Two tetranuclear [Zn4Cl2(ClQ)6]·2DMF (1) and [Zn4Cl2(ClQ)6(H2O)2]·4DMF (2), as well three dinuclear [Zn2(ClQ)3(HClQ)3]I3 (3), [Zn2(dClQ)2(H2O)6(SO4)] (4) [Zn2(dBrQ)2(H2O)6(SO4)] (5), complexes (HClQ = 5-chloro-8-hydroxyquinoline, HdClQ 5,7-dichloro-8-hydroxyquinoline HdBrQ 5,7-dibromo-8-hydroxyquinoline) were prepared possible anticancer or antimicrobial agents characterized by IR spectroscopy,...