Synthesis, structure, and thermal behavior of polymeric zinc( ii) pivalate.

The reaction of zinc( ii) acetate hydrate with pivalic acid (HOOCBu = HPiv) in air at 100 °C afforded the new 1D coordination polymer {Zn(Piv)} ( 1), in which the metal atoms are in a tetrahedral ligand environment. The thermal behavior of the resulting compound and the sublimation and vaporization processes in the temperature range of 430-550 K were studied by differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetric analysis. The structure of compound 1 was determined by X-ray powder diffraction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]