title: {1,2-Bis[(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl-κN)meth-yl]benzene}-dichloridozinc(II).
abstract: The title zinc complex, [ZnCl(2)(C(18)H(22)N(4))], contains a bidentate 1,2-bis(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-ylmeth-yl)benz-ene ligand that binds to the zinc atom, forming a nine-membered metallocyclic ring. The geometry about the Zn atom is distorted tetra-hedral, with the largest deviation observed in the magnitude of the Cl-Zn-Cl angle. Similar distortions are observed in the cobalt analogue and related zinc compounds containing metallocyclic rings with more than six members. The copper analogue exhibits a more severe distortion of the metal coordination sphere than is observed in the title compound.
authors.forename: Ilia A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Guzei
authors.forename: Lara C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Spencer
authors.forename: Asheena
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Budhai
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Darkwa