The first oxazoline adduct of Zn(acac)2: bis(acetylacetonato-j2O,O0)(2-phenyl-2- oxazoline-jN)zinc(II)

The title material, [Zn(C(5)H(7)O(2))(2)(C(9)H(9)NO)], was synthesized by the treatment of bis-(acetyl-acetonato)zinc(II) monohydrate with 2-phenyl-2-oxazoline. The Zn atom is coordinated by two chelating acetyl-acetonate groups and one oxazoline ligand in the apical position of a slightly distorted square-pyramidal metal-ligand geometry.