Poly[bis(μ2-quinoline-3-carboxylato-κ2N:O)zinc(II)]

In the title compound, [Zn(L)2] n (HL is quinoline-3-carboxylic acid, C10H7NO2), the ZnII atom is coordinated by two N atoms from two bis-monodentate L - ligands and two O atoms from two bis-monodentate L - ligands, forming a slightly distorted tetra-hedral geometry. Each bis-monodentate ligand links two Zn atoms, constructing a two-dimensional layer parallel to the (100) plane. The layers pack together into an abab pattern. These layers are linked by π-π inter-actions [face-to-face separation 3.59 (1) Å] into a supra-molecular structure. © International Union of Crystallography 2007.