μ-Acetato-μ-(5-chloro-2-{1,3-bis[2-(5-chloro-2-oxidobenzylideneamino) ethyl]imidazolidin-2-yl}phenolato)-bis[methanolnickel(II)] methanol monosolvate monohydrate

Abstract

The crystal structure shows that the title compound, [Ni 2(CH 3CO 2)(C 27H 24Cl 3N 4O 3)(CH 4O) 2] ·CH 3OH·H 2O, contains [Ni 2 L(OAc)(CH 3OH) 2] molecules in the unit cell {H 3L = 5-chloro-2-{1,3-bis[2-(5-chloro-2-oxidobenzylideneimino)-ethyl]imidazolidin- 2-yl}phenolate} with water and methanol as solvates. The title compound is a neutral dinuclear compound, in which the L 3- Schiff base acts as a heptadentate ligand, using each one of its N 2O compartments to coordinate a nickel atom. The acetate anion bridges the two nickel atoms via one O while the distorted octahedral coordination sphere for each nickel atom is completed by a coordinated methanol ligand. One of the coordinated methanol ligands is involved in an intramolecular hydrogen bond to the uncoordinated O atom of the bridging acetate ligand while the other forms a hydrogen bond with the methanol solvate. The solvate water molecule forms strong hydrogen bonds to both terminal phenolato O atoms. The methanol solvate molecule also forms a hydrogen bond with the water solvate molecule.