The tilte compound has been obtained from the reaction system of Zn(ClO4)(2)(.)6H(2)O, 1, 10-phenanthroline and picric acid (molar ratio 1 : 3 : 2) in (CH3OHH2O)-H-. solvent and structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal is of triclinic with space group PT. The unit cell parameters are as follows: a = 11.311(2), b = 12.638(4), c = 13.713(4) Angstrom, alpha = 93.24(3), beta = 100.32(2) gamma = 106.50(2)degrees, Z = 2, V = 1837.1(9) Angstrom(3), D-c = 1.660 g/cm(3), mu = 0.763 mm(-1), F(000) = 936, R = 0.0512 and wR = 0.1152. In the complex, the Zn(II) cation is octahedrally coordinated to two 1, 10-phenanthroline ligands and two water molecules in cis disposition. The zinc-containing cation and picrate anions are held together by hydrogen bond and electrostatic attraction.
