1-(2-Fluoro­benzyl­ideneamino)pyridinium bis­(1,2-dicyano­ethene-1,2-dithiol­ato)nickelate(II)

Zhang, H.; Zhou, Q.; Hu, F.; Xu, H.; Chang, G.

doi:10.1107/S1600536809015360

Volume 65
Part 5
Page m599
May 2009

Received 14 April 2009
Accepted 24 April 2009
Online 30 April 2009

Key indicators
Single-crystal X-ray study
T = 293 K
Mean (C-C) = 0.006 Å
R = 0.052
wR = 0.094
Data-to-parameter ratio = 14.2
Details

1-(2-Fluorobenzylideneamino)pyridinium bis(1,2-dicyanoethene-1,2-dithiolato)nickelate(II)

Hui Zhang,^a ^* Quan Zhou,^a Fengkai Hu,^a Han Xu ^a and Guanru Chang ^a

^aDepartment of Chemistry, Huangshan University, Huangshang 245001, People's Republic of China
Correspondence e-mail: xuanfang.1984@163.com

In the title complex, (C₁₂H₁₀FN₂)₂[Ni(C₄N₂S₂)₂], the anion lies on an inversion center with the Ni^II ion coordinated by four S atoms in a slightly distorted square-planar environment. In the unique cation, the dihedral angle between the benzene and pyridine rings is 7.1 (2) Å.

Related literature

For metal-[dithiolene]₂ complexes, see: Ni et al. (2004, 2005); Nishijo et al. (2000); Ren et al. (2004); Robertson & Cronin (2002).

Experimental

Crystal data

(C₁₂H₁₀FN₂)₂[Ni(C₄N₂S₂)₂]
M_r = 741.51
Triclinic, $[P \overline 1]$
a = 7.9248 (13) Å
b = 9.1774 (15) Å
c = 11.1526 (18) Å
= 88.326 (3)°
= 77.202 (4)°
= 85.448 (4)°
V = 788.4 (2) Å³
Z = 1
Mo K radiation
= 0.93 mm^-1
T = 293 K
0.30 × 0.20 × 0.20 mm

Data collection

Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2000) T_min = 0.732, T_max = 0.809
4282 measured reflections
3030 independent reflections
1785 reflections with I > 2(I)
R_int = 0.038

Refinement

R[F² > 2(F²)] = 0.052
wR(F²) = 0.094
S = 0.76
3030 reflections
214 parameters
H-atom parameters constrained
_max = 0.31 e Å^-3
_min = -0.24 e Å^-3

Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2000); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 2000); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL; molecular graphics: SHELXTL; software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL.

Supplementary data and figures for this paper are available from the IUCr electronic archives (Reference: LH2806 ).

Acknowledgements

The authors thank the Natural Science Foundation of High Learning Institutions of Abhui Province, China, for financial support (grant No. KJ2009B275Z).

References

Bruker (2000). SMART, SAINT and SADABS. Bruker AXS Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Ni, C. L., Dang, D. B. & Song, Y. (2004). Chem. Phys. Lett. 396, 353-358.
Ni, Z. P., Ren, X. M. & Ma, J. (2005). J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127, 14330-14338.
Nishijo, J., Ogura, E., Yamaura, J. & Miyazaki, A. (2000). Solid State Commun. 116, 661-664.
Ren, X. M., Okudera, H. & Kremer, R. K. (2004). Inorg. Chem. 43, 2569-2576.
Robertson, N. & Cronin, L. (2002). Coord. Chem. Rev. 227, 93-127.
Sheldrick, G. M. (2008). Acta Cryst. A64, 112-122.

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