Acta Crystallographica Section E (Jul 2008)
Dibromidobis(4-hydroxy-1,5-dimethyl-2-phenyl-3-pyrazolone)zinc(II)
Abstract
In the title compound, [ZnBr2(C11H12N2O2)2], the Zn(II) ion is coordinated by two Br atoms and two O atoms from two 4-hydroxyantipyrine molecules via the carbonyl O atoms, which act as monodentate ligands, giving rise to a distorted tetrahedral geometry. The values of the bond angles at the Zn atom are in the range 99.4 (1) to 113.2 (1)°. The presence of O—H...O and O—H...Br intramolecular hydrogen bonds can explain the difference between the two Zn—O [1.961 (3)/2.015 (3) Å] and the two Zn—Br [2.350 (1)/2.378 (1) Å] bond lengths. The crystal structure is governed by C—H...O, C—H...Br and Zn—Br...Cg(π-ring) interactions.