title: Bis(isoquinolin-2-ium) tetra-chlorido-zincate dihydrate.
abstract: In the title compound, (C9H8N)2[ZnCl4]·2H2O, the tetra-chlorido-zincate ion is located on a twofold rotation axis with the Zn atom on a special position. The crystal packing is stabilized by N-H⋯O and O-H⋯Cl inter-actions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Presidency College, Chennai 600 005, India.
authors.forename: Elumalai
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Govindan
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry 605 014, India.
authors.forename: Subramani
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thirumurugan
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry 605 014, India.
authors.forename: Kanniah
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rajkumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry 605 014, India.
authors.forename: Krishnamoorthy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Anbalagan
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Presidency College, Chennai 600 005, India.
authors.forename: Arunachalam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: SubbiahPandi
keywords: crystal structure