1-(2,5-Dimethylphenyl)piperazine-1,4-diium tetra-chloridozincate monohydrate

Abstract

In the title compound, (C12H20N2)[ZnCl4] ·H2O, the two piperazine N atoms are protonated and the [ZnCl4]2- anions adopt a slightly distorted tetra-hedral configuration. In the crystal, O - H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds link the tetra-chloridozincate anions and the water mol-ecules into corrugated inorganic chains parallel to [010]. The crystal structure is stabilized by N - H⋯Cl, N - H⋯O and O - H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds, with the N - H hydrogen bond originating from one of the two N atoms being trifurcated.