Poly[tetra-n-butyl­ammonium [(μ(5)-benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxyl­ato)(μ(4)-benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxyl­ato)-μ(3)-hydroxido-trizincate] 0.25-hydrate]

In the asymmetric unit of title coordination polymer, {(C(16)H(36)N)[Zn(3)(C(9)H(3)O(6))(2)(OH)]·0.25H(2)O}(n), there are three independent Zn(2+) cations, two benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxyl­ate ligands and a μ(3)-bridging hydroxide group, together with a tetra-n-butyl­ammonium counter-cation and a partially occupied water molecule of solvation (occupancy 0.25). Each Zn ion is coordinated by three carboxyl­ate O atoms and one O atom from the bridging hydroxide ion, displaying a slightly distorted tetra­hedral stereochemistry [overall Zn—O range = 1.875 (3)–1.987 (2) Å]. An intra­molecular hydrogen bond involving the hydroxide H atom and a carboxyl­ate O-atom acceptor is also present in the complex unit. The bridging benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxyl­ate anions generate a three-dimensional framework structure.