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The title compound, [Zn(C 6 H 5 S) 2 (C 18 H 12 N 2 )], was prepared as a model for future complexes that will be incorporated into light-harvesting arrays. The Zn II atom lies on a twofold rotation axis and the ligands are arranged tetra­hedrally around this atom. The benzene­thiol­ate ligand and the biquinoline ligand are nearly perpendicular to one another, making a dihedral angle of 84.09 (5)°. The biquinoline ligand is nearly planar, with a maximum deviation of 0.055 (3) Å from the mean plane of the ring system. In the crystal, the mol­ecules pack in a manner such that the biquinoline ligands are parallel to one another, with a π–π inter­action [interplanar distance = 3.38 (1) Å] with the neighboring biquinoline ligand.