{2-[2-(1H-Benzimidazol-2-yl)ethyliminomethyl]-4-bromophenolato}chlorozinc(II) methanol solvate

Abstract

The title compound, [Zn(C16H13BrN3)Cl]·CH4O, has been prepared by the reaction of 2-[2-(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)ethyl­imino­meth­yl]-4-bromo­phenol with zinc(II) chloride. The central Zn atom is coordinated by two N atoms and one O atom from the phenolate ligand, along with a Cl− anion, which provide a distorted tetra­hedral enviroment. Inter­molecular O—H⋯O and N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link two Zn complex mol­ecules and two methanol solvent mol­ecules into a centrosymmetric cluster. The crystal packing is further stabilized by weak C—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds.