Structure Reports Online

Volume 68, Part 3 (March 2012)

metal-organic compounds

zj2055 scheme

Acta Cryst. (2012). E68, m311 [ doi:10.1107/S1600536812006204 ]

Dichlorido{2-[(2,6-dimethylphenyl)iminomethyl]pyridine-²N,N'}zinc

X. Liu, L. Zhao and F. Liu

Abstract: In the asymmetric unit of the title compound, [ZnCl₂(C₁₄H₁₄N₂)], the central Zn^II ion is four-coordinated in a distorted tetrahedral environment by two N atoms of the ligand 2-[(2,6-dimethylphenyl)iminomethyl]pyridine and two chloride anions. In the crystal, adjacent molecules are connected through C-HCl hydrogen bonds between a C-H group of the ligand and a Cl^- anion, leading to a chain-like structure along the b direction.