A dinuclear zinc(II) complex of 2,6-bis[((2-hydroxybenzyl)(2-pyridylmethyl)amino)methyl]-4-methylphenol derived from bis(acetylacetonato)zinc(II)

Reaction of the symmetrical proligand H3L with bis(acetylacetonato)zinc(II) has given the homodinuclear complex [Zn2L(acac)]·CH3CN in which one of the pendant phenolato groups functions as a bridge for the dinuclear zinc centre. The complex crystallises in the triclinic space group P-1, with unit cell parameters a=10.0250(11) Å, b=10.6132(13) Å, c=19.139(2) Å, α=80.418(2)°, β=75.792(2)°, γ=84.532(2)°.