title: Dichloridobis(3-chloro-pyridine-κN)zinc.
abstract: In the crystal structure of the title compound, [ZnCl(2)(C(5)H(4)ClN)(2)], discrete complex mol-ecules are found in which the Zn(II) cations are coordinated by two chloride anions and the N atoms of the two 3-chloro-pyridine ligands within a slightly distorted tetra-hedron. Moreover, inter-molecular C-Cl⋯Cl-C halogen inter-actions (Cl⋯Cl = 3.442 Å) are found between the building blocks.
authors.forename: Yan-Hui
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Dong-Mei
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: Jian-Wei
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Zou