (13)0.5851 (3)0.0492 (6)
C70.4294 (3)0.74598 (13)0.4103 (3)0.0586 (7)
H70.3525 (3)0.76813 (13)0.3432 (3)0.0703 (8)*
C50.7479 (3)0.80324 (15)0.6718 (3)0.0733 (9)
H50.7441 (3)0.85710 (15)0.6621 (3)0.0879 (10)*
C40.8589 (3)0.76983 (16)0.7688 (4)0.0799 (10)
H40.9308 (3)0.80101 (16)0.8251 (4)0.0959 (12)*
O30.1505 (13)0.7936 (6)0.0902 (12)0.102 (3)0.250000
H3a0.133 (19)0.749 (4)0.050 (16)0.153 (5)*0.250000
H3b0.220 (15)0.789 (8)0.165 (13)0.153 (5)*0.250000
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top
U11U22U33U12U13U23
Zn10.03042 (16)0.02834 (16)0.03095 (16)0.00198 (14)0.00956 (11)0.00164 (14)
O10.0373 (8)0.0316 (7)0.0370 (7)0.0035 (6)0.0021 (6)0.0036 (6)
N10.0315 (8)0.0273 (8)0.0349 (9)0.0034 (6)0.0083 (7)0.0033 (7)
N30.0323 (8)0.0356 (10)0.0309 (8)0.0017 (7)0.0106 (6)0.0014 (7)
C120.0315 (10)0.0310 (10)0.0308 (9)0.0002 (7)0.0100 (7)0.0001 (7)
C130.0262 (9)0.0429 (12)0.0317 (9)0.0037 (8)0.0063 (7)0.0007 (8)
O20.0717 (13)0.0456 (11)0.1053 (16)0.0108 (9)0.0416 (12)0.0095 (10)
C110.0398 (11)0.0504 (13)0.0321 (10)0.0111 (10)0.0116 (9)0.0111 (9)
C150.0346 (10)0.0440 (12)0.0281 (9)0.0023 (8)0.0101 (8)0.0050 (8)
C10.0343 (11)0.0293 (10)0.0429 (11)0.0041 (8)0.0077 (9)0.0041 (9)
C140.0327 (10)0.0431 (12)0.0274 (9)0.0005 (8)0.0070 (7)0.0022 (8)
C80.0381 (11)0.0295 (10)0.0447 (12)0.0009 (9)0.0047 (9)0.0034 (9)
C90.0379 (11)0.0380 (12)0.0453 (12)0.0024 (9)0.0011 (9)0.0045 (10)
C100.0329 (11)0.0492 (13)0.0409 (11)0.0120 (9)0.0132 (9)0.0108 (10)
C20.0437 (12)0.0336 (11)0.0540 (13)0.0013 (9)0.0012 (10)0.0045 (10)
N20.0731 (16)0.0277 (10)0.0897 (17)0.0030 (10)0.0167 (13)0.0007 (10)
C30.0544 (16)0.0477 (15)0.0794 (19)0.0050 (12)0.0208 (14)0.0080 (13)
C60.0514 (14)0.0305 (11)0.0625 (16)0.0078 (10)0.0014 (12)0.0040 (11)
C70.0626 (17)0.0319 (12)0.0735 (18)0.0016 (11)0.0144 (13)0.0031 (12)
C50.0778 (19)0.0340 (13)0.099 (2)0.0169 (13)0.0166 (17)0.0072 (14)
C40.071 (2)0.0485 (16)0.107 (2)0.0198 (14)0.0284 (18)0.0109 (16)
O30.108 (9)0.108 (8)0.094 (8)0.005 (6)0.026 (6)0.035 (6)
Geometric parameters (Å, º) top
Zn1—O12.0515 (13)C15—H150.9300
Zn1—O1i2.0515 (13)C1—C21.408 (3)
Zn1—N1i2.2411 (16)C1—C61.416 (3)
Zn1—N12.2411 (16)C14—H140.9300
Zn1—N32.1848 (15)C8—C91.528 (3)
Zn1—N3i2.1848 (15)C8—C71.417 (3)
O1—C91.264 (2)C10—H100.9300
N1—C11.382 (2)C2—H20.9300
N1—C81.315 (3)C2—C31.372 (3)
N3—C141.342 (2)N2—C61.368 (3)
N3—C101.340 (2)N2—C71.308 (3)
C12—C131.404 (3)C3—H30.9300
C12—C111.390 (3)C3—C41.405 (4)
C12—C151.467 (3)C6—C51.414 (3)
C13—H130.9300C7—H70.9300
C13—C141.378 (3)C5—H50.9300
O2—C91.230 (3)C5—C41.354 (4)
C11—H110.9300C4—H40.9300
C11—C101.382 (3)O3—H3a0.8500
C15—C15ii1.331 (4)O3—H3b0.8501
O1i—Zn1—O1180.0C6—C1—N1119.38 (19)
N1—Zn1—O178.60 (6)C6—C1—C2119.80 (19)
N1—Zn1—O1i101.40 (6)C13—C14—N3123.96 (17)
