Dibromido[N-propyl-N'-(2-pyridylmethyl-idene)ethane-1,2-diamine]zinc(II).

The title complex, [ZnBr(2)(C(11)H(17)N(3))], is a mononuclear zinc(II) compound derived from the Schiff base N-propyl-N'-(1-pyridin-2-ylmethyl-idene)ethane-1,2-diamine. The Zn(II) atom is five-coordinate, binding to the imine N, pyridine N, and amine N atoms of the Schiff base ligand and to two bromide anions in a distorted trigonal-bipyramidal coordination geometry. Adjacent mol-ecules are linked through inter-molecular N-H⋯Br hydrogen bonds, forming dimers.