metal-organic compounds
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The title polymeric compound, [Zn(C8H5Cl2O3)2]n, was prepared by reaction of zinc(II) chloride with 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and sodium hydroxide under hydrothermal conditions. The ZnII atom is coordinated in a distorted tetrahedral environment by four O atoms from four 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetate ligands. Each ligand bridges two ZnII atoms, forming a polymeric chain along the a axis. Adjacent chains are connected via C—HCl hydrogen bonds.