Synthesis, characterization and crystal structure of a mononuclear zinc(II) complex derived from 2-methoxy- 6-[(3-cyclohexylaminopropylimino)methyl]phenol

Colourless block-shaped crystals of Dichloro{2-methoxy-6-[(3-cyclohexylaminopropy-limino)methyl]phenolato}zinc(II) methanol, [Zn(C₁₇H₂₆N₂O₂)Cl₂].CH₃OH, have been obtained and characterized by elemental analysis, IR and X-ray single crystal determination. The complex crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n with unit cell dimensions a=12.980(3) ?, b=13.139(3) ?, c=13.277(3) ?, β=107.00(3)°, V=2165.4(8) ?³, Z=4, R ₁=0.0631 and wR2=0.1110. X-ray structure determination revealed that the complex consists of a [Zn(C₁₇H₂₆N₂O)Cl₂] moiety and a lattice MeOH molecule. In the crystal structure, molecules are linked through intermolecular N–HO, C–HCl and O–HCl hydrogen bonds, forming chains. It is the first complex derived from the Schiff base ligand 2-methoxy-6-[(3-cyclohexylaminopropylimino)methyl]phenol.Supplementary materialCCDC-606067 contains the supplementary crystallographic data for this paper. These data can be obtained free of charge at http://www.ccdccam.ac.uk/const/retrieving.html or from the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC), 12 Union Road, Cambridge CB2 1EZ, UK; fax: +44(0)1223-336033 or e-mail: deposit@ccdc.cam.ac.uk.