


Supporting information
![]() | Crystallographic Information File (CIF) https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536808040385/dn2410sup1.cif |
![]() | Structure factor file (CIF format) https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536808040385/dn2410Isup2.hkl |
CCDC reference: 717159
Key indicators
- Single-crystal X-ray study
- T = 298 K
- Mean
(C-C) = 0.004 Å
- R factor = 0.029
- wR factor = 0.077
- Data-to-parameter ratio = 12.9
checkCIF/PLATON results
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Alert level B PLAT232_ALERT_2_B Hirshfeld Test Diff (M-X) Ni1 -- O4 .. 20.02 su
Alert level C Value of measurement temperature given = 298.000 Value of melting point given = 0.000 PLAT232_ALERT_2_C Hirshfeld Test Diff (M-X) Ni1 -- O1 .. 8.92 su PLAT232_ALERT_2_C Hirshfeld Test Diff (M-X) Ni1 -- O2 .. 7.74 su PLAT232_ALERT_2_C Hirshfeld Test Diff (M-X) Ni1 -- N1 .. 8.41 su PLAT232_ALERT_2_C Hirshfeld Test Diff (M-X) Ni1 -- N2 .. 8.19 su PLAT241_ALERT_2_C Check High Ueq as Compared to Neighbors for O4 PLAT241_ALERT_2_C Check High Ueq as Compared to Neighbors for C4 PLAT242_ALERT_2_C Check Low Ueq as Compared to Neighbors for Cl PLAT042_ALERT_1_C Calc. and Rep. MoietyFormula Strings Differ .... ? PLAT154_ALERT_1_C The su's on the Cell Angles are Equal (x 10000) 1000 Deg. PLAT234_ALERT_4_C Large Hirshfeld Difference C1 -- C2 .. 0.10 Ang.
Alert level G PLAT180_ALERT_4_G Check Cell Rounding: # of Values Ending with 0 = 5
0 ALERT level A = In general: serious problem 1 ALERT level B = Potentially serious problem 10 ALERT level C = Check and explain 1 ALERT level G = General alerts; check 2 ALERT type 1 CIF construction/syntax error, inconsistent or missing data 8 ALERT type 2 Indicator that the structure model may be wrong or deficient 0 ALERT type 3 Indicator that the structure quality may be low 2 ALERT type 4 Improvement, methodology, query or suggestion 0 ALERT type 5 Informative message, check
Bipy (0.023 g, 0.12 mmol), Ni(ClO4)2 (0.028 g, 0.13 mmol) and Hmbd (0.020 g, 0.16 mmol), were added in a solvent of ethanol, the mixture was stirring were required. The resultant solution was kept at room temperature for three weeks yielding green crystals of (I)
All H atoms attached were fixed geometrically and treated as riding on their parent C atoms with C—H = 0.96 Å (methyl) or 0.93 Å (aromatic) with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(aromatic) or Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(methyl).
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004); cell refinement: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004); data reduction: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEPIII (Burnett & Johnson, 1996) and ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).
![]() | Fig. 1. Molecular view of compound (I) with the atom-labeling scheme. Displacement ellipsoids are drawn at the 30% probability level. H atoms are represented as small spheres of arbitrary radii. |
[Ni(C8H7O3)(C10H8N2)]ClO4 | Z = 2 |
Mr = 465.48 | F(000) = 476 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.647 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 8.460 (1) Å | Cell parameters from 3381 reflections |
