Acta Cryst. (2002). E58, m750-m752  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536802021293 ]

The bis(maleonitriledithiolato)zincate(II) complex of the monoprotonated 4,4'-bipyridine cation

H. Xu, J. Xie, X. Ren and Y. Chen

Abstract: In the title salt, (C₁₀H₉N₂)₂[Zn(C₄N₂S₂)₂]·C₂H₃N or [4,4'-bipyH][Zn(mnt)₂]·C₂H₃N, where mnt^2- denotes maleonitriledithiolate and 4,4'-bipyH is monoprotonated 4,4'-bipyridine, the Zn^II ion is tetrahedrally surrounded by four S atoms of two mnt^2- ligands. The counter-cations, 4,4'-bipyH⁺, form one-dimensional chains through strong (pyridine)N-HN(pyridine) hydrogen-bonding interactions. Anions and cations stack in alternating layers which are nearly parallel to the bc plane of the crystallographic unit cell.

Online 30 November 2002

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