N1i—Zn1—O1101.40 (6)H14—C14—N3118.02 (10)
N1i—Zn1—O1i78.60 (6)H14—C14—C13118.02 (11)
N1i—Zn1—N1180.0C9—C8—N1118.25 (17)
N3i—Zn1—O191.06 (6)C7—C8—N1121.59 (19)
N3i—Zn1—O1i88.94 (6)C7—C8—C9120.16 (19)
N3—Zn1—O188.94 (6)O2—C9—O1126.0 (2)
N3—Zn1—O1i91.06 (6)C8—C9—O1116.82 (18)
N3—Zn1—N188.64 (5)C8—C9—O2117.2 (2)
N3—Zn1—N1i91.36 (5)C11—C10—N3123.03 (19)
N3i—Zn1—N191.36 (5)H10—C10—N3118.48 (11)
N3i—Zn1—N1i88.64 (5)H10—C10—C11118.48 (12)
N3i—Zn1—N3180.0H2—C2—C1120.25 (12)
C9—O1—Zn1117.32 (13)C3—C2—C1119.5 (2)
C1—N1—Zn1133.84 (13)C3—C2—H2120.25 (15)
C8—N1—Zn1108.60 (12)C7—N2—C6116.0 (2)
C8—N1—C1117.55 (17)H3—C3—C2119.63 (15)
C14—N3—Zn1122.29 (12)C4—C3—C2120.7 (2)
C10—N3—Zn1120.76 (13)C4—C3—H3119.63 (15)
C10—N3—C14116.93 (16)N2—C6—C1122.2 (2)
C11—C12—C13116.91 (17)C5—C6—C1118.8 (2)
C15—C12—C13123.61 (17)C5—C6—N2119.0 (2)
C15—C12—C11119.48 (17)N2—C7—C8123.2 (2)
H13—C13—C12120.49 (11)H7—C7—C8118.38 (13)
C14—C13—C12119.01 (17)H7—C7—N2118.38 (14)
C14—C13—H13120.49 (11)H5—C5—C6119.81 (15)
H11—C11—C12119.97 (11)C4—C5—C6120.4 (2)
C10—C11—C12120.07 (18)C4—C5—H5119.81 (15)
C10—C11—H11119.97 (12)C5—C4—C3120.8 (2)
C15ii—C15—C12124.6 (2)H4—C4—C3119.62 (15)
H15—C15—C12117.69 (11)H4—C4—C5119.62 (15)
C2—C1—N1120.82 (18)H3b—O3—H3a109.5
Zn1—O1—C9—O2172.45 (18)C11—C12—C13—C142.2 (2)
Zn1—O1—C9—C87.37 (14)C11—C12—C15—C15ii166.6 (2)
Zn1—N1—C1—C20.96 (19)C11—C10—N3—C141.9 (3)
Zn1—N1—C1—C6178.84 (19)C15—C12—C13—C14176.65 (19)
Zn1—N1—C8—C90.49 (14)C15—C12—C11—C10176.0 (2)
Zn1—N1—C8—C7179.21 (16)C1—N1—C8—C9179.27 (18)
Zn1—N3—C14—C13175.49 (14)C1—N1—C8—C70.4 (2)
Zn1—N3—C10—C11176.25 (16)C1—C2—C3—C40.5 (3)
O1—C9—C8—N14.4 (2)C1—C6—N2—C70.1 (3)
O1—C9—C8—C7175.9 (2)C1—C6—C5—C40.3 (3)
N1—C1—C2—C3179.3 (2)C8—N1—C1—C2179.35 (19)
N1—C1—C6—N20.2 (2)C8—N1—C1—C60.5 (2)
N1—C1—C6—C5179.3 (2)C8—C7—N2—C60.1 (3)
N1—C8—C9—O2175.4 (2)C9—C8—C7—N2179.6 (2)
N1—C8—C7—N20.1 (3)C2—C1—C6—N2179.6 (2)
N3—C14—C13—C120.5 (2)C2—C1—C6—C50.8 (3)
N3—C10—C11—C120.9 (3)C2—C3—C4—C50.1 (4)
C12—C15—C15ii—C12ii180.0 (3)N2—C6—C5—C4179.9 (3)
C13—C12—C11—C102.9 (2)C3—C2—C1—C60.9 (3)
C13—C12—C15—C15ii12.3 (2)C3—C4—C5—C60.1 (4)
C13—C14—N3—C102.6 (2)C7—N2—C6—C5179.6 (3)
O2—C9—C8—C74.3 (3)
Symmetry codes: (i) x+1, y+1, z+1; (ii) x, y+1, z+2.
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
D—H···AD—HH···AD···AD—H···A
C2—H2···O1i0.93 (1)2.40 (1)3.250 (3)151 (1)
C15—H15···O2iii0.93 (1)2.41 (1)3.307 (3)163 (1)
Symmetry codes: (i) x+1, y+1, z+1; (iii) x, y, z+1.
 

Funding information

Funding for this research was provided by: Welch Foundation (grant No. AD-0007 to the Austin College Chemistry Department); Jerry Taylor and Nancy Bryant Foundation (gift to the Austin College Science Division).

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