Materials Data on Zn(H3C)2 by Materials Project
Zn(CH3)2 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of two dimethylzinc molecules. Zn2+ is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent C4- atoms. Both Zn–C bond lengths are 1.94 Å. C4- is bonded to one Zn2+ and three H1+ atoms to form corner-sharing CZnH3 tetrahedra. All C–H bond lengths are 1.10 Å. There are three inequivalent H1+ sites. In the first H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C4- atom. In the second H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C4- atom. In the third H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C4- atom.