title: Bis{2-eth-oxy-6-[2-(ethyl-ammonio)ethyl-imino-meth-yl]phenolato}thio-cyanato-zinc(II) nitrate.
abstract: The title complex, [Zn(NCS)(C(13)H(20)N(2)O(2))(2)]NO(3), consists of a complex mononuclear Zn(II) cation and a nitrate counter-anion. The Zn(II) ion is five-coordinate in a trigonal-bipyramidal geometry. The thio-cyanate N atom and two O atoms from two Schiff bases define the equatorial plane, and the two imine N atoms from the same two Schiff bases occupy the axial positions, with an N-Zn-N angle of 175.98 (7)°. The amine N atoms of the Schiff base ligands are protonated and are not involved in the coordination to the metal. The dihedral angle between the two substituted benzene rings is 87.7 (2)°. The nitrate counter-ions are linked to the cations through N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, Yichun University, Yichun Jiangxi 336000, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Hui-Rui
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Guo