The dinuclear zinc(II) complex [Zn
2(L)(MeCO
2)
2]BPh
4 [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
P2
1/
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)Å
3. 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, [Zn
2(L)(MeCO
2)
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.
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