[N,N′-bis(2-thiobenzylidene)-1,2-phenylenediaminato]nickel(II)

Abstract

The title compound, [Ni(C20H14N2S2)], was formed from a Schiff base reaction of 2-tert-butyIthiobenzaldehyde 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 (001) packing plane is arranged so that the molecules in superimposed layers stack approximately perpendicular to each other. † Alternative name: {2,2′-[1,2-phenylenebis(nitrilomethylidene)]diphenolato-S,N,N′, S′}nickel(II).