(μ-4,4′-Bipyridine-κ2N:N′)bis[bis(N,N-dimethyldithiocarbamato-κ2S,S′)zinc(II)]

Abstract

The title dinuclear ZnII complex, [Zn2(C3H6NS2)4(C10H8N2)], is centrosymmetric; the mid-point of the C—C bond linking the two pyridine rings is located on an inversion center. The pyridine N atom coordinates to the ZnII cation, which is also chelated by two dimethyldithiocarbamate anions, giving a trigonal-bipyramidal ZnNS4 geometry. Weak intermolecular C—H...S hydrogen bonding is present in the crystal structure.