[N,N'-Bis(2-thiobenzylidene)-1,2-phenylenediaminato]nickel(II)

The title compound, [Ni(C₂₀H₁₄N₂S₂)], was formed from a Schiff base reaction of 2-tert-butylthiobenzaldehyde with 1,2-phenylenediamine, followed by reaction with Ni(BF₄)₂.6H₂O. The square-planar NiN₂S₂ complex has Ni-N distances of 1.8992 (17) and 1.9014 (15) Å, and Ni-S distances of 2.1519 (6) and 2.1587 (6) Å. Molecules pack in layers with a tilt angle of 46.09 (1)°; the (0 0 1) packing plane is arranged so that the molecules in superimposed layers stack approximately perpendicular to each other.

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