title: Bis[(acetato-kappa(2)O,O')bis(4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridyl-kappa(2)N,N')zinc(II)] trithionate pentahydrate.
abstract: The title ionic zinc-acetate complex, [Zn(C2H3O2)(C12H12N2)2]2(S3O6).5H2O, contains a ZnN4O2 nucleus provided by the three bidentate ligands acting in a chelating mode. The trithionate unit, in turn, acts as an isolated charge-balancing counter-ion. The structure has a three-dimensional assembly achieved through three different interaction types, viz. Coulomb, hydrogen bonding and pi-pi. The trithionate group and one of the solvent water molecules are disordered around inversion centers.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia, Sede Puerto Madryn, 9120 Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina, and CenPat, CONICET, 9120 Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina.
authors.forename: M Enriqueta
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Díaz de Vivar
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baggio
authors.forename: María Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Garland
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baggio