“…Polymeric chain structures dominate the solid-state chemistry of zinc(II) oxalate-containing species, as found for {Zn(C 2 O 4 )-L} n (L = 4,4 0 -bipyridine; Lu et al, 1999), {[Zn(C 2 O 4 )L]Á2H 2 O} n (L = ethylenediamine; van Albada et al, 2004), {[Zn(C 2 O 4 )-L 2 ]ÁH 2 O} n (L = pyridine; Ghosh et al, 2004) or {Zn 3 (C 2 O 4 )-L 4 } n (L = 4,4 0 -bipyridine; Hao et al, 2004). The crystal structures of mononuclear bipyridine-oxalate zinc(II) compounds are not known, although [Zn(C 2 O 4 )(2,2 0 -bpy)], [Zn-(C 2 O 4 )(4,4 0 -bpy) 1.5 ]ÁH 2 O and [Zn(C 2 O 4 )(2,4 0 -bpy) 2 ]Á2H 2 O, containing 2,2 0 -, 4,4 0 -and 2,4 0 -bipyridine, respectively, have been reported, but characterized by analytical and thermal techniques only (Czakis-Sulikowska et al, 2000).…”