Di‐μ‐acetato‐bis­{[2,4‐dichloro‐6‐(2‐pyridylmethyl­imino­meth­yl)­phenol­ato]zinc(II)} and di‐μ‐thio­cyanato‐bis­{[2,4‐dichloro‐6‐(2‐pyridylmethyl­imino­meth­yl)phenolato]copper(II)}

The two title complexes, Zn₂(C₁₃H₉Cl₂N₂O)₂(C₂H₃O₂)₂], (I), and Cu₂(C₁₃H₉Cl₂N₂O)₂(NCS)₂], (II), are dinuclear Schiff base compounds. Both mol­ecules are located on crystallographic centres of inversion. In (I), the Zn^II atom is five‐coordinated in a trigonal–bipyramidal coordination, with one imine N atom of one Schiff base and two acetate O atoms defining the basal plane, and one O atom and one pyridine N atom of the Schiff base occupying the axial positions, while in (II), the Cu^II atom is five‐coordinated in a square‐pyramidal coordination, with one O and two N atoms of one Schiff base and one terminal N atom of a bridging thio­cyanate ligand defining the basal plane, and one terminal S atom of another bridging thio­cyanate ligand occupying the apical position. The different bridging ligands lead to the different coordinations of the complexes.