Acta Cryst. (2002). E58, m436-m438  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536802011996 ]

[5-Amino-6,8-dichloro-2,3-bis(2-pyridyl)quinoxaline]dichlorozinc(II)

D.-L. An, M. Du, X.-H. Bu, K. Biradha and M. Shionoya

Abstract: The Zn^II atom in the title complex, [ZnCl₂(C₁₈H₁₁N₅Cl₂)], has a distorted tetrahedral environment formed by the N atoms of two quinoxaline ortho-pyridyl substituents and two terminal chloro ligands. There is a symmetry-independent intermolecular hydrogen bond in the crystal, which links one of the H atoms of the aniline group with one of the chloro ligands [ClN 3.418 (3) Å and ClH-N 142°]. This hydrogen bond is responsible for the formation of infinite zigzag chains, which run along the b axis of the crystal.

Online 19 July 2002

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