title: Bis(2-amino-6-methylpyridinium) tetrachlorozincate(II).
abstract: The title compound, (C6H9N2)2[Zn(II)Cl4], consists of two 2-amino-6-methylpyridinium (AMP) cations and one [ZnCl4]2- anion, which are held together by N-H...Cl hydrogen bonds. Bond lengths within the AMP cation indicate that the imine tautomer makes a significant contribution to the structure. The molecules are associated by two different pi-pi interactions between identical antiparallel AMP cations, with face-to-face distances of 3.627 (4) and 3.342 (3) A, to form a one-dimensional chain.
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, People's Republic of China. zimichem@sina.com
authors.forename: Zhi-Min
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Nan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shun
authors.forename: Ya-Ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Lü
authors.forename: Mao-Lin
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D000631:Aminopyridines / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D011726:Pyridinium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D015032:Zinc / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000631:Aminopyridines; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011726:Pyridinium Compounds; D015032:Zinc