title: Crystal structure of di-chlorido-bis-(dimethyl N-cyano-dithio-imino-carbonate)zinc.
abstract: The Zn(II) atom in the title complex, [ZnCl2(C4H6N2S2)2], is coordinated in a distorted tetra-hedral manner by two Cl atoms and two terminal N atoms of two dimethyl N-cyano-dithio-imino-carbonate ligands. In the crystal, the complex mol-ecules are connected through C-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds and Cl⋯S contacts, leading to a two-dimensional structure extending parallel to the ab plane.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie Minérale et Analytique, Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal.
authors.forename: Mouhamadou Birame
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Diop
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie Minérale et Analytique, Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal.
authors.forename: Libasse
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Diop
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, 246, Nieuwland, Science Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46557-5670, USA.
authors.forename: Allen G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Oliver
keywords: crystal structure; dimethyl N-cyano­dithio­imino­carbonate; layered structure; tetra­hedral environment; zinc chloride adduct