Zn2NCl crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pna2_1 space group. There are two inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent N(1) and two equivalent Cl(1) atoms. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent N(1) and two equivalent Cl(1) atoms. N(1) is bonded to two equivalent Zn(1) and two equivalent Zn(2) atoms to form NZn4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent N(1)Zn4 tetrahedra and corners with eight equivalent Cl(1)Zn4 tetrahedra. Cl(1) is bonded to two equivalent Zn(1) and two equivalent Zn(2) atoms to form ClZn4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent Cl(1)Zn4 tetrahedra and corners with eight equivalent N(1)Zn4 tetrahedra.
Zn2NCl crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pna2_1 space group. There are two inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent N(1) and two equivalent Cl(1) atoms. There is one shorter (1.91 Å) and one longer (1.92 Å) Zn(1)-N(1) bond length. There is one shorter (2.52 Å) and one longer (2.69 Å) Zn(1)-Cl(1) bond length. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent N(1) and two equivalent Cl(1) atoms. There is one shorter (1.88 Å) and one longer (1.89 Å) Zn(2)-N(1) bond length. There is one shorter (2.71 Å) and one longer (2.78 Å) Zn(2)-Cl(1) bond length. N(1) is bonded to two equivalent Zn(1) and two equivalent Zn(2) atoms to form NZn4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent N(1)Zn4 tetrahedra and corners with eight equivalent Cl(1)Zn4 tetrahedra. Cl(1) is bonded to two equivalent Zn(1) and two equivalent Zn(2) atoms to form ClZn4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent Cl(1)Zn4 tetrahedra and corners with eight equivalent N(1)Zn4 tetrahedra.