Synthesis and crystal structure of bis[μ ₂ -7-({bis[(pyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino-κ ³ <i>N</i> , <i>N</i> ′, <i>N</i> ′′}methyl)-5-chloroquinolin-8-olato-κ ² <i>N</i> , <i>O</i> ]dizinc(II) bis(perchlorate) acetonitrile

The title compound, [Zn₂(C₂₂H₁₈ClN₄O)₂](ClO₄)₂·CH₃CN, consists of one centrosymmetric cationic dinuclear zinc(II) complex with two penta-dentate ligands containing quinolin-8-olato and bis-(pyridin-2-ylmeth-yl)amine groups, two perchlorate counter-ions and one aceto-nitrile solvate mol-ecule. The Zn^II atom adopts a distorted octa-hedral geometry and coordinates the O atom and the N atom of the quinolin-8-olato group and three N atoms of the bis-(pyridin-2-ylmeth-yl)amine group in a ligand, and the O atom in an adjacent ligand generated by an inversion operation. The phenolato oxygen atoms in the two ligands of the cationic dinuclear complex are bridging coordinated with the two Zn^II atoms. In the crystal, the cationic dinuclear complex mol-ecules and perchlorate ions are linked by C-H⋯Cl and C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a three-dimensional network.