Di-mu-acetato-bis{[2,4-dichloro-6-(2-pyridylmethyliminomethyl)phenolato]zinc(II)} and di-mu-thiocyanato-bis{[2,4-dichloro-6-(2-pyridylmethyliminomethyl)phenolato]copper(II)}.

The two title complexes, [Zn(2)(C(13)H(9)Cl(2)N(2)O)(2)(C(2)H(3)O(2))(2)], (I), and [Cu(2)(C(13)H(9)Cl(2)N(2)O)(2)(NCS)(2)], (II), are dinuclear Schiff base compounds. Both molecules are located on crystallographic centres of inversion. In (I), the Zn(II) atom is five-coordinated in a trigonal-bipyramidal coordination, with one imine N atom of one Schiff base and two acetate O atoms defining the basal plane, and one O atom and one pyridine N atom of the Schiff base occupying the axial positions, while in (II), the Cu(II) atom is five-coordinated in a square-pyramidal coordination, with one O and two N atoms of one Schiff base and one terminal N atom of a bridging thiocyanate ligand defining the basal plane, and one terminal S atom of another bridging thiocyanate ligand occupying the apical position. The different bridging ligands lead to the different coordinations of the complexes.