Synthesis and Structure of a Zinc-Zinc-Bonded Compound with a Monoanionic α-Diimine Ligand, [LZn-ZnL] (L = [(2,6-iPr2C6H3)NC(Me)]2-)

A zinc-zinc-bonded compound with a monoanionic alpha-diimine ligand, [LZn-ZnL] (L = [(2,6-(Pr2C6H3)-Pr-i)NC-(Me)](2)(-)) (3), has been synthesized by the reaction of ZnCl2 and [Na2L]. The Zn-Zn bond distance (2.3403(18) angstrom) is shorter than that in the analogues with the dianionic ligand.