b = 9.580 (1) Å | θ = 1.7–25.2° |
c = 11.956 (2) Å | µ = 1.22 mm−1 |
α = 84.45 (1)° | T = 298 K |
β = 80.05 (1)° | Block, green |
γ = 80.25 (1)° | 0.32 × 0.26 × 0.19 mm |
V = 938.4 (2) Å3 |
Bruker APEXII area-detector diffractometer | 3381 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2838 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.009 |
ϕ and ω scans | θmax = 25.2°, θmin = 1.7° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2004) | h = 0→10 |
Tmin = 0.696, Tmax = 0.801 | k = −11→11 |
3644 measured reflections | l = −14→14 |
Refinement on F2 | Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.029 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.077 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.04 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.049P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3381 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
263 parameters | Δρmax = 0.25 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.50 e Å−3 |
[Ni(C8H7O3)(C10H8N2)]ClO4 | γ = 80.25 (1)° |
Mr = 465.48 | V = 938.4 (2) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 2 |
a = 8.460 (1) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 9.580 (1) Å | µ = 1.22 mm−1 |
c = 11.956 (2) Å | T = 298 K |
α = 84.45 (1)° | 0.32 × 0.26 × 0.19 mm |
β = 80.05 (1)° |
Bruker APEXII area-detector diffractometer | 3381 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2004) | 2838 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.696, Tmax = 0.801 | Rint = 0.009 |
3644 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.029 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.077 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.04 | Δρmax = 0.25 e Å−3 |
3381 reflections | Δρmin = −0.50 e Å−3 |
263 parameters |
Geometry. All esds (except the esd in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken into account individually in the estimation of esds in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between esds in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell esds is used for estimating esds involving l.s. planes. |
Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
Ni1 | 0.62596 (3) | 0.46273 (3) | 0.37323 (2) | 0.03207 (11) | |
O1 | 0.8230 (2) | 0.46228 (19) | 0.43851 (14) | 0.0491 (4) | |
O2 | 0.54224 (18) | 0.33979 (16) | 0.49436 (13) | 0.0397 (4) | |
O3 | 0.4083 (2) | 0.12543 (17) | 0.59302 (15) | 0.0531 (5) | |
N1 | 0.4407 (2) | 0.45896 (19) | 0.29274 (15) | 0.0356 (4) | |
N2 | 0.6801 (2) | 0.6028 (2) | 0.24547 (15) | 0.0384 (4) | |
C1 | 0.8713 (3) | 0.3669 (3) | 0.5099 (2) | 0.0539 (7) | |
H1 | 0.9750 | 0.3677 | 0.5258 | 0.065* | |
C2 | 0.7895 (3) | 0.2585 (3) | 0.5693 (2) | 0.0490 (6) | |
C3 | 0.8710 (4) | 0.1578 (3) | 0.6437 (3) | 0.0797 (10) | |
H3 | 0.9760 | 0.1654 | 0.6530 | 0.096* | |
C4 | 0.7985 (5) | 0.0514 (3) | 0.7010 (3) | 0.0935 (13) | |
H4 | 0.8532 | −0.0131 | 0.7499 | 0.112* | |
C5 | 0.6424 (4) | 0.0376 (3) | 0.6871 (2) | 0.0711 (9) | |
H5 | 0.5940 | −0.0367 | 0.7267 | 0.085* | |
C6 | 0.5578 (3) | 0.1319 (2) | 0.6157 (2) | 0.0462 (6) | |
C7 | 0.6294 (3) | 0.2479 (2) | 0.55657 (18) | 0.0390 (5) | |
