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Tris(ethane-1,2-diamine-κ2N,N′)zinc(II) tetrachloridozincate(II)

  • Y. AaminaNaaz,
  • K. Rajkumar,
  • S. Thirumurugan,
  • K. Anbalagan,
  • A. SubbiahPandi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1107/S2414314620006185
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 5
p. x200618

Abstract

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The title complex, [Zn(C2H8N2)3][ZnCl4], exists as discrete ions. The [Zn(C2H8N2)3]2+ cation exhibits a distorted octahedral shape. In the [ZnCl4]2− anion, the ZnII atom is in an almost regular tetrahedral environment. The crystal packing is consolidated by N—H...Cl and C—H...Cl hydrogen bonds.

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