title: Dichlorido(2,9-dieth-oxy-1,10-phenanthroline-κN,N')zinc(II).
abstract: All non-H atoms except for the Cl atoms lie on a mirror plane in the title complex, [ZnCl(2)(C(16)H(16)N(2)O(2))]. The Zn(II) ion is coordinated by two N atoms from a bis-chelating 2,9-dieth-oxy-1,10-phenanthroline ligand and two symmetry-related Cl atoms in a distorted tetra-hedral environment. The two Zn-N bond lengths are significantly different from each other and the N-Zn-N angle is acute. In the crystal structure, there are weak but significant π-π stacking inter-actions between phenanthroline rings, with a centroid-centroid distance of 3.764 (1) Å.
authors.affiliation: College of Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Cao-Yuan
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Niu
authors.forename: Yu-Li
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Dang
authors.forename: Xin-Sheng
authors.initials: XS
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: Chun-Hong
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Kou