Di-μ-chlorido-dichlorido-bis{μ-6,6′-dimethoxy-2,2′-[o-phenylenebis(nitrilomethylidyne)]diphenolato}dilead(II)dizinc(II) N,N′-dimethylformamide disolvate

The title compound, [Pb2Zn2(C22H18N2O4)2Cl4]·2C3H7NO, was synthesized using a step-by-step method and has a slipped sandwich configuration. The coordination environment of the Zn2+ ion is distorted square-pyramidal and it is coordinated by N2O2 of the Schiff base ligand and chloride; each Pb2+ ion is coordinated by the four 6,6′-dimethoxy-2,2′-[o-phenylenebis(nitrilomethylidyne)]diphenolate (L) O atoms and two chloride ions. The ZnIIPbII dinuclear unit, through an inversion-symmetry operation, forms a tetrameric complex with double chloride bridges.