title: A triclinic polymorph of dichlorido(2-{[2-(isopropyl-ammonio)-eth-yl]imino-methyl-κN}-5-meth-oxy-phenolato-κO(1))zinc.
abstract: The title compound, [ZnCl(2)(C(13)H(20)N(2)O(2))], was first reported in the monoclinic space group P2(1)/n [Han et al. (2010 ▶). Acta Cryst. E66, m469]. This investigation reveals a triclinic polymorph in the space group P-1 with an asymmetric unit that contains two independent mol-ecules of the mononuclear zinc(II) complex. In each mol-ecule, the Zn(II) atoms are coordinated in a bidentate fashion by the phenolate O and imine N atoms of the Schiff base ligand. Two Cl(-) anions complete the tetra-hedral coordination in each case. The most obvious difference between the two forms is that the Zn-L (L = O, N, Cl) bond lengths in both unique mol-ecules are longer than those found in the monoclinic polymorph, or indeed in other similar complexes. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked through N-H⋯O and N-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds, forming chains along the b axis.
authors.affiliation: Zibo Vocational Institute, Zibo 255314,  People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ai-Tian
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Pei