Synthesis and crystal structure of Zinc (II) Complex [Zn(25-MBTSC)2I2]

Zinc (II) complex, [Zn(25-MBTSC)2I2] (1), where (25-MBTSC = (E)-2-(2,5-dimethoxybenzaldehyde) thiosemicarbazone, has been synthesized from the reaction of ZnI2 with 25-MBTSC in methanol as solvent at 25 ºC. It was characterized by elemental analysis (CHN) and is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The complex 1 crystallizes in a triclinic system, with space group P-ī, having one symmetry-independent Zn2+ ion coordinated in a distorted tetrahedral geometry by two S atoms of the 25-MBTSC ligand and by two I atoms. The thiosemicarbazone ligand 25-MBTSC acts as a monodentate ligand and coordinates via one S atom in η1-S bonding mode to the zinc center.