Bis(nitrato-κO)(1,4,8,11-tetra-aza-cyclo-tetra-decane-κ4 N)zinc(II) methanol monosolvate.

Abstract

The two ZnII atoms in the crystal structure of the title complex, [Zn(NO3)2(C10H24N4)]·CH3OH, have a distorted octa-hedral coordination sphere, defined by 1,4,8,11-tetra-aza-cyclo-tetra-decane (cyclam) N atoms in the equatorial plane and nitrate O atoms in the axial sites. The conformation of the cyclam is trans-III (R, R, S, S), which is typical for metal-cyclam complexes. Nitrate anions are involved in intra- and inter-molecular hydrogen bonding with the N-H groups of the ZnII-cyclam unit. Together with the methanol solvent mol-ecule, the hydrogen-bonding network connects the ZnII-cyclam units into ribbons running parallel to the a axis.