A one-dimensional (1D) Z conformation coordination polymer, [Ag(bix)(NO3)(H2O)]n was obtained by the reaction between AgNO3 and flexible ligand of 1,4-bis(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)-benzene under hydrothermal conditions. It crystallizes in triclinic with space group P1. The crystallographic data of the compound are: a=0.777 1(2) nm, b=1.043 4(3) nm, c=1.082 7(3) nm, α=71.403(4)°, β=80.946(5)°, γ=88.794(4)°. The 1D chainlike structure was connected by π-π interaction between phenyl rings, leading to a 2D layered network. The lattice water and the NO3- anions were involved between the layers, therefore the 2D layered structure further extended to an intricate 3D framework. CCDC: 257100.
