%0 Journal Article %T Synthesis, Structural Characterization and Computational Studies of Bis(2-Ethylimidazole) Bis(Formato)Zinc(II)-Water (1/1) %A Nana Odette Ngnabeuye %A Tayo Alain Djampouo %A Ndosiri Ndoye Bridget %A Tanyi Rogers Fomuta %A Djimassingar Golngar %A Tagne Alain Charly Kuate %A Ngoune Jean %J Crystal Structure Theory and Applications %P 1-18 %@ 2169-2505 %D 2018 %I Scientific Research Publishing %R 10.4236/csta.2018.71001 %X
The reaction of 2-ethylimidazole and zinc formate monohydrate in 1:2 ratio in toluene leads to the formation of bis(2-ethylimidazole)bis(formato)zinc(II)-water (1/1), [Zn(N2H8C5)2(OCHO)2]¡¤H2O, 1 which has been characterized by several techniques, including elemental and thermal analyses, IR, 1HNMR and 13CNMR spectroscopies, single crystal X-ray diffraction and DFT studies. The results obtained show that this complex crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system of the Pbca space group, with cell parameters a = 14.7230(2) Å, b = 7.3880(10)