Synthesis and crystal structure of a chiral two-dimensional metal-organic coordination polymer: (S-(-)-lactate) (isonicotinato)zinc(II)

The synthesis and X-ray characterization of the first example of an L-lactic acid two-dimensional metal coordination polymer with an additional bridging ligand, (S-(-)-lactate)(isonicotinato)zinc(II), (S-µ-2-hydroxypropanoinato)zinc(II), 1 is reported. It crystallizes in the acentric orthorhombic space group P212121 and displays powder SHG efficiencies ca. 1.2 times that of urea.