Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, m655  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809017693 ]

2,2'-(Hexane-1,6-diyl)diisoquinolinium tetrachloridozincate(II)

P.-H. Ma, Z.-F. Fan, Y.-Q. Zhang, X. Xiao and S.-F. Xue

Abstract: The asymmetric unit of the title compound, (C₂₄H₂₆N₂)[ZnCl₄], consists of two 2,2'-(hexane-1,6-diyl)diisoquinolinium cations and two [ZnCl₄]^2- complex anions. The [ZnCl₄]^2- anions have a distorted tetrahedral geometry. The dihedral angles between the isoquinoline rings of the two cations are nearly equal [16.1 (2) and 16.3 (2)°]. In the crystal structure, the ordered linear formation is aggregated by weak intermolecular - stacking interactions between neighboring isoquinoline pyridine rings with a centroid-centroid distance of 3.779 (4) Å.

Online 20 May 2009

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