title: Dichloridobis(phenanthridine-κN)zinc(II).
abstract: In the mol-ecule of the title compound, [ZnCl(2)(C(13)H(9)N)(2)], the Zn(II) atom is four-coordinated in a distorted tetra-hedral configuration by two N atoms from two phenanthridine ligands and by two terminal Cl atoms. The dihedral angle between the planes of the phenanthridine ring systems is 69.92 (3)°. An intra-molecular C-H⋯Cl inter-action results in the formation of a planar five-membered ring, which is oriented at a dihedral angle of 8.32 (3)° with respect to the adjacent phenanthridine ring system. In the crystal structure, π-π contacts between the phenanthridine systems [centroid-centroid distances = 3.839 (2), 3.617 (1) and 3.682 (1) Å] may stabilize the structure. Two weak C-H⋯π inter-actions are also found.
authors.forename: Zeinab
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authors.lastname: Khoshtarkib
authors.forename: Amin
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authors.lastname: Ebadi
authors.forename: Robabeh
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authors.lastname: Alizadeh
authors.forename: Roya
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authors.lastname: Ahmadi
authors.forename: Vahid
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