(Diethylenetriamine)bis(isothiocyanato)zinc(II)

In the X-ray crystal structure of the title complex, [N-(2-aminoethyl)-1,2-ethanediamine-κ³N]bis(isothiocyanato-N)zinc(II), [Zn(NCS)₂(C₄H₁₃N₃)], the Zn^II ion and the two isothiocyanate groups lie on a mirror plane and the diethylenetriamine ligand is disordered. The Zn^II ion is coordinated to the three N atoms of the diethylenetriamine ligand and to the N atoms of two isothiocyanate ions. The primary coordination sphere about the Zn^II ion can be regarded as a symmetric trigonal bipyramid. The ordered Zn—N distances range from 1.984 (7) to 2.252 (8) Å.

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