title: Diiodidobis[4-(4-nitro-benz-yl)pyridine-κN]zinc.
abstract: The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [ZnI(2)(C(12)H(10)N(2)O(2))(2)], obtained from the reaction of 4-(4-nitro-benz-yl)pyridine with zinc(II) iodide, contains two independent discrete distorted tetra-hedral complex units [Zn-I = 2.5472 (8)-2.5666 (7) Å and Zn-N = 2.044 (4)-2.052 (4) Å], which are essentially identical conformationally. The crystal used for measurement was a racemic twin.
authors.forename: Graham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Urs D
authors.initials: UD
authors.lastname: Wermuth
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Williams