{[mu-Bis(salicylidene)-1,3-propanediaminato]-bis(4-methylpyridine)nickel(II)}dichlorozinc(II)

The title compound, [Ni(C17H16N2O2)(C6H7N)(2) {ZnCl2}], is a heteronuclear dimeric complex. The Ni atom has an irregular octahedral environment involv ing two O atoms and two N atoms from the bis(salicylidene)-1,3-propanediami nate ligand in the equatorial plane, and two N atoms from the two 4-methylp yridine groups in the apical positions. The Ni-O-Zn, O-Zn-O, Zn-O-Ni and O- Ni-O angles in the bridged plane are 99.58(9), 80.59(8), 100.57(9) and 79.2 6(8)degrees, respectively. The Ni ... Zn distance is 3.0896 (9) Angstrom.