Crystal and molecular structure of the mixed-ligand complex Zn[S2CN(CH3)(2)](2)Phen

The crystal and molecular structure of the mixed-ligand complex Zn[S2CN(CH3 )(2)](2)Phen is determined by single crystal X-ray diffractometry (CAD-4 di ffractometer, MoKalpha radiation, 3347 F(hkl), R = 0.0385). The crystals ar e monoclinic, a = 13.340(3), b = 13.827(3), c = 24.698(5) Angstrom, beta = 102.58(3)degrees, V = 4446(2) Angstrom(3), Z = 8, d(calc) = 1.452 g/cm(3), space group C2/c. The structure consists of monomeric molecules in which th e zinc atom has a distorted octahedral environment (4S + 2N). The molecular packing in the crystal involves dimers related by the 2 rotation axis and forming continuous chains along the c axis.