title: (μ-Acetato){μ-1,3-bis[2-(2-oxidobenzylideneamino)ethyl]-2-(2-oxidophenyl)-1,3-imidazolidine}dizinc(II) ethanol disolvate dihydrate.
abstract: In the title binuclear compound, [Zn(2)(C(27)H(27)N(4)O(3))(C(2)H(3)O(2))]·2CH(3)CH(2)OH·2H(2)O, both Zn cations adopt distorted ZnO(3)N(2) trigonal-bipyramidal geometries with one N atom in a axial site and one N atom in an equatorial site, arising from coordination by the N,N,N,N,O,O,O-hepta-dentate ligand and a bridging acetate ion. In the crystal, inter-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the component units into a three-dimensional network. Two short C-H⋯O contacts are also seen.
authors.forename: Xiao-Ping
authors.initials: XP
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Miao-Li
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Li-Ping
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Lu