Hexakis(methanol) and hexakis(ethanol) complexes of zinc were prepared under strictly anhydrous conditions and crystallized as perchlorate or hexafluorosilicate salts in space groups of high symmetry. All their OH functions are engaged in hydrogen-bonded cation–anion networks. Their Zn–O distances correspond to those in [Zn(H2O)6]2+. Their water sensitivity can be explained by a gain in entropy and by a gain in polar interactions upon replacement of alcohol by water ligands.
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