Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, m664  [ doi:10.1107/S160053680800888X ]

Bis[(2-pyridylmethyl)(triisopropylsilyl)amido]zinc(II)-toluene-tetrahydrofuran (4/2/1)

C. Koch, H. Görls and M. Westerhausen

Abstract: The transamination reaction of (2-pyridylmethyl)(triisopropylsilyl)amine with bis{bis(trimethylsilyl)amido}zinc(II) yields the colorless title solvate, [Zn(C₁₅H₂₇N₂Si)₂]·0.5C₇H₈·0.25C₄H₈O. The title compound was crystallized from toluene and tetrahydrofuran. There are two independent molecules in the asymmetric unit. In each molecule, the Zn atom is tetrahedrally coordinated by four N atoms. The two molecules differ in the orientation of the isopropyl groups. The molecules show large N-Zn-N angles [143.0 (2) and 145.7 (2)° between the amide groups].

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