Bis(N′-{(E)-[(2E)-1,3-diphenylprop-2-en-1-ylidene]amino}-N-ethylcarbamimidothioato-κ2N′,S)zinc(II): crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis

Abstract

The title ZnIIcomplex, [Zn(C18H18N3S)2], (I), features two independent but chemically equivalent molecules in the asymmetric unit. In each, the thiosemicarbazonate monoanion coordinates the ZnIIatomviathe thiolate-S and imine-N atoms, with the resulting N2S2donor set defining a distorted tetrahedral geometry. The five-membered ZnSCN2chelate rings adopt distinct conformations in each independent molecule,i.e.one ring is almost planar while the other is twisted about the Zn—S bond. In the crystal, the two molecules comprising the asymmetric unit are linked by amine-N—H...N(imine) and amine-N—H...S(thiolate) hydrogen bondsviaan eight-membered heterosynthon, {...HNCN...HNCS}. The dimeric aggregates are further consolidated by benzene-C—H...S(thiolate) interactions and are linked into a zigzag supramolecular chain along thecaxisviaamine-N—H...S(thiolate) hydrogen bonds. The chains are connected into a three-dimensional architectureviaphenyl-C—H...π(phenyl) and π–π interactions, the latter occurring between chelate and phenyl rings [inter-centroid separation = 3.6873 (11) Å]. The analysis of the Hirshfeld surfaces calculated for (I) emphasizes the different interactions formed by the independent molecules in the crystal and the impact of the π–π interactions between chelate and phenyl rings.