Crystal Structure of One-dimensional [ZnCl₂(N₂C₁₃H₁₄)]_n (N₂C₁₃H₁₄ = 1,3-bis(4-pyridyl)propane)

Abstract

The ligand (N₂C₁₃H₁₄) bridges Zn(II) atoms to form a one-dimensional chain compound, and two chloro ligands are also coordinated to Zn(II) atoms. The coordination geometry of the Zn atom is distorted tetrahedral with a Cl-Zn-Cl angle of 125.69(3)°. The crystal packing is consolidated by both intra- and inter-chain C-H…Cl interactions.