Crystal structure of a novel phenolato, azido, and acetato co-bridged trinuclear zinc(II) complex derived from 4-chloro-2-[(2-diethylaminoethylimino)methyl]phenol

A novel phenolato, azido, and acetato co-bridged trinuclear zinc(II) complex [Zn3L2(mu(2)-CH3COO)(2) (mu(1,1)-N-3)(N-3)], where L is the deprotonated form of 4-chloro-2-[(2-diethylaminoethylimino)methyl]phenol, is prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, infrared spectrum, and single crystal X-ray determination. The complex crystallizes in the triclinic space group , with unit cell dimensions a = 12.7196(5) , b = 13.6597(6) , c = 13.7214(5) , alpha = 65.700(1)A degrees, beta = 83.429(1)A degrees, gamma = 63.545(1)A degrees, V = 1938.4(1) (3), Z = 2, GOOF = 1.013, R (1) = 0.0456, and wR (2) = 0.1032. Structural analysis shows that the distances among the adjacent zinc atoms are 3.282(1) and 3.213(1) . The zinc atoms are in distorted square pyramidal and trigonal bipyramidal coordinations.