Synthesis, characterization and molecular structure of a zinc(II) formate-2,2′-bipyridine mono-dimensional coordination polymer. Comparison with other 2,2-bipyridine coordination compounds

The reaction between Zn formate and 2,2′-bipyridine yields unprecedented parallel 1D coordination polymers which, thanks to strong H-bonds, self-assemble into a series of waved 2D open supramolecular frameworks.236