title: Tetra-kis(μ-4-methyl-benzoato-κO:O')bis-{[4-(dimethyl-amino)pyridine-κN]zinc(II)}.
abstract: In the centrosymmetric title binuclear complex, [Zn(2)(C(8)H(7)O(2))(4)(C(7)H(10)N(2))(2)], the Zn atoms [Zn⋯Zn = 3.0287 (6) Å] are bridged by four 4-methyl-benzoate ligands. The four nearest O atoms around each Zn(II) atom form a distorted square-planar arrangement with the distorted square-pyramidal coordination completed by the pyridine N atom of the 4-(dimethyl-amino)pyridine ligand. In the crystal structure, weak inter-molecular C-H⋯O inter-actions link the mol-ecules into infinite chains. The chains are further linked by weak C-H⋯π inter-actions, forming a three-dimensional network.
authors.forename: Lin-Shan
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Xin-Hua
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Zhu-Ping
authors.initials: ZP
authors.lastname: Xiao