title: Dibromido(di-2-pyridyl disulfide-κN,N')zinc(II).
abstract: The molecular structure of the title compound, [ZnBr(2)(C(10)H(8)N(2)S(2))], contains a seven-membered chelate ring in which the zinc atom is coordinated by two bromide ions and by the two pyridyl N atoms of a single 2,2'-dipyridyldisulfide (dpds) ligand within a slightly distorted tetra-hedron. As is usual for this type of complex, the disulfide group does not participate in zinc coordination. The chelate complexes are connected via weak inter-molecular C-H⋯Br hydrogen bonding into chains, which extend in the [010] direction.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Olshausenstr. 40, D-24098 Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wriedt
authors.forename: Inke
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jess
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Näther