A one-dimensional coordination polymer, catena-poly[[[[N-ethyl-N-(pyridin-4-ylmethyl)dithiocarbamato-κ2 S,S′]zinc(II)]-μ2-N-ethyl-N-(pyridin-4-ylmethyl)dithiocarbamato-κ3 S,S′:N] 4-methylpyridine hemisolvate]

Abstract

The title compound, {[Zn(C9H11N2S2)2]·0.5C6H7N} n , comprises two independent, but chemically similar, Zn[S2CN(Et)CH2py]2 residues and a 4-methylpyridine solvent molecule in the asymmetric unit. The Zn-containing units are connected into a one-dimensional coordination polymer (zigzag topology) propagating in the [010] direction, with one dithiocarbamate ligand bridging in a μ2-κ3 mode, employing one pyridyl N and both dithiocarbamate S atoms, while the other is κ2-chelating. In each case, the resultant ZnNS4 coordination geometry approximates a square pyramid, with the pyridyl N atom in the apical position. In the crystal, the chains are linked into a three-dimensional architecture by methyl- and pyridyl-C—H...S, methylene-C—H...N(pyridyl) and pyridyl-C—H...π(ZnS2C) interactions. The connection between the chain and the 4-methylpyridine solvent molecule is of the type pyridyl-C—H...N(4-methylpyridine).</jats:p