Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, m230-m231  [ doi:10.1107/S160053680706672X ]

(1,10-Phenanthroline-²N,N')bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethylheptane-3,5-dionato-²O,O')nickel(II)

B. Kaitner, K. Mesarek and E. Mestrovic

Abstract: The title compound, [Ni(C₁₁H₁₉O₂)₂(C₁₂H₈N₂)], was obtained from the reaction of bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethylheptane-3,5-dionato)nickel(II), [Ni(dpm)], and 1,10-phenanthroline (phen). The Ni^II ion is coordinated by four O atoms from two dpm ligands and two N atoms from a phen ligand in a slightly distorted octahedral environment. The methyl C atoms of two of the tert-butyl groups are disordered over two sites, having approximate occupancies of 0.85 and 0.15 for the two components. In the crystal structure, there are no direction-specific interactions. Thermal studies showed that the title complex is stable to 623 K.

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