Kristall- und Molekülstruktur von Bis(pyridin)bis(trifluoromethyl)zink

Crystal and Molecular Structure of Bis(pyridine)bis(trifluoromethyl)zinc Bis(pyridin)bis(trifluoromethyl)zinc 1 has been isolated and characterized by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction techniques. The title compound represents the first structure determination of a fully fluorinated alkylzinc compound (monoclinic, space group P2₁/c, Z = 4, a = 8.856(3), b = 18.158(3), c = 8.979(3) Å, β = 98.14(2)°, R = 0.054, R_w = 0.035). The zinc atom is in a distorted tetrahedral environment. The molecular structure of [ClZn(CCl₂CF₃) η₂O]₂ 2 was solved, but is not included in a structural comparison due to crystallographic disorder.