DIAQUABIS(DIMETHYL 3-OXOPENTANEDIOATO-O-1,O-3)ZINC(II)

The molecular structure of the title compound, [Zn(C7H9O5)(2)(H(2)0)(2 )], shows the Zn atom coordinated by two monoanionic bidentate enolate ligands and two O atoms of water resulting in a pseudo-octahedral arr angement. The H atoms of the water molecules are oriented in such a wa y that one H atom forms an intramolecular hydrogen bond [H6B ... O-2(- x, -y, -z)], while the other H atom forms an intermolecular hydrogen b ond [H6A ... O3(1-x, -y, -z)]. The intermolecular contacts link the mo lecules into stacks.