Dieth­yl(μ(3)-2-methyl-4-oxo-4H-pyran-3-olato-κ(4) O (3),O (4):O (3):O (3))tris­(μ(2)-2-methyl-4-oxo-4H-pyran-3-olato-κ(3) O (3),O (4):O (3))trizinc toluene disolvate

The title compound, [Zn(3)(C(2)H(5))(2)(C(6)H(5)O(3))(4)]·2C(7)H(8), crystallizes with one complex mol­ecule solvated by two mol­ecules of toluene in the asymmetric unit. The Zn(II) ions are coordinated by two terminal ethyl (Et) groups and four maltolate ligands, which act as μ(3)- and μ(2)-bridges. The metal atoms are arranged in an incomplete cubane Zn(3)O(4) core structure, derived from one EtZnO(3) tetra­hedron, one EtZnO(4) bipyramid and one ZnO(6) octa­hedron, sharing common corners. The structure is stabilized by weak C—H⋯O and C—H⋯π inter­actions.