Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, m1479  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809044419 ]

Bis{(1-methylimidazol-2-ylmethyl)[2-(2-pyridyl)ethyl]amine-³N,N',N''}zinc(II) bis(hexafluoridophosphate)

A.-Z. Wu and S. W. Ng

Abstract: Two tridentate N-heterocyclic ligands chelate the Zn^II atom in the title compound, [Zn(C₁₂H₁₆N₄)₂](PF₆)₂, conferring a fac-octahedral geometry. The Zn^II atom lies on a center of inversion. The cation is linked to the anion by an N-HF hydrogen bond.

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