| Abstract: | A new noncentrosymmetric organic–inorganic hybrid material, (C8H12N)2ZnCl4], has been synthesized as single crystals at room temperature and characterized by X‐ray diffraction and solid‐state NMR spectroscopy. Its novel structure consists of two 4‐methylbenzylammonium cations and one ZnCl4]2− anion connected by N—H...Cl and C—H...Cl hydrogen bonds, two of which are three‐centre interactions. The ZnII metal centre has a slightly distorted tetrahedral coordination geometry. Results from 13C CP–MAS NMR spectroscopy are in good agreement with the X‐ray structure. Density functional theory calculations allow the assignment of the carbon peaks to the independent crystallographic sites. |
