Abstract
The dinuclear zinc(II) complex [Zn2(L)(MeCO2)2]BPh4 [HL = 1:2 condensation product of 2,6-diformyl-4-methylphenol and 2-methoxyethylamine] was prepared, and characterized by a single-crystal X-ray method. The compound crystallized in the monoclinic space group P21/n and Z = 4 with the following cell parameters: a = 14.9150(18)Å, b = 10.2522(12)Å, c = 26.964(4)Å, β = 103.127(3)°, V = 4015.4(9)Å3. The R1 [I > 2σ(I)] and wR2 (all data) values were 0.0351 and 0.0631, respectively, for all 8747 independent reflections. In the complex cation, [Zn2(L)(MeCO2)2]+, two zinc(II) ions are bridged by the phenolate oxygen of the dinucleating ligand, L−, and two acetate ions. Both zinc(II) ions have trigonal bipyramidal coordination geometry.
