Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, m1053  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809030955 ]

(meso-5,7,7,12,14,14-Hexamethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradeca-4,11-diene)nickel(II) bis[O,O'-bis(4-methylphenyl) dithiophosphate]

B. Xie, Y.-G. Xiang, L.-K. Zou, X.-L. Chang and C.-Y. Ji

Abstract: In the title compound, [Ni(C₁₆H₃₂N₄)](C₁₄H₁₄O₂PS₂)₂ or [Ni(trans[14]dien)][S₂P(OC₆H₄Me-4)₂]₂, where trans[14]dien is meso-5,7,7,12,14,14-hexamethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradeca-4,11-diene, the Ni^II ion lies across a centre of inversion and is four-coordinated in a relatively undistorted square-planar arrangement by the four N atoms of the macrocyclic ligand trans[14]dien. The two O,O'-di(4-methylphenyl)dithiophosphates act as counter-ions to balance the charge. Important geometric data include Ni-N = 1.9135 (16) and 1.9364 (15) Å.

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