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Published on: June 23, 2023
Tetra-kis(μ-4-methyl-benzoato-κO:O')bis-[(N,N-diethyl-nicotinamide-κN)zinc(II)]
Abstract:
In the centrosymmetric binuclear title complex, [Zn(2)(C(8)H(7)O(2))(4)(C(10)H(14)N(2)O)(2)], the Zn atoms [Zn⋯Zn' = 2.9494 (3) Å] are bridged by four 4-methyl-benzoate (PMB) anions. The four nearest O atoms around each Zn(II) ion form a distorted square-planar arrangement, the octahedral coordin-ation being completed by the pyridine N atom of the N,N-diethyl-nicotinamide (DENA) ligand. Each Zn(II) ion is displaced by 0.3530 (1) Å from the plane of the four O atoms. The dihedral angles between carboxyl-ate groups and their adjacent benzene rings are 5.88 (10) and 11.89 (9)°, while the benzene rings are oriented at a dihedral angle of 75.19 (4)°. The pyridine ring is oriented at dihedral angles of 38.28 (4) and 49.17 (4)° with respect to the benzene rings. In the crystal structure, weak inter-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol-ecules into a three-dimensional network. π-π contacts between parallel benzene rings [centroid-centroid distance = 3.8388 (8) Å] and between parallel pyridine rings [centroid-centroid distance = 3.4855 (7) Å] may further stabilize the crystal structure.
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