1-(2,5-Dimethylphenyl)piperazine-1,4-diium tetrachloridozincate monohydrate

Abstract

In the title compound, (C12H20N2)[ZnCl4]·H2O, the two piperazine N atoms are protonated and the [ZnCl4]2− anions adopt a slightly distorted tetrahedral configuration. In the crystal, O—H...Cl hydrogen bonds link the tetrachloridozincate anions and the water molecules into corrugated inorganic chains parallel to [010]. The crystal structure is stabilized by N—H...Cl, N—H...O and O—H...Cl hydrogen bonds, with the N—H hydrogen bond originating from one of the two N atoms being trifurcated.