(2-{[1-(Pyridin-2-Yl)Ethylidene]Aminomethyl}Pyridine-Kappa N-3,N ',N '')Bis(Thiocyanato-Kappa N)Zinc

The complete molecule of the title mononuclear zinc(II) complex, [Zn(NCS)(2)(C13H13N3)], is generated by crystallographic twofold symmetry, with the metal atom lying on the rotation axis. The pendant methyl group of the ligand is statistically disordered over two sites. The Zn2+ cation is coordinated by the N,N',N ''-tridentate Schiff base ligand, and by two thiocyanate N atoms, forming a distorted ZnN5 trigonal-bipyramidal geometry.