The structure of [ZnCl2(C8H8N2O3)(2)] containing the zwitterionic nico
tinamide-N-1-acetate ligand (3-carbamoylpyridinium-1-acetate) is descr
ibed. The complex has slightly distorted tetrahedral geometry involvin
g two Cl atoms [Zn-Cl 2.245 (1) Angstrom] and two carboxy O atoms [Zn-
O 2.014 (1) Angstrom]. Molecules of the complex are connected by inter
molecular hydrogen bonds of the type N-H ... O, with N ... O distances
of 2.868 (3) and 3.030 (2) Angstrom.