The crystal structure of tris(2,2'-bipyridine)zinc(II) perchlorate, [Z
n(C10H8N2)(3)](ClO4)(2), has been established by X-ray crystallography
. The Zn-II atom is coordinated by three chelating 2,2'-bipyridine lig
ands in a highly distorted octahedral arrangement with Zn-N bond lengt
hs ranging from 2.135(2) to 2.172(3) Angstrom.