title: Diphenyldipyridinezinc(II): partial spontaneous resolution of an organometallic reagent.
abstract: The title compound, [Zn(C(6)H(5))(2)(C(5)H(5)N)(2)], (I), forms conformationally chiral molecules residing on a twofold axis. The molecules are stacked along c, and these stacks are associated by edge-to-face pi-pi interactions. Crystals of (I) belong to the Sohncke space group P2(1)2(1)2 and the crystal lattice of (I) is chiral. The crystal batch that was examined consisted of a mixture of enantiomerically pure crystals and crystals twinned by inversion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Gothenburg, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden. anle@chem.gu.se
authors.forename: Anders
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lennartson
authors.forename: Mikael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Håkansson