Acta Cryst. (2006). E62, m1304-m1305  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536806016837 ]

p-Phenylenediammonium tetrachlorozincate(II)

J. F. Bringley and M. Rajeswaran

Abstract: The structure of the title compound, (C₆H₁₀N₂)[ZnCl₄], contains simple ZnCl₄ tetrahedra in the bc plane creating alternating layers of organic and inorganic sublattices, a feature that is very common for compounds of this type. The two sublattices are held together by coulombic attraction of the cationic organic sublattice and anionic inorganic sublattice and also by hydrogen bonding. The anions are located on general positions. The cations, however, are located on mirror planes. As a result, there are two half-cations in the asymmetric unit.

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