Damian A. Slizys

α-Polonium coordination networks constructed from bis(imidazole) ligands

Two types of bis(imidazole) ligands – 1,4-bis(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)benzene (bix) and 1,4-bis(imidazolyl)-2-butyne (bib) – have been used to bridge octahedral metal centres and form simple cubic networks. Crystal structures of Cd(bix)3(ClO4)2, Cd(bix)3(NO3)2, Zn(bib)3(BF4)2 and Co(bib)3(NO3)2 reveal that all possess the α-polonium topology and are triply interpenetrating.

1,4-Bis(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)benzene Dihydrate

An analysis of the structure of 1,4-bis(imidazol-1-yl-methyl)benzene dihydrate, C 14 H 14 N 4 .2H 2 O, shows that the imidazole moieties hydrogen bond to water molecules to form an extended two-dimensional sheet.