Bis[2-(2-pyridylmethylamino)ethanesulfonato-κ3N,N′,O]zinc(II)

Abstract

The title mononuclear complex, [Zn(C8H11N2O3S)2], is a zinc salt of 2-(2-pyridylmethylamino)ethanesulfonic acid (Hpmt). The ZnII ion is located on an inversion centre and is octahedrally surrounded by four N and two O atoms. The deprotonated pmt− anion coordinates in a facial arrangement through its two N atoms and one of the sulfonate O atoms. The crystal packing is determined by intermolecular N—H...O and C—H...O hydrogen bonds.