Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, m231  [ doi:10.1107/S160053680900244X ]

Bis{2-formyl-4-methyl-6-[(tri-2-pyridylmethyl)iminomethyl]phenolato}nickel(II)

Y.-Q. Dang, H.-J. Yang and L.-J. Tian

Abstract: The title compound, [Ni(C₂₅H₁₉N₄O₂)₂], which was obtained by the reaction of nickel(II) perchlorate with 2,6-diformyl-4-methylphenol and (tri-2-pyridylmethyl)amine in methanol solution, is a discrete monometallic complex. The Ni^II atom is six-coordinated by the phenolate O, imine N and pyridine N atoms from two tridentate Schiff base ligands in a distorted NiN₄O₂ octahedral geometry. The dihedral angles between the noncoordinated pyridyl rings of each ligand are 72.95 (8) and 69.59 (7)°.

Online 28 January 2009

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