Tetraiodide von Tris(1,2‐ethandiamin)komplexen der Metalle Zink und Nickel

The isotypic compounds tris(1,2‐ethanedi­amine‐N,N′)­zinc(II) triiodide iodide, Zn(C₂H₈N₂)₃](I₃)I, and tris(1,2‐ethanedi­amine‐N,N′)­nickel(II) triiodide iodide, Ni(C₂H₈N₂)₃](I₃)I, contain the octahedral M(en)₃]²⁺ cation, with M = Zn and Ni, in both enantiomeric forms, an essentially linear triiodide anion and an iodide anion. The geometries of the complex ions are as expected, e.g.d(Ni—N) = 2.123 (5), 2.127 (6) and 2.134 (5) Å, and d(Zn—N) = 2.176 (4), 2.193 (4) and 2.210 (4) Å. The shortest contact between the triiodide and iodide ions is 3.979 (1) Å for the nickel compound and 4.013 (1) Å for the zinc compound.