A zinc complex with the tripodal ligand bis[2-(2-pyridyl)ethyl]-(2-pyridyl)
methylamine (pmap) reacts with carbon dioxide to form a new dinuclear carbo
nate bridged zinc complex, [mu-CO3 {Zn(pmap)}(2)](ClO4)(2). This complex wa
s structurally characterized and shows a binding mode for carbonate, which
so far has not been observed for zinc carbonate complexes. (C) 1999 Elsevie
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