Di-chlorido-(4,7-dimeth-oxy-1,10-phenanthroline-κ2N, N')zinc(II)

Nalani P Rose; Hadi D Arman; Rafael A Adrian

doi:10.1107/S2414314624000373

Di-chlorido-(4,7-dimeth-oxy-1,10-phenanthroline-κ²N, N')zinc(II)

IUCrdata. 2024 Jan 12;9(Pt 1):x240037. doi: 10.1107/S2414314624000373. eCollection 2024 Jan.

Authors

Nalani P Rose¹, Hadi D Arman², Rafael A Adrian¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas 78209, USA.
² Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78249, USA.

Abstract

In the title complex, [ZnCl₂(C₁₄H₁₂N₂O₂)], the Zn^II atom is located on a twofold rotation axis and is fourfold coordinated by two chlorido ligands and a bidentate 4,7-meth-oxy-1,10-phenanthroline ligand in a distorted tetra-hedral environment. Weak π-π stacking inter-actions between adjacent 4,7-dimeth-oxy-1,10-phenanthroline rings [centroid-to-centroid distances = 3.5969 (11) and 3.7738 (11) Å] contribute to the alignment of the complexes in layers parallel to (01).

Keywords: 4,7-dimethoxy-1,10-phenanthroline; coordinating chloride ions; crystal structure; distorted tetrahedral coordination environment; metal complex; zinc; τ4 descriptor.

Grants and funding

Funding for this research was provided by: National Science Foundation (award No. 1920059); Welch Foundation (award No. BN0032); The University of the Incarnate Word Faculty Endowed Research Award; Constance and Miriam Jauchler Jones Endowed Chair.