Within a diploma work, a series of reactions between one of the two zinc(II) starting materials, [$Zn(quin)_2(H_2O)$] (quin = quinaldinate) or [$Zn(quin)_2(1-Etpzam)$]∙$H_2O$ (1-Etpzam = 1-Ethylpiperazinoacetamidine), and ammonium tetrafluoroborate or ammonium chloride in acetonitrile in the presence of triethylamine was carried out. For some reactions, the solvent system contained also methanol. Reactions were carried out at ambient conditions or at 105 °C in autoclaves. Identities of solid products were determined by comparing infrared spectra with the spectra of already known compounds. The isolated products confirm the formation of ammonia and acetamidine in our reaction mixtures. Apart from the wanted acetamidine complex, [$Zn(quin)_2(am)$], two complexes with ammonia were also obtained, [$Zn(quin)_2(NH_3)$] and [$Zn(NH_3)_4](BF_4)_2$.
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