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In the structure of the polymeric title compound, [ZnCl2(C12H18N4)]n or [ZnCl2(L)]n, where L = 1,1′-(hexane-1,6-diyl)diimidazole, the ZnII centre is coordinated by two N atoms of two different L ligands and by two chloride anions in a distorted tetrahedral geometry. The organic ligand links adjacent metals to form a polymeric chain along the c axis. The chains are further connected into layers parallel to the bc plane by intermolecular C—H...Cl hydrogen bonds. Two C atoms of the central hexyl chain are disordered over two positions with site-occupancy factors of 0.5.