title: Dichlorido(4'-phenyl-2,2':6',2''-ter-pyridyl)zinc.
abstract: The title compound, [ZnCl(2)(C(21)H(15)N(3))], was obtained from the reaction of ZnCl(2)·4H(2)O with 4'-phenyl-terpyridine (L) and disodium 2,6-dipicolinate. The Zn(2+) cation is ligated by the N atoms of the tridentate L ligand and two chloride anions, forming a ZnN(3)Cl(2) polyhedron with a distorted trigonal-bipyramidal coordination geometry. In the crystal, nonclassical C-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds are observed.
authors.affiliation: Guangxi Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Resource Processing and Process Intensification Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004,  People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Baohuan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Mei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Lingjun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lu