Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, m1421  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809041336 ]

Bis(benzenethiolato)(2,2'-biquinoline)zinc(II)

T. B. Monroe, A. Ikonen, J. A. Maner, D. S. Jones and D. R. Striplin

Abstract: The title compound, [Zn(C₆H₅S)₂(C₁₈H₁₂N₂)], was prepared as a model for future complexes that will be incorporated into light-harvesting arrays. The Zn^II atom lies on a twofold rotation axis and the ligands are arranged tetrahedrally around this atom. The benzenethiolate ligand and the biquinoline ligand are nearly perpendicular to one another, making a dihedral angle of 84.09 (5)°. The biquinoline ligand is nearly planar, with a maximum deviation of 0.055 (3) Å from the mean plane of the ring system. In the crystal, the molecules pack in a manner such that the biquinoline ligands are parallel to one another, with a - interaction [interplanar distance = 3.38 (1) Å] with the neighboring biquinoline ligand.

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