Novel hexanuclear zinc(II) complex of 1,3,5-benzenemethyltriiminodiacetate

The titled cyclic dimer of a trinuclear zinc complex, {[Zn3(bmtac)(H2O)8] · 6H2O}2, based on the flexible 1,3,5-benzenemethyltriiminodiacetic acid (H6bmtac) ligand not only is the first reported crystal structure of complex of H6bmtac, but also is possibly one of the largest hexanuclear zinc(II) complex.