Tetrakis(μ-4-methylbenzoato-κO:O′)bis{[4-(dimethylamino)pyridine-κN¹]zinc(II)}

Abstract

In the centrosymmetric title binuclear complex, [Zn2(C8H7O2)4(C7H10N2)2], the Zn atoms [Zn⋯Zn = 3.0287 (6) Å] are bridged by four 4-methyl­benzoate ligands. The four nearest O atoms around each ZnII atom form a distorted square-planar arrangement with the distorted square-pyramidal coordination completed by the pyridine N atom of the 4-(dimethyl­amino)pyridine ligand. In the crystal structure, weak inter­molecular C—H⋯O inter­actions link the mol­ecules into infinite chains. The chains are further linked by weak C—H⋯π inter­actions, forming a three-dimensional network.