Dibromido{(E)-2-ethoxy-6-[3-(methylammonio)propyliminomethyl]phenolato}zinc(II)

The title complex, [ZnBr(2)(C(13)H(20)N(2)O(2))], is a mononuclear zinc(II) compound derived from the zwitterionic form of the Schiff base (E)-2-eth-oxy-6-((3-(methyl-amino)propyl-imino)meth-yl)phenol. The Zn(II) atom is four-coordinated by the imine N and phenolate O atoms of the Schiff base ligand, and by two bromide ions, in a tetra-hedral coordination geometry. Adjacent mol-ecules are linked through inter-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming chains running along the b axis.