A neutral cubane with a Zn(II) (4)O(4) core: tetra­benzoato­tetra­kis(μ(3)-hydroxydi-2-pyridylmethano­lato)tetra­zinc(II)–acetone–methanol (1/2/1)

In the title compound, [Zn(4)(C(11)H(9)N(2)O(2))(4)(C(7)H(5)O(2))(4)]·2(CH(3))(2)CO·CH(3)OH, the tetra­nuclear mol­ecule lies on a fourfold inversion axis. Zn(II) ions and μ(3)-O atoms in the cubane core occupy alternating vertices, forming two inter­penetrating tetra­hedra. Each Zn(II) ion is further coordinated by two N atoms from two different (py)(2)C(OH)O ligands (py is pyrid­yl) and one O atom from a monodentate benzoate ligand, forming a distorted octa­hedral environment. The (py)(2)C(OH)O ligand acts in an η(1):η(3):η(1):μ(3) manner, forming two five-membered ZnNCCO chelating rings with two different Zn(II) atoms sharing a common C—O bond, and an alkoxide-type bond to a third Zn(II) ion. There are four symmetry-related intra­molecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds between the two types of ligands. In the asymmetric unit, there is a half-occupancy acetone solvent mol­ecule and a half-occupancy methanol solvent molecule that lies on a twofold rotation axis.