Five new [ZnX2L1-3] composition zinc (II) nitrate complexes (where X = Cl-, NO3-; Ln = (E)-N-(thiophen-2-ylmethylene) anilines (1-5)) were synthesised. Elemental analysis, UV-visible, fluorescence, IR and 1H NMR spectroscopy characterised the complexes. Efforts to produce a single crystal suitable for the structure of the X-ray crystal could not be...