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Acta Cryst. (2006). E62, m2607-m2609 [ doi:10.1107/S1600536806036798 ]

Bis[N,N'-bis(3,4-methylenedioxybenzyl)propane-1,3-diamine]dichlorozinc(II)

L.-J. Han, S.-P. Yang, D.-Q. Wang and H.-T. Xia

Abstract: The title complex, [ZnCl₂(C₁₉H₂₂N₂O₄)], is a mononuclear compound; the central zinc ion is coordinated by two Cl^- ligands and two N atoms of the bis(3,4-methylenedioxybenzyl)propane-1,3-diamine in a distorted tetrahedral geometry. The complex adopts a `hawk' conformation. The molecules are linked by pairs of N-HCl hydrogen bonds into a C₂²(8)C₂²(8)[R₂²(8)R₂²(8)] chain of rings along the [001] direction and the molecules are linked by a pair of C-HO and also by a pair of C-HCl hydrogen bonds into a chain of alternating R₂²(6) rings and R₂²(20) rings along the [111] direction. The combination of the [111] chain and the [001] chain generates [1 $\\overline{1}$ 0] stacks.

Online 15 September 2006