title: (4-Chloro-2-{[(pyridin-2-ylmeth-yl)imino]-meth-yl}phenolato)iodido(methanol)zinc(II).
abstract: The title Schiff base zinc(II) complex, [Zn(C(13)H(10)ClN(2)O)I(CH(3)OH)], was synthesized by the reaction of 5-chloro-salicyl-aldehyde, 2-amino-methyl-pyridine and zinc iodide in methanol. The Zn(II) atom is five-coordinated by one phenolate O atom, one imine and one pyridine N atom of the Schiff base ligand, one methanol O atom and one I atom, forming a distorted square-pyramidal geometry, with the I atom at the apical site. The dihedral angle between the benzene and pyridine rings is 22.9 (2)°. In the crystal, centrosymmetrically related mol-ecules are linked through inter-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming dimers.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Biology Engineering, Yichun University, Yichun 336000, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Hong-Wei
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Huang