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Both compounds exhibit analogous cationic 1D coordination chains, {[Zn(\n                    <jats:italic>L<\/jats:italic>\n                    )\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    (H\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    O)\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    ]\n                    <jats:sup>2+<\/jats:sup>\n                    }\n                    <jats:sub>\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:sub>\n                    , where\n                    <jats:italic>L<\/jats:italic>\n                    is 1,3-bis(1\n                    <jats:italic>H<\/jats:italic>\n                    -imidazol-1-yl)benzene. 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In\n                    <jats:bold>1<\/jats:bold>\n                    , the small monovalent BF\n                    <jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>\n                    <jats:sup>\u2212<\/jats:sup>\n                    anion stabilizes an extended conformation of the ligand and occupies channels without causing disruption, facilitating the assembly of a nonporous supramolecular framework through hydrogen-bonding interactions. Conversely, the larger [TiF\n                    <jats:sub>6<\/jats:sub>\n                    ]\n                    <jats:sup>2\u2212<\/jats:sup>\n                    dianion in\n                    <jats:bold>2<\/jats:bold>\n                    induces a more compact conformation of the ligand, occupies potential pore spaces and promotes inter-chain hydrogen bonds, resulting in a dense layered structure. However, the face-to-face packing of these layers creates an open porous architecture. 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