Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, m24  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536808037963 ]

trans-Dimethanolbis(1,1,1-trifluoro-5,5-dimethylhexane-2,4-dionato)zinc(II)

G. O. Hunter, M. Zeller and B. D. Leskiw

Abstract: The title compound, [Zn(C₈H₁₀F₃O₂)₂(CH₄O)₂], is a dimethanol coordinated zinc complex with the acetyl acetonate derivative 1,1,1-trifluoro-5,5-dimethylhexane-2,4-dionate. The bis--diketonate complex, which is isostructural with its Co analogue, is located on a crystallographic inversion center. The complex is octahedral with basically no distortion, and the methanol molecules are in trans positions with respect to one another. The planes of the -diketonate and the ZnO₄ unit are tilted by 18.64 (10)° against each other. O-HO hydrogen bonds between the methanol hydroxyl groups and neighboring diketonate O atoms create chains running along [100].

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