Acta Cryst. (2006). E62, m2159-m2161  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536806030595 ]

Poly[-cyano--pyrazine-nickel(I)]

Y. Liu, J.-M. Dou, D.-Q. Wang, X.-X. Zhang and L. Zhou

Abstract: The title compound, [Ni(CN)(C₄H₄N₂)]_n, was prepared by the hydrothermal reaction of NiCl₂, KCN and pyrazine. The Ni^II atoms are linked via cyanide ligands into a zigzag [NC-Ni-NC] chain running parallel to [010]. These chains are further connected into a three-dimensional network by bridging pyrazine ligands, which have inversion symmetry. The coordination geometry around the Ni^II atom is distorted tetrahedral, with one N and one C atom from the cyanide and two N atoms from the pyrazine ligands.

Online 11 August 2006

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