Acta Cryst. (2001). E57, m498-m500  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536801016099 ]

Dichlorobis(DL-valine)zinc(II)

M. S. Nandhini, R. V. Krishnakumar and S. Natarajan

Abstract: In the title compound, [ZnCl₂(C₅H₁₁NO₂)₂], the Zn atom lies on the twofold axis within the unit cell, with two symmetrically related valine molecules coordinating to it as ligands. The observed asymmetry of the carboxylate group is most likely a result of the participation of only one of the carboxyl O atoms in the coordination environment. Zinc has a distorted tetrahedral environment with twofold-related Cl atoms and two carboxyl O atoms, one each from the twofold-related valine molecules in the asymmetric unit.

Online 6 October 2001

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