title: Di-μ-acetato-1:2κO:O';2:3κO:O,O'-bis-(5,5,7,12,12,14-hexa-methyl-1,4,8,11-tetra-aza-cyclo-tetra-deca-ne)-1κN,3κN-bis-(perchlorato-2κO,O')-2-sodium-1,3-dizinc perchlorate.
abstract: In the title salt, [NaZn(2)(CH(3)COO)(2)(ClO(4))(2)(C(16)H(36)N(4))(2)]ClO(4), the macrocyclic ligand binds to the Zn(2+) cations through their four amino N atoms; the Zn(2+) cations are also each covalently bonded to an acetate ion. For one zinc atom, the acetate group is monodentate, and the geometry is a distorted ZnN(4)O trigonal bipyramid; for the other, the acetate group is anisobidentate and the geometry is a distorted ZnN(4)O(2) octa-hedron. The two macrocycle-zinc acetate units are bridged through a diperchloratosodium unit. In the crystal, the complex cations and uncoordinated perchlorate anions are linked by N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.
authors.forename: Guang-Chuan
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Ou
authors.forename: Seik Weng
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Ng