A zinc(ii) coordination polymer constructed from mixed-ligand 1,2-bis(2-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)ethoxy)ethane and 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid

Compound [Zn3(BDC)3(L)2] (1) is an example of the 1,2-bis(2-(1 H-imidazol-1-yl)ethoxy)ethane (L) ligand, exhibiting an eight-connected 36·418·53·6 net with trinuclear zinc clusters as secondary building units.