The crystal structure of a dinuclear zinc(II) complex of a tripodal ligand-bearing pyridylmethyl and p-nitrophenol pendant arms, 2-[(bis(1-hydroxy-4-nitrobenzyl)aminoethyl)]pyridine (1), has been determined by X-ray diffraction. The crystal structure reveals that this complex is a centrosymmetric dinuclear complex in the solid state; the geometry around each zinc atom is trigonal bipyramid.
