Aqua{4,4',6,6'-tetrachloro-2,2'-[(2,2-dimethylpropane-1,3-diyl)bis(nitrilomethanylylidene)]diphenolato}zinc.

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Zn(C(19)H(16)Cl(4)N(2)O(2))(H(2)O)], comprises two crystallographically independent mol-ecules. The geometry around the Zn(II) atoms is distorted trigonal-bipyramidal, supported by the N(2)O(2) donor atoms of the tetradentate Schiff base and a coordinating water mol-ecule. The dihedral angles between the benzene rings in the two mol-ecules are 34.10 (15) Šand 30.61 (15) Å. In the crystal, neighbouring independent mol-ecules are linked by pairs of O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming dimers with R(2) (2)(6) ring motifs, and by O-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds. There are short Cl⋯Cl [3.4728 (16), 3.4863 (16), and 3.388 (1) Å] contacts present, and mol-ecules are also linked by C-H⋯O and π-π [centroid-centroid distance = 3.671 (2) Å] inter-actions.

{4,4',6,6'-Tetra-chloro-2,2'-[2,2-dimethyl-propane-1,3-diylbis(nitrilo-methanylyl-idene)]}copper(II).

In the title Schiff base complex, [Cu(C(19)H(16)Cl(4)N(2)O(2))], the geometry around the Cu(II) atom is distorted square-planar defined by the N(2)O(2) donor atoms of the coordinated ligand. The dihedral angle between the substituted benzene rings is 29.95 (16)°. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked along the b axis, forming individual dimers through C-H⋯O inter-actions. The crystal structure is further stabilized by inter-molecular π-π inter-actions [centroid-centroid distance = 3.6131 (17) Å].

{4,4',6,6'-Tetra-chloro-2,2'-[2,2-dimethyl-propane-1,3-diylbis(nitrilo-methanylyl-idene)]}nickel(II).

In the title compound, [Ni(C(19)H(16)Cl(4)N(2)O(2))], the Ni(II) ion is in a distorted square-planar environment coordinated by two N atoms and two O atoms of the tetra-dentate ligand. The dihedral angle between the benzene rings is 24.8 (2)°. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked into chains along the b axis by weak C-H⋯O and C-H⋯Cl inter-actions. An inter-molecular Cl⋯Cl [3.4564 (19) Å] inter-action is present which is shorter than the sum of the van der Waals radii of Cl atoms (3.50 Å).

4,6-Dichloro-2-{[(E)-(3-{[(E)-3,5-dichloro-2-hy-droxy-benzyl-idene]amino}-2,2-dimethyl-prop-yl)imino]-meth-yl}phenol.

In the title compound, C(19)H(18)Cl(4)N(2)O(2), a potential tetra-dentate Schiff base ligand, the dihedral angle between the two benzene rings is 48.01 (10)°. The configuration about the two C=N bonds is E and two intra-molecular O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds make S(6) ring motifs. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked along the b axis via inter-molecular C-H⋯Cl inter-actions. The crystal structure is further stabilized by an inter-molecular π-π inter-action [centroid-centroid distance = 3.5744 (12) Å].