title: Crystal structure of bis-[4-(4-chloro-benz-yl)pyridine-κN]bis-(thio-cyanato-κN)zinc.
abstract: In the crystal structure of the title compound, [Zn(NCS)2(C12H10ClN)2], the Zn(2+) cation is N-coordinated by two terminally bonded thio-cyante anions and by two 4-(4-chloro-benz-yl)pyridine ligands within a slightly distorted tetra-hedron. The asymmetric unit consists of half of the discrete complex, the central Zn(2+) cation of which is located on a twofold rotation axis. The discrete complexes are linked into layers via a weak inter-molecular hydrogen-bonding inter-action, with a H⋯Cl distance of 2.85 Å and a C-H⋯Cl angle of 151°. These layers extend parallel to the ab plane and are held together by dispersion forces only.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Max-Eyth-Strasse 2, 24118 Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Werner
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Max-Eyth-Strasse 2, 24118 Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: Tristan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Neumann
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Max-Eyth-Strasse 2, 24118 Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: Inke
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jess
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Max-Eyth-Strasse 2, 24118 Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Näther
keywords: crystal structure; hydrogen bonding; tetra­hedral coordination; thio­cyanate; zinc complex