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Mario Wriedt1, Inke Jess, Christian Näther
1Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Olshausenstr. 40, D-24098 Kiel, Germany.
Abstract:
The molecular structure of the title compound, [ZnBr(2)(C(10)H(8)N(2)S(2))], contains a seven-membered chelate ring in which the zinc atom is coordinated by two bromide ions and by the two pyridyl N atoms of a single 2,2'-dipyridyldisulfide (dpds) ligand within a slightly distorted tetra-hedron. As is usual for this type of complex, the disulfide group does not participate in zinc coordination. The chelate complexes are connected via weak inter-molecular C-H⋯Br hydrogen bonding into chains, which extend in the [010] direction.
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