Synthesis,Characterization and Crystal Structure of a Mononuclear Zinc(II) Complex Derived from 2-[(2-Propylaminoethylimino)methyl]phenol

Abstract  

A new zinc(II) complex, [Zn(C₁₂H₁₈N₂O)Cl₂]·CH₃CN, derived from the Schiff base ligand 2-[(2-propylaminoethylimino)methyl]phenol, has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectra, and X-ray crystallography. The complex crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pbcn with unit cell dimensions a = 26.387(9) ?, b = 7.389(2) ?, c = 18.731(6) ?, V = 3,652(2) ?³, Z = 8, R ₁ = 0.0455 and wR ₂ = 0.1143. The asymmetric unit of the compound contains a mononuclear [Zn(C₁₂H₁₈N₂O)Cl₂] complex and an acetonitrile molecule linked together by an intermolecular N–H···N hydrogen bond. Crystal packing is stabilized by intermolecular N–H···O hydrogen bonds linking the molecules into chains along the b axis of the unit cell.