Acta Cryst. (2010). E66, m1281-m1282  [ doi:10.1107/S160053681003669X ]

Bis(di-2-pyridylmethanediol-³N,O,N')nickel(II) dibenzoate

J. H. Kim, D.-H. Kim, P.-G. Kim, C. Kim and Y. Kim

Abstract: The title compound, [Ni(C₁₁H₁₀N₂O₂)₂](C₇H₅O₂)₂, consists of an Ni^II ion coordinated by two tridentate chelating (2-py)₂C(OH)₂ ligands (py is pyridyl) and two benzoate anions. The Ni^II ion is located on a twofold rotation axis, and its geometry is distorted octahedral. The gem-diol ligand (2-py)₂C(OH)₂ adopts an ¹:¹:¹ coordination mode. There are O-HO hydrogen bonds between the gem-diol ligands and benzoate anions.

Online 18 September 2010

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