The saccharinato complexes [Zn(phen) 2 (sac)(H 2 O)]sac (1) and [Zn(sac)(dmp)(H 2 O)](sac) (2), where phen ¼ 1,10-phenanthroline, dmp ¼ 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline, and sac ¼ saccharinato ion/ligand, were synthesized by the reaction of [Zn(sac) 2 (H 2 O) 4 ] Á 2H 2 O with ligands and have been characterized by elemental analysis, IR, and 1 H NMR spectroscopies. Conductivity of complexes was measured in DMSO. Compound 1 is characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction and compared with some isomorphous zinc-saccharinate complexes reported previously. Complex 1 crystallizes in the triclinic system, space group P" 1, with Z ¼ 2, and consists of alternating slightly distorted octahedral [Zn(phen) 2 (sac)(H 2 O)] þ and noncoordinated saccharinate. The zinc bound aqua is hydrogen bonded to an oxygen of carbonyl in the saccharinate ligand and the SO 2 group in the saccharinate counter-ion from an adjacent molecule. Intermolecular and intramolecular hydrogen bonds and C-H Á Á Á O and C-H Á Á Á N short contacts lead to a 3-D network.
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