Research Article: Dichlorido(2,9-dieth­oxy-1,10-phenanthroline-κ2N,N′)zinc(II)

Date Published: August 01, 2009

Publisher: International Union of Crystallography

Author(s): Cao-Yuan Niu, Yu-Li Dang, Xin-Sheng Wan, Chun-Hong Kou.

http://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536809024490

Abstract

All non-H atoms except for the Cl atoms lie on a mirror plane in the title complex, [ZnCl2(C16H16N2O2)]. The ZnII ion is coordinated by two N atoms from a bis-chelating 2,9-dieth­oxy-1,10-phenanthroline ligand and two symmetry-related Cl atoms in a distorted tetra­hedral environment. The two Zn—N bond lengths are significantly different from each other and the N—Zn—N angle is acute. In the crystal structure, there are weak but significant π–π stacking inter­actions between phenanthroline rings, with a centroid–centroid distance of 3.764 (1) Å.

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For background information, see: Majumder et al. (2006 ▶); Bie et al. (2006 ▶). For synthetic details, see: Pijper et al. (1984 ▶).

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http://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536809024490