Diacetato{4′-[4-(benzyloxy)phenyl]-2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine}zinc(II)

In the title compound, [Zn(CH3COO)2(C28H21N3O)], the ZnII ion is in a trigonal–bipyramidal ZnN3O2 coordination with a tridentate N-chelating 4′-[4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)-2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine ligand in the equatorial position and two acetate anions in the axial positions. The three pyridine rings are approximately coplanar, with a maximum deviation of 0.03 Å from the mean plane. The phenoxy substituent makes a dihedral angle of 18.1 (2)° with the central pyridine ring. The benzyl group has a C—O—C—C torsion angle of 77.62 (8)° relative to the phenoxy ring. In the crystal, molecules are linked via C—H...O hydrogen bonds.