2014) Synthesis and structure of Zn(II) and Cu(II) complexes derived from 2-(aminomethyl)benzimidazole and glycine, Reactions of 2-(aminomethyl)benzimidazole di-hydrochloride (1·2HCl) and glycine with 3Zn (OH) 2 ·2ZnCO 3 or Cu(OAc) 2 ·H 2 O led to the synthesis of the quaternary coordination complexes 2 and 3. X-ray diffraction showed that these complexes are composed of 2a = [Zn(L)Cl(L′)] and 2b = [Zn(L)(H 2 O) 2 (L′)], and of 3a = [Cu(L)(H 2 O) 0.25 Cl(L′)] and 3b = [Cu(L)(H 2 O) 1.5 (L′)], respectively, where L = 2-(aminomethyl)benzimidazole and L′ = glycinate. Zn(II) in 2a has an intermediate geometry between a square-pyramid and a trigonal bipyramid structure.However, the geometry about the metal ion of units 2b, 3a, and 3b is distorted octahedral. Moreover, the supramolecular structures for 2 and 3 were assembled through N-H⋯O and O-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds. In these complexes, H 2 O and N-H groups serve as proton donors, whereas chloride and C=O groups serve as proton acceptors. Also π-π stacking interactions between aromatic rings contribute to the stabilization of the supramolecular structure of 2 and 3. The Zn and Cu complexes were studied by infrared and Raman spectroscopy, which indicated that 2 and 3 have similar molecular structures in the solid state. Ultrasound activation at the end of the reaction was necessary to yield 2.