Crystal structure of the mixed methanol and ethanol solvate of bis{3,4,5-trimethoxy-N′-[1-(pyridin-2-yl)ethylidene]benzohydrazidato}zinc(II)

Abstract

The unit cell of the title compound, [Zn(C17H18N3O4)2]·CH4O·C2H6O, contains two complex molecules related by an inversion centre, plus one methanol and one ethanol solvent molecule per complex molecule. In each complex, two deprotonated pyridine aroylhydrazone ligands {3,4,5-trimethoxy-N′-[1-(pyridin-2-yl)ethylidene]benzohydrazide} coordinate to the ZnII ion through the N atoms of the pyridine group and the ketamine, and, additionally, through the O atom of the enolate group. In the crystal, dimers are formed by π–π interactions between the planar ligand moieties, which are further connected by C...O and C...C interactions. The intermolecular interactions were investigated using Hirshfeld surface analysis and two-dimensional fingerprint plots, revealing that the most important contributions for the crystal packing are from H...H (44.8%), H...C/C...H (22.2%), H...O/O...H (18.7%) and C...C (3.9%) interactions.