C8 | 0.3359 (4) | 0.0033 (3) | 0.6415 (2) | 0.0662 (8) | |
H8A | 0.4119 | −0.0814 | 0.6251 | 0.099* | |
H8B | 0.2399 | 0.0015 | 0.6094 | 0.099* | |
H8C | 0.3075 | 0.0084 | 0.7225 | 0.099* | |
C9 | 0.3265 (3) | 0.3750 (3) | 0.3212 (2) | 0.0416 (5) | |
H9 | 0.3278 | 0.3148 | 0.3870 | 0.050* | |
C10 | 0.2074 (3) | 0.3751 (3) | 0.2563 (2) | 0.0503 (6) | |
H10 | 0.1300 | 0.3151 | 0.2774 | 0.060* | |
C11 | 0.2044 (3) | 0.4647 (3) | 0.1599 (2) | 0.0544 (7) | |
H11 | 0.1239 | 0.4668 | 0.1154 | 0.065* | |
C12 | 0.3211 (3) | 0.5518 (3) | 0.1291 (2) | 0.0512 (6) | |
H12 | 0.3208 | 0.6129 | 0.0637 | 0.061* | |
C13 | 0.4388 (3) | 0.5464 (2) | 0.19728 (18) | 0.0380 (5) | |
C14 | 0.5734 (3) | 0.6303 (2) | 0.17170 (18) | 0.0393 (5) | |
C15 | 0.5939 (4) | 0.7291 (3) | 0.0798 (2) | 0.0557 (7) | |
H15 | 0.5181 | 0.7493 | 0.0304 | 0.067* | |
C16 | 0.7279 (4) | 0.7967 (3) | 0.0627 (2) | 0.0634 (8) | |
H16 | 0.7435 | 0.8629 | 0.0011 | 0.076* | |
C17 | 0.8374 (4) | 0.7669 (3) | 0.1357 (2) | 0.0594 (7) | |
H17 | 0.9291 | 0.8113 | 0.1244 | 0.071* | |
C18 | 0.8102 (3) | 0.6699 (3) | 0.2267 (2) | 0.0484 (6) | |
H18 | 0.8848 | 0.6500 | 0.2770 | 0.058* | |
Cl | 0.82646 (7) | 0.24175 (6) | 0.14548 (5) | 0.04118 (15) | |
O4 | 0.8132 (2) | 0.2621 (2) | 0.26486 (14) | 0.0597 (5) | |
O5 | 0.6696 (2) | 0.2285 (2) | 0.12270 (17) | 0.0753 (6) | |
O6 | 0.8814 (3) | 0.3620 (2) | 0.07874 (16) | 0.0652 (5) | |
O7 | 0.9370 (3) | 0.1160 (2) | 0.11921 (17) | 0.0757 (6) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Ni1 | 0.03248 (17) | 0.03601 (17) | 0.03033 (16) | −0.01101 (12) | −0.01119 (11) | 0.00581 (11) |
O1 | 0.0452 (10) | 0.0571 (11) | 0.0506 (10) | −0.0154 (8) | −0.0172 (8) | −0.0019 (9) |
O2 | 0.0396 (9) | 0.0392 (9) | 0.0400 (9) | −0.0051 (7) | −0.0130 (7) | 0.0092 (7) |
O3 | 0.0633 (12) | 0.0395 (10) | 0.0524 (10) | −0.0135 (9) | 0.0016 (9) | 0.0073 (8) |
N1 | 0.0376 (10) | 0.0365 (10) | 0.0333 (9) | −0.0057 (8) | −0.0090 (8) | 0.0003 (8) |
N2 | 0.0423 (11) | 0.0382 (11) | 0.0351 (10) | −0.0104 (9) | −0.0028 (8) | −0.0029 (8) |
C1 | 0.0450 (15) | 0.0599 (17) | 0.0627 (17) | −0.0026 (13) | −0.0254 (13) | −0.0138 (14) |
C2 | 0.0554 (16) | 0.0417 (14) | 0.0545 (15) | 0.0006 (12) | −0.0293 (13) | −0.0036 (12) |
C3 | 0.087 (2) | 0.059 (2) | 0.104 (3) | 0.0030 (18) | −0.065 (2) | 0.0011 (19) |
C4 | 0.133 (3) | 0.053 (2) | 0.109 (3) | −0.004 (2) | −0.084 (3) | 0.0223 (19) |
C5 | 0.116 (3) | 0.0403 (16) | 0.0610 (18) | −0.0093 (17) | −0.0372 (18) | 0.0122 (13) |
C6 | 0.0663 (17) | 0.0351 (13) | 0.0367 (12) | −0.0047 (12) | −0.0126 (12) | 0.0014 (10) |
C7 | 0.0525 (14) | 0.0325 (12) | 0.0317 (11) | 0.0029 (11) | −0.0144 (10) | −0.0039 (9) |
C8 | 0.090 (2) | 0.0397 (15) | 0.0617 (18) | −0.0221 (15) | 0.0168 (16) | 0.0003 (13) |
C9 | 0.0405 (13) | 0.0436 (14) | 0.0427 (13) | −0.0110 (11) | −0.0101 (10) | 0.0012 (11) |
C10 | 0.0427 (14) | 0.0594 (17) | 0.0530 (15) | −0.0150 (13) | −0.0107 (12) | −0.0059 (13) |
C11 | 0.0469 (15) | 0.0707 (19) | 0.0503 (15) | −0.0073 (14) | −0.0226 (12) | −0.0046 (14) |
C12 | 0.0531 (15) | 0.0616 (17) | 0.0414 (14) | −0.0082 (13) | −0.0201 (12) | 0.0045 (12) |
C13 | 0.0421 (13) | 0.0389 (12) | 0.0320 (11) | −0.0016 (10) | −0.0085 (10) | −0.0009 (10) |
