In the title compound, [Zn(C 7 H 4 ClO 2 ) 2 (C 7 H 8 N 2 O 2 ) 2 ], the Zn II ion is coordinated by two N atoms from two methyl N-(3pyridyl)carbamate ligands and four O atoms from two bidentate 2-chlorobenzoate anions in a pseudo-octahedral geometry. The Zn-O distances are in the range 2.0484 (16)-2.380 (2) A ˚, and the Zn-N distance is 2.1012 (18) A ˚. The molecules are linked into a chain along the c axis by N-HÁ Á ÁO and C-HÁ Á ÁCl hydrogen bonds. Related literature The Zn II atom adopts a

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... etrahedral geometry in related complexes with methyl N-(3-pyridyl)carbamate ligands (Zelen ˇa ´k et al., 2004 (Zelen ˇa ´k et al., , 2007)). Data collection: XSCANS (Siemens, 1994); cell refinement: XSCANS; data reduction: XSCANS; program(s) used to solve structure: SIR97 (Altomare et al., 1999); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: enCIFer (Allen et al., 2004).