Bis(isoquinolin-2-ium) tetra-chlorido-zincate dihydrate.

In the title compound, (C9H8N)2[ZnCl4]·2H2O, the tetra-chlorido-zincate ion is located on a twofold rotation axis with the Zn atom on a special position. The crystal packing is stabilized by N-H⋯O and O-H⋯Cl inter-actions.

catena-Poly[[[bis-(1H-imidazole-κN (3))zinc(II)]-μ2-imidazol-1-ido-κ(2) N:N'] nitrate].

The title compound, {[Zn(C3H3N2)(C3H4N2)2]NO3} n , is a one-dimensional coordination polymer along [01-1] with the Zn(II) atom coordinating to four imidazole/imidazolide rings. The Zn(II) atom has a regular tetra-hedral geometry with the planes of the two monodentate imidazole rings inclined to one another by 87.94 (17)°, while the planes of the bridging imidazolide rings are inclined to one another by 39.