Crystal structure of non-centrosymmetric bis­(4-meth­oxy­benzyl­ammonium) tetra­chlorido­zincate

The structure of the title non-centrosymmetric organic–inorganic hybrid salt, (C(8)H(12)NO)(2)[ZnCl(4)], consists of two 4-meth­oxy­benzyl­ammonium cations sandwiched between anionic layers, formed by isolated tetra­chlorido­zincate tetra­hedra. The double layers extend parallel to the ac plane. The crystal packing is assured by Coulombic inter­actions and by a complex N—H⋯Cl and C—H⋯Cl hydrogen-bonding system mostly involving the positively charged ammonium groups and the chloride ligands of the isolated tetra­hedral [ZnCl(4)](2−) units. One of the methyl­ene­ammonium groups is disordered over two sets of sites in a 0.48 (2):0.52 (2) ratio. The crystal investigated was twinned by non-merohedry with a twin component ratio of 0.738 (2):0.262 (2).