Crystal structure of (7-{[bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)amino-κ³ N,N′,N′′]methyl}-5-chloroquinolin-8-ol)dibromidozinc(II)

Abstract

In the title compound, [ZnBr2(C22H19ClN4O)], the ZnII atom adopts a distorted square-pyramidal coordination geometry, formed by two bromido ligands and three N atoms of the bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)amine moiety in the pentadentate ligand containing quinolinol. The ZnII atom is located well above the mean basal plane of the square-based pyramid. The apical position is occupied by a Br atom. The O and N atoms of the quinolinol moiety in the ligand are not coordinated to the ZnII atom. An intramolecular O—H...N hydrogen bond, generating an S(5) ring motif, stabilizes the molecular structure. In the crystal, the molecules are linked by intermolecular C—H...Br hydrogen bonds, generating ribbon structures containing alternating R 2 2(22) and R 2 2(14) rings. These ribbons are linked through an intermolecular C—H...Br hydrogen bond, forming a two-dimensional network sheet.