Bis(acetato-κ2O,O′)(4,4′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine-κ2N,N′)zinc

The molecular structure of the title compound, [Zn(CH3COO)(2)(C12H12N2)], consists of isolated molecules bisected by a twofold rotation axis which goes through the Zn-II cation and halves the organic base through the central C-C bond. The Zn-II ion is coordinated by two N atoms from one molecule of the aromatic base and four O atoms from two bidentate, symmetry-related acetate anions, which coordinate asymmetrically [Zn-O distances of 2.058 (2) and 2.362 (3) angstrom], while the two Zn-N bond distances are equal as imposed by symmetry [2.079 (2) angstrom]. The crystal structure is supported by a number of weak C-H...O interactions and C-H...pi contacts, with no pi-pi interactions present, mainly hindered by the substituent methyl groups and the relative molecular orientation. The result is a three-dimensional structure in which each molecule is linked to eight different neighbors.