C14 | 0.0454 (14) | 0.0381 (13) | 0.0330 (11) | −0.0040 (11) | −0.0050 (10) | −0.0019 (10) |
C15 | 0.0692 (18) | 0.0561 (17) | 0.0394 (14) | −0.0127 (14) | −0.0074 (13) | 0.0109 (12) |
C16 | 0.082 (2) | 0.0588 (18) | 0.0454 (15) | −0.0230 (16) | 0.0032 (15) | 0.0125 (13) |
C17 | 0.0655 (19) | 0.0593 (18) | 0.0523 (16) | −0.0256 (15) | 0.0086 (14) | −0.0028 (14) |
C18 | 0.0479 (14) | 0.0509 (15) | 0.0484 (14) | −0.0199 (12) | −0.0002 (11) | −0.0046 (12) |
Cl | 0.0437 (3) | 0.0428 (3) | 0.0378 (3) | −0.0086 (3) | −0.0106 (2) | 0.0041 (2) |
O4 | 0.0798 (13) | 0.0620 (12) | 0.0386 (9) | −0.0123 (10) | −0.0148 (9) | 0.0014 (9) |
O5 | 0.0592 (12) | 0.1022 (17) | 0.0741 (14) | −0.0325 (12) | −0.0310 (10) | 0.0178 (12) |
O6 | 0.0829 (14) | 0.0616 (12) | 0.0546 (11) | −0.0305 (11) | −0.0136 (10) | 0.0177 (9) |
O7 | 0.0816 (15) | 0.0588 (13) | 0.0725 (14) | 0.0163 (11) | 0.0001 (11) | −0.0044 (11) |
Ni1—O2 | 1.8932 (15) | C8—H8B | 0.9600 |
Ni1—O1 | 1.9580 (16) | C8—H8C | 0.9600 |
Ni1—N2 | 1.9783 (19) | C9—C10 | 1.374 (3) |
Ni1—N1 | 1.9828 (18) | C9—H9 | 0.9300 |
O1—C1 | 1.255 (3) | C10—C11 | 1.370 (3) |
O2—C7 | 1.310 (3) | C10—H10 | 0.9300 |
O3—C6 | 1.351 (3) | C11—C12 | 1.379 (4) |
O3—C8 | 1.439 (3) | C11—H11 | 0.9300 |
N1—C9 | 1.339 (3) | C12—C13 | 1.384 (3) |
N1—C13 | 1.349 (3) | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
N2—C18 | 1.343 (3) | C13—C14 | 1.476 (3) |
N2—C14 | 1.346 (3) | C14—C15 | 1.386 (3) |
C1—C2 | 1.412 (4) | C15—C16 | 1.374 (4) |
C1—H1 | 0.9300 | C15—H15 | 0.9300 |
C2—C7 | 1.410 (3) | C16—C17 | 1.359 (4) |
C2—C3 | 1.421 (4) | C16—H16 | 0.9300 |
C3—C4 | 1.348 (5) | C17—C18 | 1.374 (3) |
C3—H3 | 0.9300 | C17—H17 | 0.9300 |
C4—C5 | 1.388 (5) | C18—H18 | 0.9300 |
C4—H4 | 0.9300 | Cl—O7 | 1.4194 (19) |
C5—C6 | 1.378 (4) | Cl—O5 | 1.4284 (19) |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | Cl—O6 | 1.4336 (18) |
C6—C7 | 1.425 (3) | Cl—O4 | 1.4418 (17) |
C8—H8A | 0.9600 | ||
O2—Ni1—O1 | 92.24 (7) | O3—C8—H8C | 109.5 |
O2—Ni1—N2 | 171.66 (7) | H8A—C8—H8C | 109.5 |
O1—Ni1—N2 | 94.93 (7) | H8B—C8—H8C | 109.5 |
O2—Ni1—N1 | 91.43 (7) | N1—C9—C10 | 122.1 (2) |
O1—Ni1—N1 | 174.35 (7) | N1—C9—H9 | 119.0 |
N2—Ni1—N1 | 81.75 (8) | C10—C9—H9 | 119.0 |
C1—O1—Ni1 | 122.66 (17) | C11—C10—C9 | 119.0 (2) |
C7—O2—Ni1 | 125.39 (15) | C11—C10—H10 | 120.5 |
C6—O3—C8 | 116.8 (2) | C9—C10—H10 | 120.5 |
C9—N1—C13 | 119.0 (2) | C10—C11—C12 | 119.7 (2) |
C9—N1—Ni1 | 126.47 (15) | C10—C11—H11 | 120.1 |
C13—N1—Ni1 | 114.47 (15) | C12—C11—H11 | 120.1 |
C18—N2—C14 | 118.7 (2) | C11—C12—C13 | 118.7 (2) |
C18—N2—Ni1 | 126.43 (17) | C11—C12—H12 | 120.7 |
C14—N2—Ni1 | 114.84 (15) | C13—C12—H12 | 120.7 |
O1—C1—C2 | 128.7 (2) | N1—C13—C12 | 121.5 (2) |
O1—C1—H1 | 115.7 | N1—C13—C14 | 114.52 (19) |
C2—C1—H1 | 115.7 | C12—C13—C14 | 124.0 (2) |
C7—C2—C1 | 121.7 (2) | N2—C14—C15 | 121.0 (2) |
C7—C2—C3 | 119.4 (3) | N2—C14—C13 | 114.38 (19) |
C1—C2—C3 | 119.0 (3) | C15—C14—C13 | 124.6 (2) |
C4—C3—C2 | 121.0 (3) | C16—C15—C14 | 119.1 (3) |
C4—C3—H3 | 119.5 | C16—C15—H15 | 120.4 |
C2—C3—H3 | 119.5 | C14—C15—H15 | 120.4 |
C3—C4—C5 | 120.2 (3) | C17—C16—C15 | 119.9 (3) |
C3—C4—H4 | 119.9 | C17—C16—H16 | 120.0 |
C5—C4—H4 | 119.9 | C15—C16—H16 | 120.0 |
