“…In recent years, zinc complexes of different N-and O-donor ligands have been studied due to their application as models for Zncontaining active sites in enzymes [4]. Depending on the method of preparation i.e., reaction condition, nature of solvent, stoichiometry and temperature, the resulting zinc complexes can have five-and six-coordinate structures [5,6].To investigate the influence of different coordination mode on the molecular geometry in the absence of ligand field stabilisation energy, and also the packing characteristics of corresponding complexes, the present work was undertaken. The synthesis, crystal structure and solid state thermal studies of two novel conformational isomers of [Zn(medpt)(NCS) 2 ], medpt=N 2 -methyldiethylenetriamine, are reported here.…”