Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, m739-m740  [ doi:10.1107/S160053680901959X ]

Dichloridobis(phenanthridine-N)zinc(II)

Z. Khoshtarkib, A. Ebadi, R. Alizadeh, R. Ahmadi and V. Amani

Abstract: In the molecule of the title compound, [ZnCl₂(C₁₃H₉N)₂], the Zn^II atom is four-coordinated in a distorted tetrahedral configuration by two N atoms from two phenanthridine ligands and by two terminal Cl atoms. The dihedral angle between the planes of the phenanthridine ring systems is 69.92 (3)°. An intramolecular C-HCl interaction results in the formation of a planar five-membered ring, which is oriented at a dihedral angle of 8.32 (3)° with respect to the adjacent phenanthridine ring system. In the crystal structure, - contacts between the phenanthridine systems [centroid-centroid distances = 3.839 (2), 3.617 (1) and 3.682 (1) Å] may stabilize the structure. Two weak C-H interactions are also found.

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