The solvothermal reaction (D2O) of 2,6-dideuterium-4-cyanopyridine with ZnCl2 in the presence of NaN3 offers a novel complex Zn(OD)(C6H2D2N4) (1) in which Zn has a distorted tetrahedron composed of two N atoms from one tetrazoyl group and pyridyl group and two O atoms from two deuteratohydroxy OD groups. Crystal data for 1:Pbcn, a=1.456 8(5) nm, b=0.659 2(2) nm, c=1.645 3(5) nm, α=90°, β=90°, γ=90°, V=1.580 0(9) nm3, Z=8, M=231.54, Dc=2.236 Mg·m-3, μ=3.070 mm-1, R1=0.043 4, wR2=0.120 6, S=1.029. CCDC:660629.
