Ladders, rings and cubes as structural motifs in three new zinc(II) azide complexes: Synthesis, spectral and structural characterization

Ladders (1D), rings (2D) and cubes (3D) are the structural motifs of three new zinc(II) azide polymers, {[Zn2(N3)4(py-tetrazole)2](py-tetrazole)}n, {[Zn2(N3)4(3-OHpy)] · 2H2O}n, and [Zn(N3)2(pym)]n, with py-tetrazole = tetrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine, 3-OHpy = 3-hydroxypyridine and pym = pyrimidine.