Bis[(E)-2-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)ethenyl]-1-methylquinolinium tetraiodidozincate(II) methanol solvate

Abstract

In the title compound, (C19H18NO2)2[ZnI4]·CH3OH, each cation is nearly planar and exists in an E configuration, the dihedral angles between the quinolinium systems and the benzene rings being 1.78 (10) and 5.44 (10)° for the two cations. The [ZnI4]2− anion displays a very slightly distorted tetra­hedral geometry. There are intra­molecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds between the hydr­oxy and meth­oxy groups in each cation which generate S(5) ring motifs. In the crystal structure, cations are linked together by O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and weak C—H⋯O inter­actions, whereas the anions are linked to the cations through weak C—H⋯I inter­actions. The asymmetric unit also contains a methanol solvent mol­ecule which is linked to one of the cations by an O—H⋯O hydrogen bond and the anion through an O—H⋯I hydrogen bond. The crystal is further stabilized by C—H⋯π and π–π inter­actions [centroid–centroid distances 3.6054 (15) and 3.6057 (15) Å].