Crystal Structure of a Chiral Schiff Base Zinc(II) Complex, [Zn (C15H12Br2NO2)2]

The crystal of the title compound, [Zn (C15H12Br2NO2)2], bis [2, 4- dibromo- 6- [[(1- phenylethyl) imino- κN] 2-hydroxymethyl] phenolato- κO] -zinc (II) is reported. A coordination compound was synthesized from (R)-(−)-2-phenylglycinol, 3, 5-dibromosalicylaldehyde, and zinc (II) acetate dihydrate. Central Zn (II) ion on a symmetry center affords a four-coordinated tetrahedral coordination geometry, Zn-N and Zn-O bond distances being 2.034(5) and 1.940(4) A, respectively. Benzene rings of ligands formed intramolecular π−π stacking not indicating flexible feature of the rings of (R)-(−)-2-phenylglycinol moiety.