Acta Cryst. (2007). E63, m1812  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536807025263 ]

cis-Bis(dicyanamido)bis(4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridyl)zinc(II) ethanol hemisolvate

X.-Z. Li, L.-N. Zhu, H. Qu, D.-D. Xu and D.-M. Kong

Abstract: In the title compound, [Zn(C₂N₃)₂(C₁₂H₁₂N₂)₂]·0.5C₂H₆O, the Zn atom is in a distorted octahedral environment formed by six N atoms from two 4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine (dmbpy) ligands and two dicyanamide ligands that are cis to one another. There are weak - interactions between the dmbpy ligands in adjacent molecules [with centroid-centroid distances of 4.175 (3) and 3.838 (3) Å]. One dicyanamide ligand is disordered over two positions with occupancies 0.64 (2):0.36 (2). The ethanol molecule has a half-occupancy.

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