Crystal structure of μ(3)-tetra­thio­anti­monato-tris[(cyclam)zinc(II)] tetra­thio­anti­monate aceto­nitrile disolvate dihydrate showing Zn disorder over the cyclam ring planes (cyclam = 1,4,8,11-tetra­aza­cyclo­tetra­deca­ne)

Reaction of Zn(ClO(4))(2)·6H(2)O with cyclam (cyclam = 1,4,8,11-tetra­aza­cyclo­tetra­decane, C(10)H(24)N(4)) and Na(3)SbS(4) in an aceto­nitrile/water mixture led to the formation of crystals of the title compound, [Zn(3)(SbS(4))(C(10)H(24)N(4))(3)](SbS(4))·2CH(3)CN·2H(2)O or [(Zn-cyclam)(3)(SbS(4))(2)](H(2)O)(2)(aceto­nitrile)(2). The set-up of the crystal structure is similar to that of [(Zn-cyclam)(3)(SbS(4))(2)](.)8H(2)O reported recently [Danker et al. (2021 ▸). Dalton Trans. 50, 18107–18117]. The crystal structure of the title compound consists of three crystallographically independent Zn(II) cations (each disordered around centers of inversion), three centrosymmetric cyclam ligands, one SbS(4) (3–) anion, one water and one aceto­nitrile mol­ecule occupying general positions. The aceto­nitrile mol­ecule is equally disordered over two sets of sites. Each Zn(2+) cation is bound to four nitro­gen atoms of a cyclam ligand and one sulfur atom of the SbS(4) (3–) anion within a distorted square-pyramidal coordination. The cation disorder of the [Zn(cyclam)](2+) complexes is discussed in detail and is also observed in other compounds, where identical ligands are located above and below the [Zn(cyclam)](2+) plane. In the title compound, the building units are arranged in layers parallel to the bc plane forming pores in which the aceto­nitrile solvate mol­ecules are located. Inter­molecular C—H⋯S hydrogen bonding links these units to the SbS(4) (3–) anions. Between the layers, additional water solvate mol­ecules are present that act as acceptor and donor groups for inter­molecular N—H⋯O and O—H⋯S hydrogen bonding.