Crystal structure of bis[dihydrobis(pyrazol-1-yl)-borato-κ²N²,N2'](1,10-phenanthroline-κ²N,N0)-zinc(II).

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Zn(C6H8N4B)2(C12H8N2)], comprises one half of a ZnII cation (site symmetry 2), one dihydrobis(pyrazol-1-yl)borate ligand in a general position, and one half of a phenanthroline ligand, the other half being completed by twofold rotation symmetry. The ZnII cation is coordinated in form of a slightly distorted octahedron by the N atoms of a phenanthroline ligand and by two pairs of N atoms of symmetry-related dihydrobis(pyrazol-1-yl)borate ligands. The discrete complexes are arranged into columns that elongate in the c-axis direction with a parallel alignment of the phenanthroline ligands, indicating weak π-π interactions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]