Clemizoledichlorozinc(II)

The crystal structure of the title compound, dichloro-[1-(p-chlorophenylmethyl)- 2-(1-pyrrolidinylmethyl)benzimidazolato-N,N'']zinc(II), [ZnCl₂(C₁₉H₂₀ClN₃)], is composed of independent molecules wherein clemizole acts as a bidentate ligand and is coordinated to zinc via pyrrolidinyl and imidazole N atoms. The geometry around zinc is distorted tetrahedral with bond distances Zn-N 2.029 (3), 2.157 (3) Å and Zn-Cl 2.196 (2) and 2.222 (2) Å.

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