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In the title compound, [Zn(NO3)2(C20H18N4)]n, the ZnII atom lies on a crystallographic twofold axis and the coordination geometry can be considered as a slightly distorted tetrahedron defined by two O atoms from two nitrate groups and two N atoms from two ligand molecules. A distorted octahedron may be assumed when two of the symmetry-related nitrate O atoms, with Zn—O distances of 2.528 (2) Å, are added to the coordination environment. Another twofold axis, passing through the middle of the biphenyl bonds, is observed in the crystal structure. A chain along [101] is built up by the ligands linking the ZnII ions.
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In the title compound, [Cu(CH3COO)2(C18H16N2O2)]·H2O, the CuII ion is six-coordinated in a typically Jahn–Teller distorted octahedral environment defined by two O and two N atoms from the ligand and two O atoms from acetate anions. A linear chain structure propagating in [010] is built up by intermolecular O—HO hydrogen bonds involving the uncoordinated water molecules.
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In the title compound, [Co(NO3)2(C20H18N4)]n, the CoII atom lies on a crystallographic twofold axis and the coordination geometry can be considered as a slightly distorted tetrahedron defined by two O atoms from two nitrate groups and two N atoms from two ligand molecules. A distorted octahedron may be assumed when two of the symmetry-related nitrate O atoms with Co—O distances of 2.3449 (19) Å are added to the coordination environment. Another twofold axis, passing through the middle of the biphenyl bonds, is observed in the crystal structure. A chain is built up by the ligands linking the CoII ions along [101].