title: trans-Dimethano-lbis(1,1,1-trifluoro-5,5-dimethyl-hexane-2,4-dionato)zinc(II).
abstract: The title compound, [Zn(C(8)H(10)F(3)O(2))(2)(CH(4)O)(2)], is a dimethanol coordinated zinc complex with the acetyl acetonate derivative 1,1,1-trifluoro-5,5-dimethyl-hexane-2,4-dionate. The bis--β-diketonate complex, which is isostructural with its Co analogue, is located on a crystallographic inversion center. The complex is octa-hedral with basically no distortion, and the methanol mol-ecules are in trans positions with respect to one another. The planes of the β-diketonate and the ZnO(4) unit are tilted by 18.64 (10)° against each other. O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds between the methanol hydroxyl groups and neighboring diketonate O atoms create chains running along [100].
authors.affiliation: Youngstown State University, Department of Chemistry, 1 University Plaza, Youngstown, OH 44555, USA.
authors.forename: Gerald O
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zeller
authors.forename: Brian D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Leskiw