The novel ligand of N,N'-bis(furfurylidene)ethylenediamine and a novel complex [ZnCl₂(C₁₂H₁₂N₂O₂)] have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, UV, IR spectroscopy, fluorescence spectra and thermal analyses.The crystal structure of complex was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis.The crystal is monoclinic with space group P2(1)/n and crystal parameters of a=0.8780(11) nm, b=1.4461(18) nm, c=1.1495(15) nm, α=90°, β=94.121(18)°, γ=90°, V=1.456(3) nm³, Z=4, F(000)=712, μ=2.051 mm^-1, R₁=0.0471 and wR₂=0.0857.Quantum chemical computation was performed on the complex using Gaussian 98 program.The bond lengths, bond angles, frequency and atom charge of the complex were obtained.The fluorescence of ligand and complex was also studied.

Key words: synthesis, crystal structure, electronic structure, zinc complex