Dichlorido(5,5′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine-κ2 N,N′)zinc(II)

Abstract

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [ZnCl2(C12H12N2)], contains two independent molecules. The ZnII atoms are four-coordinated in distorted tetrahedral configurations by two N atoms from 5,5′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine and two terminal Cl atoms. In the crystal structure, intermolecular C—H...Cl hydrogen bonds link the molecules. There are C—H...π contacts between the methyl groups and the pyridine and five-membered rings containing ZnII atoms; π–π contacts also exist between the pyridine rings [centroid–centroid distances = 3.665 (5) and 3.674 (5) Å].