In the X-ray crystal structure of the title complex, nediamine-kappa(3
)N]bis(isothiocyanato-N)zinc(II), [Zn(NCS)(2)(C4H13N3)], the Zn-II ion
and the two isothiocyanate groups lie on a mirror plane and the dieth
ylenetriamine ligand is disordered. The Zn-II ion is coordinated to th
e three N atoms of the diethylenetriamine ligand and to the N atoms of
two isothiocyanate ions. The primary coordination sphere about the Zn
-II ion can be regarded as a symmetric trigonal bipyramid. The ordered
Zn-N distances range from 1.984(7) to 2.252 (8) Angstrom.