In Situ Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Fluorescence of Zn(C5H4NCO2H)2(H2O)2 • 2Cl

Zn(C5H4NCO2H)(2)(H2O)(2) center dot 2Cl (1) has been synthesized in situ via hydrothermal reaction and characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to monoclinic, space group P2(1)/c with a = 6.342(2), b = 10.164(3), c = 13.717(4) angstrom, beta = 113.62(1)degrees, C12H14Cl2N2O6 Zn, M-r = 418.54, V = 810.1(4) angstrom(3), Z = 2, D-c = 1.716 g/cm(3), S = 1.063, mu(MoK alpha) = 1.875 mm(-1), F(000) = 424, R = 0.0276 and wR = 0.0780. The crystal structure analysis of 1 reveals that the title compound features a structure consisting of isolated units, based on discrete chloride ions and octahedral zinc cations six-coordinated by four oxygen and two nitrogen atoms. The chloride ions and [Zn(C5H4NCO2H)(2)(H2O)(2)](2+) moieties are interconnected by hydrogen bonding interactions to yield a 3-D supramolecular framework. Luminescent investigation reveals an emission in blue region, which may be originating from pi -> pi* charge-transfer interaction of the pyridine-2-carboxylic acid.