The honeycomb network structure of poly[[[μ₂-1,3-bis­(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)benzene-κ²N³:N^3′](μ₂-terephthalato-κ²O:O′)zinc(II)] ethanol solvate]

The terephthalate dianion and the bis­(imidazol­yl)benzene ligand of the title compound, {[Zn(C₈H₄O₄)(C₂₀H₁₄N₄)]·C₂H₆O}_n, each bridges two adjacent zinc centers, resulting in a layer-type coordination polymer; the zinc center shows tetra­hedral coordination. The disordered ethanol solvent mol­ecules occupy the spaces between the layers and are hydrogen bonded to the layers. The two symmetry-independent dianions lie on different inversion sites.