Abstract
The title compound, [ Zn( C36H46N2O2)( C2H6O)]center dot C2H5OH, adopts a square-pyramidal Zn-II coordination, with the N2O2 tetradentate Schiff base ligand bound in the basal plane and the coordinated ethanol molecule occupying the apical site. Inversion-related Zn-II complex molecules are linked via O-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonding involving the coordinated and uncoordinated ethanol molecules, forming dimers which are stacked along the c axis. Intramolecular C-H center dot center dot center dot O and C-H center dot center dot center dot pi interactions are observed in the Zn-II complex.