Bis(15-crown-5-κ5O)barium tetrakis(isothiocynato-κN)zinc(II)

Abstract

In the title compound, [Ba(C10H20O5)2][Zn(NCS)4], the 15-crown-5 molecules are disordered over two positions with site occupancies of 0.706 (4) and 0.294 (4). The Ba2+ ions are sandwiched between the 15-crown-5 rings and Zn2+ ions are surrounded by four N atoms from the thiocyanate ligands in a distorted tetrahedral geometry. The crystal studied was refined as an inversion twin.

Keywords

• crystal structure
• 15-crown-5 ether
• zinc cyanide
• antimicrobial activity
• intermolecular interaction