C6—C5—C4 | 121.3 (3) | C16—C17—C18 | 118.8 (3) |
C6—C5—H5 | 119.4 | C16—C17—H17 | 120.6 |
C4—C5—H5 | 119.4 | C18—C17—H17 | 120.6 |
O3—C6—C5 | 126.1 (3) | N2—C18—C17 | 122.4 (3) |
O3—C6—C7 | 114.1 (2) | N2—C18—H18 | 118.8 |
C5—C6—C7 | 119.8 (3) | C17—C18—H18 | 118.8 |
O2—C7—C2 | 123.6 (2) | O7—Cl—O5 | 109.87 (14) |
O2—C7—C6 | 118.2 (2) | O7—Cl—O6 | 110.45 (13) |
C2—C7—C6 | 118.3 (2) | O5—Cl—O6 | 109.20 (12) |
O3—C8—H8A | 109.5 | O7—Cl—O4 | 109.12 (12) |
O3—C8—H8B | 109.5 | O5—Cl—O4 | 108.41 (12) |
H8A—C8—H8B | 109.5 | O6—Cl—O4 | 109.75 (11) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C4—H4···O7i | 0.93 | 2.58 | 3.461 (4) | 159 |
C12—H12···O5ii | 0.93 | 2.57 | 3.499 (3) | 177 |
C15—H15···O5ii | 0.93 | 2.59 | 3.517 (3) | 171 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+2, −y, −z+1; (ii) −x+1, −y+1, −z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [Ni(C8H7O3)(C10H8N2)]ClO4 |
Mr | 465.48 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 298 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.460 (1), 9.580 (1), 11.956 (2) |
α, β, γ (°) | 84.45 (1), 80.05 (1), 80.25 (1) |
V (Å3) | 938.4 (2) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 1.22 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.32 × 0.26 × 0.19 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEXII area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2004) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.696, 0.801 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 3644, 3381, 2838 |
Rint | 0.009 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.599 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.029, 0.077, 1.04 |
No. of reflections | 3381 |
No. of parameters | 263 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.25, −0.50 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEPIII (Burnett & Johnson, 1996) and ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C4—H4···O7i | 0.93 | 2.58 | 3.461 (4) | 159.1 |
C12—H12···O5ii | 0.93 | 2.57 | 3.499 (3) | 176.9 |
C15—H15···O5ii | 0.93 | 2.59 | 3.517 (3) | 171.2 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+2, −y, −z+1; (ii) −x+1, −y+1, −z. |
2,2'-Bipyridyl ligand is bidentate chelating ligand, which can commonly act as terminal ligands, and may also provide molecular interaction sites for molecular recognition or assembly (Minuti et al., 1999; Hamblin et al., 2002). On the other hand, aldehyde ligands have significant importance in chemistry, specially in the development of its complexes, because this type ligands are potentially capable of forming stable complexes with metal ions (Alizadeh et al., 1999). Herein we report the synthesis and characterization of the title complex with mixed co-ligand.
The NiII atom in the title complex, has a square coordination formed by two N atoms from Bipy ligand and two O atoms from protonated mbd ligand (Fig. 1). One of the O atom of the perchlorate anion is in weak interaction with the Ni atom with a Ni—O distance of 2.5732 (18) Å. The average Ni—N bond length of 1.98 Å is close to the values observed in related complexes (Liu et al., 2008). The occurrence of C—H···O hydrogen bonding stabilizes the packing (Table 1).