A new end-on azido-bridged polymeric zinc(II) complex [Zn 2 ClL(μ 1,1 -N 3 )] n , where L is the dianionic form of N,N′-bis(5-fluoro-2-hydroxybenzylidene)-2-hydroxy-1,3-propanediamine, is prepared and structurally characterized by elemental analysis and single crystal X-ray diffraction. The complex crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2 1 /c, with unit cell dimensions a = 9.194(1) Å, b = 22.356(2) Å, c = 9.598(1) Å, β = 95.869(3)°, V = 1962.5(4) Å 3 , Z = 4, R 1 = 0.0691, and wR 2 = 0.1642. The inner Zn atom of the [Zn 2 ClL] unit is coordinated by the imino N and phenolate O atoms of L and one azido N atom, forming a square pyramidal geometry. The outer Zn atom of the [Zn 2 ClL] unit is coordinated by two phenolate O of L, one Cl ligand, and one N atom of the bridging azide group, forming a tetrahedral geometry. The Zn⋯Zn distance in the [Zn 2 ClL] unit is 3.072(2) Å. The [Zn 2 ClL] units are linked through end-on azido bridges, forming 1D chains running along the c axis. Polymeric structures of complexes with bridging groups are currently attracting much attention for their interesting structures and wide applications [1-3]. Bis-Schiff bases derived from salicylaldehyde and its derivatives with diamines are a kind of versatile ligands in coordination chemistry. The preferred way to construct polynuclear complexes is the use of suitable bridging groups, such as 3 N , − NCS -, 2 N(CH) , − dicarboxylate, 4,4′-bipy, and so on [4-7]. Among the bridging groups,the azide ligand has received particular interest because it is very useful to design extended polynuclear complexes. It can bind up to three metal atoms when acting as a monatomic bridge (end-on, EO) and up to six using the two terminal nitrogen atoms to bridge (end-to-end, EE) (Scheme 1) [8][9][10]. A major obstacle to a more comprehensive study of such azide-based polymeric coordination complexes is the lack of rational synthetic procedures, since with the present state of knowledge it is hardly possible to determine which coordination mode will be adopted by the azide ligand and whether the sought-after alternating chain structure will finally be formed or not. Hydrogen bonds are known as an important factor for the selfassembly of complexes [11][12][13]. N,N′-Bis(2-hydroxybenzylidene)-2-hydroxy-1,3-propanediamine and its derivatives have been used as bis-Schiff bases in the construction of complexes with various metal atoms [14][15][16][17]. However, no zinc complexes derived from such bis-Schiff bases have been reported. As a continuation of the work on the self-assembly preparation of azido-bridged polymeric complexes, in this paper, a new end-on azido-bridged polymeric zinc(II) complex [Zn 2 ClL(μ 1,1 -N 3 )] n , where L is the dianionic form of N,N′-bis(5-fluoro-2-hydroxybenzylidene)-2-hydroxy-1,3-propanediamine (H 2 L, Scheme 2), was prepared and structurally characterized.